This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is an absolute phrase? A) A phrase that modifies a noun and includes a participle. B) A phrase that modifies a verb and includes a participle. C) A phrase that stands alone and includes a noun and a participle. D) A phrase that modifies an adjective and includes a participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A phrase that stands alone and includes a noun and a participle. 2. Choose the participial phrase:Her sister, using a calm voice, told us to stand still. A) Her sister. B) Using a calm voice. C) Told us to stand still. D) Stand still. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using a calm voice. 3. In the sentence "Her voice trembling, she delivered the speech, " what type of phrase is "Her voice trembling" ? A) Absolute. B) Participial. C) Appositive. D) Prepositional. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absolute. 4. Mr. G, balancing himself carefully, aimed his camera to take a selfie. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial Phrase. 5. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:'The dog barking loudly chased the mailman down the street.' A) Chased the mailman. B) Barking loudly. C) The dog. D) Down the street. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barking loudly. 6. Which of the following sentences does NOT correctly use an absolute phrase? A) Her eyes sparkling with joy, she accepted the award. B) The concert over, the crowd began to leave. C) They won the game, their skills unmatched. D) With the sun setting, we decided to head back home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With the sun setting, we decided to head back home. 7. He walked with a prim strut, swinging out his legs in a half-circle with each step, his heels biting smartly into the red velvet carpet on the floor. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absolute Phrase. 8. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Quickly checking over his answers, Patrick handed in his test just before time ran out. A) Quickly checking over his answers. B) Quickly checking. C) Handed in his test. D) Before time ran out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quickly checking over his answers. 9. Outside, his carpetbag in his hand, he stood for a time in the barnyard. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absolute Phrase. 10. Choose the participial phrase:The dog, barking loudly, chased the mailman down the street. A) Barking loudly. B) The dog. C) Down the street. D) Chased the mailman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barking loudly. 11. Choose the absolute phrase:A seared man, his charred clothes fuming where the blast had blown out the fire, rose from the curb. A) Rose from the curb. B) His charred clothes fuming where the blast had blown out the fire. C) His charred clothes. D) A seared man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His charred clothes fuming where the blast had blown out the fire. 12. Henry studied the notes provided by the teacher. A) Adjective phrase. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Adverb phrase. D) Participial phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Participial phrase. 13. The magician patted the hat, holding it quietly, waiting for life to revive. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial Phrase. 14. An absolute phrase is A) A phrase starting with a verb+ing OR verb+ed that describes another noun in a sentence. B) A phrase starting with a noun and a verb+ing OR verb+ed that describes another noun in a sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A phrase starting with a noun and a verb+ing OR verb+ed that describes another noun in a sentence. 15. Identify the participial phrase.Racing through the woods, her heart pounded as she grew closer to the house. A) Racing through the woods. B) Heart pounded. C) Grew closer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Racing through the woods. 16. Use the participial phrase as an adjective in the following sentence:The house, surrounded by tall trees, looked beautiful in the sunlight. A) Painted by colorful flowers. B) Located near a busy street. C) Built by a famous architect. D) Surrounded by tall trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surrounded by tall trees. 17. Read the sentence.The cow standing in the meadow chewed contentedly on grass.What is the participial phrase, and which word does it modify? A) Standing in the meadow; modifies cow. B) On grass; modifies chewed. C) In the meadow; modifies standing. D) Chewed contentedly; modifies cow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Standing in the meadow; modifies cow. 18. Choose the absolute phrase:Their iPads restricted, the students could no longer play Clash of Clans. A) No longer play. B) No longer play Clash of Clans. C) Their iPads restricted. D) The students could. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their iPads restricted. 19. Answer the following questions about participles:Participles look like ..... A) Verbs. B) Adverbs. C) Nouns. D) Adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verbs. 20. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence:Her arms folded across her chest, she watched the movie intently. A) Watched the movie. B) Her arms folded across her chest. C) Across her chest. D) She watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her arms folded across her chest. 21. The author wrote the words, his memories pouring onto the page. A) Prepositional phrase. B) Noun phrase. C) Adjective phrase. D) Absolute phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absolute phrase. 22. Which of the following is an example of an absolute phrase? A) If you can dream it, you can do it. B) The lake, a mirror of the clear sky, reflected the mountains. C) The book on the table is mine. D) Running toward the finish line, she felt exhilarated. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The lake, a mirror of the clear sky, reflected the mountains. 23. The mood of a text primarily refers to A) The author's attitude towards the subject. B) The emotional effect on the audience/reader. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The emotional effect on the audience/reader. 24. What is the participial phrase?Watching the sunset, the man's eyes filled with tears from its beauty. A) From its beauty. B) Watching the sunset. C) Watching. D) Filled with tears. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watching the sunset. 25. The boy watched, his eyes bulging out of his face. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absolute Phrase. 26. Which sentence uses an absolute phrase correctly? A) The car speeding, I held on tightly. B) With the music playing, danced all night. C) The wind blowing, we closed the windows. D) She was tired, running a marathon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The wind blowing, we closed the windows. 27. Complete the sentence with a proper absolute phrase: ..... , the students quietly read their books. A) Rang the bell. B) The bell having rung. C) The bell ringing now. D) After the bell rung. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The bell having rung. 28. Identify the participial phrase.Running through the dark streets, the man, a known criminal, tried to get away, his feet pounding on the concrete. A) Through the dark streets. B) A known criminal. C) His feet pounding on the concrete. D) Running through the dark streets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Running through the dark streets. 29. Which sentence shows a logical time relationship between the absolute phrase and the main clause? A) The sun setting, we got up to start our day. B) His project completed yesterday, he is starting it now. C) The movie having started, we bought our tickets and found our seats. D) The championship won, the team decided not to practice anymore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The championship won, the team decided not to practice anymore. 30. She called to him, excited. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) Other Phrase. D) None of the above. 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