This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence includes an absolute phrase? A) The leaves fell from the trees. B) The car speeding down the road. C) Her voice echoing in the hall, she called out for her friend. D) He ran fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her voice echoing in the hall, she called out for her friend. 2. What is the absolute phrase in this sentence? 'His heart pounding, he waited for the results.' A) Pounding. B) His heart pounding. C) For the results. D) He waited. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His heart pounding. 3. Identify the appositive phrase:A popular US president, John F. Kennedy was known for his eloquent and inspirational speeches. A) A popular US president. B) US president. C) John F. Kennedy. D) Eloquent and inspirational speeches. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A popular US president. 4. Write the infinitive phrase and its function. Hannah studied the vocabulary to get ahead. A) To get ahead/noun. B) To get ahead/modifier. C) The vocabulary to get ahead/noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get ahead/modifier. 5. Complete the sentence with a past participle to form a logical absolute phrase:The last slice of pizza ..... , my brother and I argued over who should get it. A) Eating. B) Was eaten. C) Eaten. D) Ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eaten. 6. What is the purpose of an absolute phrase in a sentence? A) To replace the subject of the sentence. B) To add detail and modify the entire clause. C) To act as the main verb of the sentence. D) To replace the predicate of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To add detail and modify the entire clause. 7. If you wanted to add extra detail to a sentence without creating a whole new clause, what is the main purpose of using an absolute phrase? A) To modify the entire main clause by adding context, like a cause or a condition. B) To connect two independent clauses with a comma. C) To rename the subject of the sentence. D) To act as the main verb of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To modify the entire main clause by adding context, like a cause or a condition. 8. Which part of the following sentence is the absolute phrase? 'We all ran inside to get out of the rain, our clothes already soaked.' A) We all ran inside. B) To get out of the rain. C) Our clothes already soaked. D) Of the rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Our clothes already soaked. 9. What is the absolute phrase in this sentence?Having written to the president, the young activist wanted an answer, her heart pleading for change.Hint:Look for the phrase that modifies the entire sentence 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. 10. Three of these are absolute phrases, but one is a different kind of phrase. Select the one that is NOT an absolute phrase. A) To finish his homework quickly. B) The school bus pulling away. C) Its pages worn from years of reading. D) Her heart pounding with excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To finish his homework quickly. 11. Absolute phrases can modify the entire sentence rather than just one part of it. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Appositive? A tireless artist, Ravi Ross offered to paint the portrait of each student in his class. A) A tireless artist. B) Ravi Ross. C) Student. D) Class. E) NONE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A tireless artist. 13. What is the absolute phrase in the following sentence:A teenager in a black tank top, a greenish tattoo flowing across her broad back, hoisted a toddler onto her shoulder A) A teenager in a black tank top. B) A greenish tattoo flowing across her broad back. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A greenish tattoo flowing across her broad back. 14. Identify the sentence that uses an absolute phrase correctly. A) The car, its engine roaring, sped down the street. B) They were laughing, enjoying the party. C) He is studying, trying to pass the test. D) She was walking, her dog following her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The car, its engine roaring, sped down the street. 15. Which sentence part is the absolute phrase? (may be multiple answers)Standing inside the doorway under the glaring light, vulnerable, cowering, body incredibly rigid and fearful, was a small rabbit from some lost warren. A) Was a small rabbit from some lost warren. B) Body incredibly rigid and fearful. C) Vulnerable, cowering,. D) Standing inside the doorway under the glaring light. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Body incredibly rigid and fearful. 16. Which choice best expands the simple sentence 'The student read' by adding an appositive, a prepositional phrase, and an absolute phrase? A) The student, a quick reader, read the book. B) The student read in the library, and her homework was finished. C) Her homework finished, the student, an avid reader, read her book in the quiet library. D) The student, whose homework was finished, read her book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her homework finished, the student, an avid reader, read her book in the quiet library. 17. Complete the sentence:The dog, ..... , barked loudly. A) Its tail wagging. B) Is friendly. C) Wanting attention. D) It was hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its tail wagging. 18. Choose the sentence that correctly uses an absolute phrase. A) Running fast, he won the race. B) The leaves falling from the trees, autumn arrived. C) She sings beautifully, captivating everyone. D) He quickly ate his lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The leaves falling from the trees, autumn arrived. 19. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence: "Having finished the entire meal, Brittani collapsed onto the sofa." A) Having finished the entire meal. B) Having finished. C) Brittani collapsed onto the sofa. D) Onto the sofa. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having finished the entire meal. 20. What is the best way to combine these two sentences using an absolute phrase? 'The final bell rang. The students rushed out of the classroom.' A) Rushing out of the classroom, the final bell rang. B) The students who rushed out of the classroom heard the final bell. C) The final bell ringing, the students rushed out of the classroom. D) After the final bell rang, the students rushed out of the classroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The final bell ringing, the students rushed out of the classroom. 21. Identify the absolute phrase in the below sentence.The little girl, her face dirtied from eating mud pies, quickly hugged her mother when she came through the garden. A) The little girl,. B) Hugged her mother when she came through the garden. C) Her face dirtied from eating mud pies,. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her face dirtied from eating mud pies,. 22. Which of the following sentences contains an absolute phrase used to modify the main clause? A) The children were playing outside, the sun shining overhead. B) She was tired after the long journey, but still managed to smile. C) We saw the fireworks light up the sky, their colors shining brightly. D) The weather being perfect, we decided to go on a hike. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The weather being perfect, we decided to go on a hike. 23. Identify the absolute phrase:Her heart racing, she waited for the results. A) Waited for the results. B) For the results. C) Her heart racing. D) She waited. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her heart racing. 24. An absolute phrase can modify a noun in the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. True or False:The following sentence correctly uses two parallel absolute phrases: "He waited for his turn to present, palms sweaty, voice a little shaky." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. True or False:The following sentence correctly combines two ideas using an absolute phrase:'I aced the presentation. My voice was shaking the whole time.' $\rightarrow$ 'I aced the presentation, my voice shaking the whole time.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence: "Jared sat quietly, his face and hands twitching, as he waited for the principal to call him in." A) Jared sat still. B) His face and hands twitching. C) As he waited for the principal to call him in. D) As he waited for the principal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His face and hands twitching. 28. True or False:an absolute phrase usually begins with a possessive pronoun (his, her, our, their, etc.), but not always. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Identify the absolute phrase in the sentence below:Jackie struggled to concentrate on the test, her mind foggy from lack of sleep. A) From lack of sleep. B) Jackie struggled. C) To concentrate on the test. D) Her mind foggy from lack of sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her mind foggy from lack of sleep. 30. 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