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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which option best combines these two sentences using an absolute phrase? 'Her presentation was a success. She felt a wave of relief.' A) Her presentation was a success, and she felt a wave of relief. B) Her presentation a success, she felt a wave of relief. C) Because her presentation was a success, she felt a wave of relief. D) She felt a wave of relief after her successful presentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her presentation a success, she felt a wave of relief. 2. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence: "Engines roaring, the jets cut through the morning sky." A) The morning sky. B) The jets cut through the morning sky. C) Engines roaring. D) The jets cut. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Engines roaring. 3. Choose the sentence that best uses an absolute phrase. A) With his homework done, Tom watched TV. B) Tom watched TV with his homework done. C) With his homework done, and Tom watched TV. D) Tom, with his homework done, he watched TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With his homework done, Tom watched TV. 4. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence: "Angie stood at the jetty, her back to the whipping wind." A) Angie stood at the jetty. B) Her back to the whipping wind. C) Angie stood. D) There is no absolute phrase here. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her back to the whipping wind. 5. Identify the absolute phrase in this sentence:'Her homework finished, Sarah went to bed early.' A) Finished, Sarah went. B) Went to bed early. C) Sarah went to bed early. D) Her homework finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her homework finished. 6. Which option best describes the role of an absolute phrase? A) It serves as the main subject of the sentence. B) It connects two independent clauses. C) It provides additional information by modifying the entire sentence. D) It modifies a noun in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It provides additional information by modifying the entire sentence. 7. What is the absolute phrase in the sentence: "The quarterback, sweat streaming from his face, called a timeout" ? A) Sweat streaming from his face. B) The quarterback called a timeout. C) Called a timeout. D) The quarterback. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sweat streaming from his face. 8. Which sentence shows the correct punctuation for an absolute phrase in the middle of a sentence? A) The driver his hands gripping the wheel, navigated the icy road. B) The driver, his hands gripping the wheel navigated the icy road. C) The driver, his hands gripping the wheel, navigated the icy road. D) The driver his hands gripping the wheel navigated the icy road. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The driver, his hands gripping the wheel, navigated the icy road. 9. Bob, smiling widely, posed for a selfie A) Absolute phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absolute phrase. 10. True or False:An appositive is a phrase that renames or explains a noun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase that shows a cause: ..... , the students cheered and packed their bags. A) Ringing the final bell. B) When the final bell was ringing. C) The final bell ringing. D) The final bell that was ringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The final bell ringing. 12. ..... , the military moved into action. A) The enemy's intentions were unclear. B) The enemy's intentions unclear. C) The enemy's intentions was unclear. D) The enemy's intentions having been unclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The enemy's intentions unclear. 13. Fill in the blank to correctly position the absolute phrase and make the sentence clear:The runner crossed the finish line, ..... A) Panting heavily, her arms raised in victory. B) Her arms raised in victory, panting heavily. C) And her arms were raised in victory. D) Her arms raised in victory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her arms raised in victory. 14. Which of the following uses an absolute phrase correctly? A) Head spinning, I sat down to take the test. B) I sat down to take the test, head spinning. C) Both of the sentences given are correct. D) Neither of the sentences given are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of the sentences given are correct. 15. Absolute phrases can contain a noun followed by a participle. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Fill in the blank to logically complete the sentence:My dog stared at the door, ..... for my mom to come home. A) He wags his tail excitedly. B) Because his tail was wagging. C) His tail wagging excitedly. D) His tail wagged excitedly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His tail wagging excitedly. 17. True or False:An absolute phrase can modify the entire sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Identify the appositive:My cousin Sammy broke his arm in the championship game last weekend. A) Cousin. B) Sammy. C) Arm. D) Game. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sammy. 19. ..... , the researchers intensified their efforts. A) The hypothesis was proving accurate. B) The hypothesis having been proven accurate. C) The hypothesis proven accurate. D) The hypothesis proving accurate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The hypothesis proving accurate. 20. Which option best combines these two sentences into one using an absolute phrase? 'The movie ended. The crowd slowly began to leave.' A) Because the movie ended, the crowd slowly began to leave. B) The movie ended, and the crowd slowly began to leave. C) The crowd slowly began to leave after the movie ended. D) The movie having ended, the crowd slowly began to leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The movie having ended, the crowd slowly began to leave. 21. True or False:You must always place a comma after an absolute phrase that starts a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. How many OBJECT pronouns are in the following sentence? I was excited that he decided to come with me to the party. A) Four. B) Two. C) One. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One. 23. Create a sentence using an absolute phrase:Eyes closed, ..... A) He will sleep soon. B) He was sleepy. C) He is tired. D) He drifted off to sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He drifted off to sleep. 24. Choose the sentence that includes an absolute phrase: A) The sun set in the west. B) Her mind racing, she couldn't concentrate. C) The wind howled through the trees. D) He left the room quietly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her mind racing, she couldn't concentrate. 25. Which sentence correctly rewrites 'The classroom was silent, and every student was focused on the test' using an absolute phrase? A) The classroom silent, every student focused on the test. B) The silent classroom had students focusing on the test. C) Focusing on the test, the classroom was silent. D) The classroom was silent and the students were focused. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The classroom silent, every student focused on the test. 26. True or False:In the sentence "She stood at the starting line, her face pale with fear, " the absolute phrase is "her face pale with fear, " and the participle "being" is implied. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. True or False:In the phrase 'The weather (being) cold, ' the word 'being' is optional and can be removed without creating a grammatical error. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. Add the most logical absolute phrase to the sentence:The old car chugged up the hill, ..... A) It was a very steep hill. B) Its engine sputtering black smoke. C) Sputtering black smoke from its engine. D) Because its engine was old. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its engine sputtering black smoke. 29. Complete the sentence with a present participle to form a proper absolute phrase:The students worked on their project, their pencils ..... furiously across the paper. A) Scratching. B) To scratch. C) Were scratching. D) Scratched. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scratching. 30. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate absolute phrase:' ..... , the kids cheered loudly.' A) The score tied. B) The game won. C) The coach happy. D) The final whistle blown. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The final whistle blown. 31. In the sentence below, identify the noun and participle (the core of the absolute phrase).Sam could be heard all the way down the hall, his loud laughter carrying across the school. A) Sam could. B) Be heard. C) Laughter carrying. D) Loud laughter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laughter carrying. 32. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase:The storm approaching, ..... , we hurried inside. A) Quickly. B) Our pace quickened. C) With urgency. D) Hurry inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Our pace quickened. 33. Which sentence uses an absolute phrase to show cause? A) The cat sat on the windowsill. B) He ran quickly to catch the bus. C) They laughed loudly. D) The wind blowing fiercely, the kite took flight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The wind blowing fiercely, the kite took flight. 34. Select the correctly punctuated absolute phrase to add it to the sentence ..... Senora Alvarez waited excitedly for her guests to arrive. A) Her house bedecked in garlands of flowers,. B) Her house, bedecked in garlands of flowers. C) Her house bedecked, in garlands of flowers. D) Her house bedecked in garlands, of flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her house bedecked in garlands of flowers,. 35. Fill in the blank: ..... , the students quietly read their books. A) The teacher's watch. B) The teacher watching them. C) Watching the teacher. D) Because the teacher watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher watching them. 36. Which option best combines these two sentences using an absolute phrase? The sun began to set. The temperature dropped quickly. A) The sun setting, the temperature dropped quickly. B) The sun set and the temperature dropped quickly. C) Setting sun, the temperature dropped quickly. D) The sun, setting, the temperature dropped quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun setting, the temperature dropped quickly. 37. Which of the following sentences includes an absolute phrase that indicates contrast? A) The sun setting, we decided to continue our hike. B) The cake baking in the oven, he started cleaning the kitchen. C) The game lost, the team remained optimistic. D) The rain pouring down, she chose to go for a run. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The game lost, the team remained optimistic. 38. Which absolute phrase completes the sentence:' ..... , she felt a sense of relief.' A) Her work completed. B) The day ending. C) The clock ticking. D) The sky darkening. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her work completed. 39. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase:Dinner finished, ..... A) We cleared the table. B) We cleared the table quickly. C) We were clearing the table. D) The table was cleared. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We cleared the table. 40. True or False:In the sentence, 'The boy holding the basketball is on my team, ' the phrase 'holding the basketball' is an absolute phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 41. What is the independent clause in the sentence below?The girl, a straight A student, still studied hard for the test. A) The girl. B) The girl still studied hard for the test. C) A straight A student. D) The girl, a straight A student. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The girl still studied hard for the test. 42. In the sentence "Her eyes sparkling, she greeted her guests, " what is the absolute phrase? A) She greeted. B) Her guests. C) Her eyes. D) Her eyes sparkling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her eyes sparkling. 43. Choose the best way to revise the start of this sentence using an absolute phrase:'Since my chores were all done, I could finally play my video game.' A) My chores all done. B) My chores all done,. C) Because my chores were all done,. D) All my chores were done,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My chores all done,. 44. Absolute phrases can occur at the beginning, middle, or end of sentences. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 45. Which sentence revision is the best? Original:'The dog ran through the park, excited by all the new smells.' A) The dog, excited by all the new smells, ran through the park. B) Excited by all the new smells, the dog ran through the park. C) The dog ran through the park and was excited by all the new smells. D) The dog ran through the park, its tail wagging, its nose sniffing every bush. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dog ran through the park, its tail wagging, its nose sniffing every bush. 46. Servo ab patre vocato A) When the slave was called by father. B) When the slave was calling father. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the slave was called by father. 47. Absolute phrases can provide additional detail without altering the main sentence structure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. Write the infinitive phrase and its function. The sport to play in the fall is volleyball. A) To play/modifier. B) To play in the fall/modifier. C) Sport to play/noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To play in the fall/modifier. 49. Complete the sentence:The sun setting, ..... A) The sky turned orange. B) The waves were calming. C) We decided to leave the beach. D) It was a beautiful day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sky turned orange. 50. Find the appositive:Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, two American astronauts, first walked on the moon on July 20, 1969. A) Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. B) First walked on the moon. C) Two American astronauts. D) On July 20, 1969. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two American astronauts. 51. Complete the sentence with the correct irregular past participle to form the absolute phrase:All the snacks ..... , we had to go to the store for more. A) Eated. B) Eaten. C) Eating. D) Ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eaten. 52. Absolute phrases can only appear 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. 53. Complete the sentence with a prepositional phrase: "The car stopped ..... " A) Yesterday. B) Very fast. C) At the red light. D) She was driving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At the red light. 54. What is the form of phrase?Grunting and snuffling noisily, the bear reached on tiptoe for our suspended food bags. A) Absolute. B) Noun. C) Appositive. D) Participial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Participial. 55. How could you best combine these two sentences into one using an absolute phrase? "The sun had set. The air grew chilly." A) The sun had set, and the air grew chilly. B) After the sun set, the air grew chilly. C) The sun having set, the air grew chilly. D) The setting sun made the air grow chilly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun having set, the air grew chilly. 56. True or False:The absolute phrase in the following sentence is used logically. 'The pizza arrived, its wheels spinning quickly.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 57. ..... , the jury delivered its verdict. A) The evidence contradicting the defendant's alibi. B) The evidence contradicted the defendant's alibi. C) The evidence had contradicted the defendant's alibi. D) The evidence was contradicting the defendant's alibi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The evidence contradicting the defendant's alibi. 58. Complete the sentence by adding an absolute phrase at the end: "The hiker continued up the trail, ..... " A) While his legs were aching. B) His legs aching from the steep climb. C) Aching from the steep climb. D) And his legs ached. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His legs aching from the steep climb. 59. Complete the sentence:The children, ..... , waited for the bus. A) With backpacks. B) Backpack is on their shoulders. C) Backpacks on their shoulders. D) Have backpacks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Backpacks on their shoulders. 60. True or False:In the sentence 'Her hands shaking, she opened the gift, ' the absolute phrase 'Her hands shaking' only describes the word 'hands'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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