This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fill in the blank with the most concise and correct absolute phrase: ..... , the team captain accepted the trophy. A) They won the game. B) After the game was won. C) The game having been won. D) The game won. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The game won. 2. Choose the option that transforms the sentence into one containing an absolute phrase: "The children played in the park." A) The children, their laughter filling the air, played in the park. B) The children played in the park, which was very big. C) Playing in the park, the children had a lot of fun. D) The children were playing in the park all day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The children, their laughter filling the air, played in the park. 3. Choose the sentence that includes an absolute phrase that adds sensory detail. A) His voice echoing in the hall, he called her name. B) He called her name loudly in the hall. C) His voice was loud in the hall, he called her name. D) Echoing his voice, he called her name. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His voice echoing in the hall, he called her name. 4. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence: "Noel, her face a mask, ignored the rest of the group." A) Her face a mask. B) Ignored. C) Ignored the rest of the group. D) The rest of the group. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her face a mask. 5. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase:The dog barked loudly, ..... A) If it wanted to play. B) Its tail wagging furiously. C) While it was barking. D) Because it was excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its tail wagging furiously. 6. Complete the sentence:With ..... , the meeting was adjourned. A) Because it was late. B) The clock ticking. C) Everyone agreeing. D) After the vote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Everyone agreeing. 7. Which of the following sentences uses an absolute phrase to indicate result? A) The cake baked perfectly, everyone enjoyed it. B) The storm passed, the sun began to shine. C) The homework completed, she felt relieved. D) The concert finished, the crowd erupted in applause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The storm passed, the sun began to shine. 8. Which of these best describes the structure of a typical absolute phrase? A) A verb form ending in-ing used as a noun (e.g., running is fun). B) A preposition + a noun (e.g., under the table). C) A noun or pronoun + a participle (e.g., his phone buzzing). D) A subject + a finite verb (e.g., he ran). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A noun or pronoun + a participle (e.g., his phone buzzing). 9. Identify the absolute phrase in the sentence: "Eyes watering, the chef sliced the onion." A) Eyes watering. B) The chef. C) Sliced the onion. D) The chef sliced the onion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eyes watering. 10. True or False:The sentence 'My brother, Mark, is learning to drive' correctly uses commas to show that 'Mark' is extra, non-essential information. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Complete the sentence with the best absolute phrase:The match over, ..... , we celebrated our victory. A) The crowd roaring. B) Everyone cheered. C) The team was happy. D) We excited. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The crowd roaring. 12. Absolute phrases always contain a subject. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. Which of the following is an absolute phrase, not a participial phrase or a dependent clause? A) The team celebrating its victory. B) Celebrating their victory. C) To celebrate the victory. D) While the team celebrated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The team celebrating its victory. 14. Which revision best uses an absolute phrase to combine these two sentences? 'The final bell rang. Students poured out of the classrooms.' A) The final bell rang, and then students poured out of the classrooms. B) When the final bell rang, students poured out of the classrooms. C) The final bell having rung, students poured out of the classrooms. D) Ringing, the final bell made students pour out of the classrooms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The final bell having rung, students poured out of the classrooms. 15. Which of the following is an absolute phrase? A) Their homework completed. B) Having been running. C) Because she was late. D) Whispering softly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their homework completed. 16. Which part of the sentence is an absolute phrase:'With the sun rising, the birds began to sing.'? A) With the sun rising. B) The birds began. C) To sing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With the sun rising. 17. Fill in the blank:The bus finally arrived, ..... , and we all got on. A) Because its brakes hissed. B) Hissed its brakes loudly. C) Its brakes hissing loudly. D) Was hissing its brakes loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its brakes hissing loudly. 18. True or False:An absolute phrase can be removed from a sentence without altering the grammatical structure of the main clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Complete the sentence:The dinner ..... , the family gathered around the table. A) Being prepared. B) Preparing. C) Having prepared. D) Prepared. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prepared. 20. Identify the absolute phrase from the sentence below.Sonya refused to look down as she reached for the ledge, her hands raw from climbing the steep cliff. A) Her hands raw from climbing the steep cliff. B) Sonya refused to look down. C) As she reached. D) For the ledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her hands raw from climbing the steep cliff. 21. How can you change this compound sentence so that it includes an absolute phrase?Her eyes were filling with tears, and she kissed him goodbye. A) As her eyes were filling with tears, she kissed him goodbye. B) Her eyes filled with tears as she kissed him goodbye. C) Her eyes filling with tears, she kissed him goodbye. D) She kissed him goodbye, and her eyes filled with tears. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her eyes filling with tears, she kissed him goodbye. 22. What is the absolute phrase in the following sentence:The backyard filling with lightning bugs, the children shouted with delight. A) The backyard filling with lightning bugs. B) The children shouted with delight. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The backyard filling with lightning bugs. 23. Identify the absolute phrase in the sentence: "The players, their uniforms dirty and torn, celebrated their victory." A) Celebrated their victory. B) The players. C) Their uniforms dirty and torn. D) Dirty and torn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their uniforms dirty and torn. 24. In the sentence "She stood patiently in line, her arms folded to control her hunger, " what does the absolute phrase add to the sentence? A) It acts as the main verb of the sentence. B) It provides additional detail about her actions. C) It replaces the subject of the sentence. D) It changes the meaning of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It provides additional detail about her actions. 25. An absolute phrase must include a participle. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. Modifiers can be used in which position of a sentence? A) Opener. B) Closer. C) Interrupter. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 27. True or False:The sentence 'The player scored the winning goal his teammates cheering wildly.' is grammatically correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. Select the absolute phrase in this sentence:'Their energy spent, the players sat down to rest.' A) To rest. B) The players sat down. C) The players. D) Their energy spent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Their energy spent. 29. Which of these is NOT an absolute phrase? A) The dog barking loudly. B) The storm approaching fast. C) Her eyes sparkling with joy. D) Running quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Running quickly. 30. Which sentence uses an absolute phrase, not a participial phrase? A) Its whole body shivering with cold, the lost puppy huddled under the porch. B) Shivering with cold, the lost puppy huddled under the porch. C) The lost puppy, shivering with cold, huddled under the porch. D) The lost puppy was shivering with cold under the porch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its whole body shivering with cold, the lost puppy huddled under the porch. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAbsolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 1Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 2Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 4Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 5Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 6Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 7Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 8Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books