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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the main job of an absolute phrase in a sentence? A) To act as the main verb. B) To modify the entire main clause. C) To connect two separate sentences. D) To modify only the subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To modify the entire main clause. 2. Which sentence correctly uses an absolute phrase with a past participle? A) Dropping her phone, she gasped. B) The project completing, we took a break. C) Her phone, which was dropped, broke. D) Her phone dropped on the floor, she gasped. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her phone dropped on the floor, she gasped. 3. Identify the appositive phrase:Have you read anything by Laurie Halse Anderson, the woman who wrote Chains and Fever? A) By Laurie Halse Anderson. B) The woman. C) The woman who wrote Chains and Fever. D) Anything by Laurie Halse Anderson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The woman who wrote Chains and Fever. 4. Choose the best option to complete the sentence with an absolute phrase: " ..... , my brother decided to start his video game marathon." A) His homework finished for the day. B) After finishing his homework. C) His homework was finished. D) To finish his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His homework finished for the day. 5. True or False:A comma is generally needed to separate an absolute phrase from the main clause, no matter where it appears. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. True or False:An absolute phrase can be removed from the sentence without affecting the main clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Gladiatore pugnante A) When the gladiator is fighting. B) When the gladiator was fought. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the gladiator is fighting. 8. True or False:An absolute phrase at the beginning of a sentence must always be set off from the main clause with a comma. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Identify the sentence with an absolute phrase. A) Her voice echoed in the hallway. B) His eyes closed, he drifted to sleep. C) The book on the table is mine. D) They were singing loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His eyes closed, he drifted to sleep. 10. Is this an essential appositive or a nonessential appositive? Clarence, an angel, must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had. A) Essential (or restrictive) appositive. B) Nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Essential (or restrictive) appositive. 11. What is the purpose of the absolute phrase in the sentence: "Her hands trembling with fear, she stepped onto the stage" ? A) Modifies the subject of the sentence. B) Serves as the main verb of the sentence. C) Gives context to her action. D) Provides a reason for her fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gives context to her action. 12. What is the absolute phrase in the sentence: "Brian wandered into the woods, a map folded in his back pocket" ? A) Brian wandered into the woods. B) A map folded in his back pocket. C) Wandered into the woods. D) Brian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A map folded in his back pocket. 13. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence:We all stared at the blank screen, the Wi-Fi having suddenly disconnected. A) We all stared. B) At the blank screen. C) The Wi-Fi having suddenly disconnected. D) Suddenly disconnected. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Wi-Fi having suddenly disconnected. 14. Which sentence shows the correct comma punctuation for an absolute phrase? A) We packed up our beach towels the sun setting. B) The sun setting, we packed up our beach towels. C) The sun setting we packed up our beach towels. D) We, the sun setting, packed up our beach towels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun setting, we packed up our beach towels. 15. In the sentence 'My dog, a fluffy golden retriever, loves to chase squirrels, ' what is the appositive phrase? A) My dog. B) Loves to chase. C) Chase squirrels. D) A fluffy golden retriever. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A fluffy golden retriever. 16. Fill in the blank:The car sat in the driveway, ..... , waiting for a jump-start. A) Its battery dead. B) With a dead battery. C) The battery is dead. D) Its battery was dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its battery dead. 17. In what position is the absolute phrase in the sentence below?Eyes staring at the floor, the team hung their heads in defeat. A) Opener. B) Closer. C) Interrupter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opener. 18. Where would you put the comma in the following sentence?Nervously looking at his test the student hoped his studying had paid off. A) After student. B) After looking. C) After test. D) After nervously. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After test. 19. Fill in the blank:The bus pulled away from the curb, ..... A) Its brakes squealing loudly. B) And its brakes squealed loudly. C) Squealing loudly. D) Because its brakes squealed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its brakes squealing loudly. 20. True or False:An absolute phrase can function as a complete sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence:The car broken down, we had to walk the remaining distance. A) The car broken down. B) Broken down. C) The car. D) We had to walk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The car broken down. 22. True or False:The phrase 'Running down the street' in the sentence 'Running down the street, the boy tripped and fell' is an absolute phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. Using the same pattern of words to show that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance and to help the reader comprehend what is being written is called: A) Parallel structure. B) Obtuse structure. C) Perpendicular structure. D) Acute structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallel structure. 24. Which of the following sentences best demonstrates the use of an absolute phrase to express cause or condition? A) The project completed successfully, we celebrated our victory. B) She sat silently, her thoughts wandering. C) The sky darkening quickly, we decided to head home. D) The car parked outside, he walked into the office. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sky darkening quickly, we decided to head home. 25. True or False:An absolute phrase can stand alone as a complete sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. Select the sentence that contains an absolute phrase. A) Because its tires were screeching, the car turned the corner. B) The car turned the corner, its tires screeching on the pavement. C) The car's tires were screeching on the pavement. D) Screeching on the pavement, the car turned the corner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The car turned the corner, its tires screeching on the pavement. 27. Which sentence contains an incorrect absolute phrase? A) His concerns dismissed, he left quietly. B) The evidence contradicting his claims, the case was reopened. C) The operation had been successful, the doctors relieved. D) The plan failing, they sought alternatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The operation had been successful, the doctors relieved. 28. Which group of words is a prepositional phrase? A) Before the movie. B) Singing loudly. C) My favorite game. D) The dog barked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before the movie. 29. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence: "The car, speeding down the highway, was pulled over by the police." A) By the police. B) Was pulled over. C) Speeding down the highway. D) The car. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speeding down the highway. 30. ..... , the students prepared for their final exams. A) The semester come to an end. B) The semester coming to an end. C) The semester having come to an end. D) The semester was coming to an end. 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