This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an absolute phrase that could be added to a sentence? A) The game glitching again. B) Because the game was glitching. C) Glitching again. D) On top of the glitching game. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The game glitching again. 2. Absolute phrases often begin with a possessive pronoun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Even his eyes, which had been young, looked old. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) Other phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Other phrase. 4. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Opening the book to the last page, Sally read the ending first. A) Ending first. B) Read the ending. C) Opening the book to the last page. D) Opening the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Opening the book to the last page. 5. Identify the absolute phrase in the below sentence.Body shaking from the cold, the hitchhiker tried to flag a ride down. A) A ride down. B) Body shaking from the cold. C) The hitchiker tried to flag. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Body shaking from the cold. 6. Fill in the blank to create a sentence with a logical absolute phrase: ..... , David put on his jacket and went outside. A) His video game paused. B) He finished his snack. C) The temperature dropping quickly. D) The sun was shining brightly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The temperature dropping quickly. 7. Which option is true based on the sentence below?Last Sunday, my classmate Drew delivered a giant chocolate bunny to Zuri Ross's house. A) I have many classmates. B) I have only one classmate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have many classmates. 8. Complete the sentence: ..... , the quarterback looked for an open receiver. A) The football held tightly in his hand. B) Holding the football tightly in his hand. C) Because he held the football tightly. D) With the football held tightly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Holding the football tightly in his hand. 9. True or False:An absolute phrase modifies the entire main clause of a sentence, not just a single word. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase:The exam over, ..... A) The students having left. B) The students were relieved. C) They celebrated their success. D) They were happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The students were relieved. 11. Complete the sentence using an absolute phrase:Her book in hand, ..... A) She read all afternoon. B) She was reading. C) She loves reading. D) She finished the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She read all afternoon. 12. Identify the sentence that contains an absolute phrase. A) The team celebrated, their faces beaming with pride. B) The team, which was beaming with pride, celebrated. C) Beaming with pride, the team celebrated. D) The team celebrated and was beaming with pride. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The team celebrated, their faces beaming with pride. 13. True or False:An absolute phrase must always come at the beginning of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Which sentence uses an absolute phrase to add information? A) After the game, we all went for ice cream. B) The player, an all-star athlete, scored the winning goal. C) Her hands trembling with excitement, she opened the gift. D) I saw my friend walking to the library. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her hands trembling with excitement, she opened the gift. 15. In the sentence below, identify the noun and adjective (the core of the absolute phrase).Sonya refused to look down as she reached for the ledge, her hands raw from climbing the steep cliff. A) Sonya refused. B) Steep cliff. C) Her hands. D) Hands raw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hands raw. 16. What is the absolute phrase in the following sentence:School vacation having just ended, the test was more difficult than we expected. A) School vacation having just ended. B) The test was more difficult than we expected. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) School vacation having just ended. 17. Which option correctly changes the clause 'since the game was canceled' into an absolute phrase? A) The game canceling. B) Canceling the game. C) The game canceled. D) Since the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The game canceled. 18. What is an absolute phrase, and how does it function within a sentence? A) A phrase that modifies a verb. B) A phrase that contains a noun and its modifiers, providing additional information about the whole sentence. C) A phrase that includes a subject and a verb. D) A phrase used to express strong emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A phrase that contains a noun and its modifiers, providing additional information about the whole sentence. 19. Context:I have more than one bandmate.My bandmate, Justin, invited Perry the Platypus to play guitar with us. A) My bandmate, Justin, invited Perry the Platypus to play guitar with us. B) My bandmate Justin invited Perry the Platypus to play guitar with us. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My bandmate Justin invited Perry the Platypus to play guitar with us. 20. Does this sentence have an absolute phrase?After having ridden the roller coaster, his heart pounded, and his knees rattled. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 21. Senatoribus veritatem petentibus A) Since the senators are seeking the truth. B) Since the senators are going to seek the truth. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since the senators are seeking the truth. 22. Which sentence is improved by adding an absolute phrase? A) The rain stopped, and we went outside. B) The car parked, we entered the store. C) The storm cleared the sky. D) The movie played, and we watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The car parked, we entered the store. 23. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase: ..... , she decided to take a break. A) Her work was completed. B) Her work completed. C) Her work completes. D) Completing her work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her work completed. 24. What is the absolute phrase in this sentence?Having written to the president, the young activist wanted an answer, her heart pleading for change. A) The young activist wanted. B) Having written to the president. C) Her heart pleading for change. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her heart pleading for change. 25. Eckels, balanced on the narrow path, aimed his rifle playfully. What noun does the phrase modify? A) Eckels. B) Path. C) Rifle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eckels. 26. Complete the sentence with an appropriate absolute phrase: ..... , we finished the project in time. A) The project complete. B) Our efforts combined. C) The deadline extended. D) Time running out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Time running out. 27. Questions that do no require a reply because the answer is obvious or self-evident. A) Analysis question. B) Open ended question. C) Rhetorical question. D) Effective question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical question. 28. Which sentence best adds a nonrestrictive appositive (extra information) to explain 'my dog'? A) My dog, a fluffy golden retriever, loves to chase squirrels. B) My dog a fluffy golden retriever loves to chase squirrels. C) My dog loves to chase squirrels a fluffy golden retriever. D) My dog is a fluffy golden retriever and loves to chase squirrels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My dog, a fluffy golden retriever, loves to chase squirrels. 29. Choose the correct absolute phrase to complete sentence.Shawn thought he heard someone whisper his name. ..... he saw a ghost coming down the hall out the corner of his eye. A) Head turned,. B) Throat dried,. C) Mouth opened,. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Head turned,. 30. Which sentence shows the correct punctuation for an absolute phrase? A) The students worked quietly, their pencils scratching against the paper. B) The students worked quietly their pencils scratching against the paper. C) The students, worked quietly their pencils, scratching against the paper. D) The students worked quietly and their pencils were scratching against the paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The students worked quietly, their pencils scratching against the paper. ← 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 4Absolute 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