This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which sentence does the absolute phrase effectively convey emotion? A) Her eyes filled with tears, she read the letter. B) The weather was nice. C) The dog barked loudly. D) The cat was playful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her eyes filled with tears, she read the letter. 2. Which combination is used to create an absolute phrase? A) A noun and a verb. B) A noun and an adjective. C) A noun and an ing verb OR a noun and an ed verb. D) A noun and a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A noun and an ing verb OR a noun and an ed verb. 3. What is the absolute phrase in the following sentence:The heat of the day relenting, the sun set beyond the sparkling lake. A) The heat of the day relenting. B) The sun set beyond the sparkling lake. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The heat of the day relenting. 4. Which option best combines these two sentences using an absolute phrase? 'Her voice was trembling. She told the scary story.' A) Her voice trembling, she told the scary story. B) She told the scary story, and her voice was trembling. C) Her voice was trembling while she told the scary story. D) Trembling her voice, she told the scary story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her voice trembling, she told the scary story. 5. Identify the absolute phrase in this sentence:Her heart pounding with excitement, she ran to greet her friends. A) She ran. B) Her heart. C) Her heart pounding with excitement. D) Pounding with excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her heart pounding with excitement. 6. Is this an essential appositive or a nonessential appositive? In It's a Wonderful Life, one of the most popular movies ever made, a character named Clarence wants to get his wings. A) Essential (or restrictive) appositive. B) Nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive. 7. Complete the sentence: ..... , the lights went out. A) The power failed. B) At night. C) The wind howling. D) While it rained. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The wind howling. 8. True or False:The absolute phrase in the following sentence is logical. 'The sun setting in the west, we ate breakfast and got ready for school.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. In the sentence, 'The movie finally over, we all stretched and stood up, ' which concept does the absolute phrase demonstrate? A) The function of a dependent clause. B) The omission of the word 'being'. C) The structure of a prepositional phrase. D) The use of a present participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The omission of the word 'being'. 10. Identify the absolute phrase in the below sentence.Lips quivering, mouth salivating, the dog chased the burglar out of the dark house. A) Lips quivering, mouth salivating,. B) The dog chased the burglar. C) Out of the house. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lips quivering, mouth salivating,. 11. True or False:This sentence is grammatically correct as written. My alarm blaring for the tenth time I finally rolled out of bed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. You want to make this sentence more descriptive:'The old dog slept on the rug.' Which revision uses an absolute phrase most effectively? A) The old dog slept on the rug, its paws twitching as it dreamed. B) The old dog slept on the rug and its paws were twitching. C) The old dog's paws were twitching while it slept on the rug. D) Twitching its paws, the old dog slept on the rug. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The old dog slept on the rug, its paws twitching as it dreamed. 13. True or False? An absolute phrase is always separated from the rest of the sentence by a comma, or a pair of commas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Which punctuation is commonly used to set off an absolute phrase? A) Quotation marks. B) Parentheses. C) Hyphens. D) Commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commas. 15. What is the absolute phrase in the sentence: "The car rusted and worthless, I left it at the junkyard" ? A) The car rusted and worthless. B) I left it at the junkyard. C) Rusted and worthless. D) The car. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The car rusted and worthless. 16. Ianua celeriter claudente A) Since the door was closing quickly. B) Since the door was closed quickly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since the door was closing quickly. 17. Senatoribus legem mutaturis A) If the senators are going to change the law. B) When the senators changed the law. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If the senators are going to change the law. 18. Which of the following is an absolute phrase, not a dependent clause? A) After the storm started. B) The storm having started. C) Because the storm started. D) The storm that started. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The storm having started. 19. An absolute phrase is most often made up of what two parts? A) A verb and an adverb. B) A noun and a participle. C) A preposition and a noun. D) An adjective and a conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A noun and a participle. 20. Which option best combines these two sentences using an absolute phrase? 'The project was finally done. We all breathed a sigh of relief.' A) The project finally done we all breathed a sigh of relief. B) We all breathed a sigh of relief, the project was finally done. C) The project finally done, we all breathed a sigh of relief. D) Because the project was finally done, we all breathed a sigh of relief. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The project finally done, we all breathed a sigh of relief. 21. What is the appositive(s) phrase? A) Moving to a different city. B) Our neighbor. C) Mr. Riley. D) Mr. Riley, our neighbor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Our neighbor. 22. True or False:You are most likely to find a lot of absolute phrases in a science textbook or a car repair manual. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. Complete the sentence:The car raced down the street, its engine ..... loudly. A) To roar. B) Was roaring. C) Roaring. D) Roared. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Roaring. 24. Which of the following is the correct formula for an absolute phrase? A) Noun + participle/ adjective. B) Noun + verb. C) Possessive pronoun + adjective. D) Adjective/participle + noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun + participle/ adjective. 25. Which option best combines these two sentences using an absolute phrase? 'The sun was setting. The sky turned a brilliant orange.' A) The sun setting, the sky turned a brilliant orange. B) The setting sun turned the sky a brilliant orange. C) Because the sun was setting, the sky turned orange. D) The sun was setting and the sky turned a brilliant orange. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun setting, the sky turned a brilliant orange. 26. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate absolute phrase:The sun setting, ..... , we decided to head home. A) The sky turning orange. B) It was getting late. C) We were tired. D) The sky became dark. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sky turning orange. 27. Choose the correct absolute phrase to complete sentence.Samantha stood by the window, A) Her thoughts playing tricks on her mind. B) Her favorite brush dangling from her fingers. C) Her eyes searching for father's return. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her eyes searching for father's return. 28. Which word best completes this sentence using proper grammar? The wind ..... , the leaves danced in the air. A) Howling. B) With howled. C) Howls. D) Howled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Howling. 29. Which sentence correctly uses an appositive that is essential to the meaning and should *not* have commas? A) The artist Picasso painted in many different styles. B) My friend, Leo, moved to a new state. C) Our car, a blue minivan, needs to be washed. D) The capital of Texas, Austin, is known for its music. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The artist Picasso painted in many different styles. 30. Complete the sentence:The crowd cheered for the team, their voices ..... with excitement. A) Filled. B) Fills. C) Fill. D) Filling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Filling. 31. Which option best combines these two sentences using an absolute phrase? 'Her hands were shaking. She opened the mysterious box.' A) Her hands shaking, she opened the mysterious box. B) She opened the mysterious box, and her hands were shaking. C) Shaking her hands, she opened the mysterious box. D) Because her hands were shaking, she opened the mysterious box. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her hands shaking, she opened the mysterious box. 32. Identify the absolute phrase in this sentence:The rain pouring down, we stayed inside and played board games. A) We stayed inside. B) Played board games. C) The rain pouring down. D) Inside and played. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The rain pouring down. 33. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase:The cake baked, ..... A) Its aroma filling the kitchen. B) As the timer went off. C) Until it was done. D) Because the recipe was followed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its aroma filling the kitchen. 34. Proper punctuation? A) Bugs Bunny's famous banana split a mountain of chocolate and whipped cream was quickly eaten by the children. B) Bugs Bunny's famous banana split, a mountain of chocolate and whipped cream, was quickly eaten by the children. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bugs Bunny's famous banana split, a mountain of chocolate and whipped cream, was quickly eaten by the children. 35. Identify the absolute phrase in this sentence:'His confidence boosted, Mark entered the room.' A) His confidence boosted. B) Boosted, Mark. C) The room. D) Mark entered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His confidence boosted. 36. Identify the absolute phrase in the below sentence.Their eyes looking up in eager submission, the tiny birds waited for their mother to feed them. A) The tiny birds waited. B) Their eyes looking up in eager submission,. C) For their mother to feed them. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their eyes looking up in eager submission,. 37. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase: ..... , the team celebrated their victory. A) Because they were happy. B) Since they won. C) After winning. D) With the game over. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With the game over. 38. What does the bold appositive phrase refer to?A skilled sandwich maker, Troy Bolton always used freshly baked bread. A) Sandwich. B) A skilled sandwich maker. C) Baked bread. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A skilled sandwich maker. 39. How could you best rewrite the sentence 'He stood on the stage, feeling nervous and his hands were sweaty' using parallel absolute phrases for a stronger effect? A) He stood on the stage, nervous and his hands were sweaty. B) He stood on the stage, his heart pounding, his hands sweaty. C) He stood on the stage, while his heart pounded and his hands were sweaty. D) Standing on the stage, his heart pounded and his hands were sweaty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He stood on the stage, his heart pounding, his hands sweaty. 40. Identify the absolute phrase in this sentence:The sun setting beyond the hills, we admired the sunset. A) The sun setting beyond the hills. B) The sunset. C) We admired the sunset. D) Beyond the hills. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun setting beyond the hills. 41. Which sentence contains an absolute phrase that adds emotional context? A) The tree swayed, its leaves rustling softly. B) With the door closed, she studied quietly. C) Their voices loud, they argued intensely. D) The sun shining, we wore sunglasses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their voices loud, they argued intensely. 42. Fill in the blank to create a sentence with a present-participle absolute phrase:The team walked off the court, their heads ..... low. A) Hanging. B) To hang. C) Hung. D) Hang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hanging. 43. Identify the appositive.Running through the dark streets, the man, a known criminal, tried to get away, his feet pounding on the concrete. A) A known criminal. B) His feet pounding on the concrete. C) Running through the dark streets. D) Through the dark streets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A known criminal. 44. Is this an essential appositive or a nonessential appositive?Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian artist, drew a flying machine with flapping wings around 1500. A) Essential (or restrictive) appositive. B) Nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive. 45. What do you call a noun or noun phrase that is used to rename the noun that comes before it? A) Absolute. B) Appositive. C) Dependent clause. D) Participial phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appositive. 46. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase: ..... , the kids ran to the playground. A) The sky clear. B) The game starting. C) The bell ringing. D) The teacher writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The bell ringing. 47. Which of the following sentences does NOT contain an absolute phrase? A) The car rusted and worthless, I left it at the junkyard. B) She walked slowly to a table, each hand bearing a treasure. C) The quarterback called a timeout. D) Her suspicions confirmed, the police officer made the arrest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The quarterback called a timeout. 48. Fix the Punctuation:On Saturday weather permitting we will go to the park. A) On Saturday, weather permitting, we will go to the park. B) On Saturday weather permitting we will go, to the park. C) On Saturday, weather permitting we will go to the park. D) On Saturday weather permitting, we will go to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On Saturday, weather permitting, we will go to the park. 49. The boy watched, his eyes bulging in the dark. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) Other phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absolute Phrase. 50. Identify the absolute phrase in this sentence:The runner crossed the finish line, his face beaming with joy. A) The runner. B) His face beaming with joy. C) Crossed the finish line. D) Beaming with joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His face beaming with joy. 51. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence: "Their expressions anxious yet hopeful, the students waited to hear their final grades." A) The students waited to hear their final grades. B) Their expressions anxious yet hopeful. C) To hear their final grades. D) Anxious yet hopeful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their expressions anxious yet hopeful. 52. Which sentence uses a comma splice instead of a correct absolute phrase? A) The storm approaching, we quickly packed up our picnic. B) My leg was broken, I couldn't play in the soccer game. C) His stomach growling loudly, Kevin decided it was time for lunch. D) She aced the test, a huge smile spreading across her face. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My leg was broken, I couldn't play in the soccer game. 53. Complete the sentence:The clock ticking loudly, ..... , we tried to focus on our homework. A) The time flew by. B) The noise was annoying. C) Our minds distracted. D) The room was silent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Our minds distracted. 54. Which sentence part is the absolute phrase? (may be multiple answers)I heard Mrs. Sapphire yell at the noisy little kid in the neighbor's yard, her shrill scream rising in decibels in the calm, quiet stillness of the early morning. A) Her shrill scream rising in decibels in the calm. B) Quiet stillness of the early morning. C) I heard Mrs. Sapphire yell at the noisy little kid in the neighbor's yard,. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her shrill scream rising in decibels in the calm. 55. True or False:An absolute phrase contains a subject and a finite verb (like 'he ran' or 'she is'). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 56. True or False:An absolute phrase usually just modifies the subject of the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 57. The opening word in an absolute phrase is often a ..... A) Pronoun. B) Adjective. C) Possessive pronoun. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Possessive pronoun. 58. What is the function of an absolute phrase? A) To add extra information or detail to the entire sentence. B) To show direct speech. C) To introduce a new subject. D) To replace the main verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To add extra information or detail to the entire sentence. 59. True or False:Absolute phrases always contain a verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 60. Read the sentence:'The game finally over, the exhausted players trudged back to the locker room.' What specific meaning does the absolute phrase add to the main idea? A) It contrasts the game with the players' feelings. B) It tells the time or condition under which the players walked back. C) It describes what the players were doing in the locker room. D) It explains the reason why the players were exhausted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It tells the time or condition under which the players walked back. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAbsolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 1Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 2Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 3Absolute 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