This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these is an example of an absolute phrase? A) The cat sat on the mat. B) His hands trembling,. C) She sings beautifully. D) The car is red. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His hands trembling,. 2. Identify the sentence that uses a participial phrase correctly. A) The car, its engine roaring, sped down the street. B) She was walking, her dog following her. C) Running toward the finish line, she felt exhilarated. D) The book on the table is mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running toward the finish line, she felt exhilarated. 3. Which of the following is the correct formula for an absolute phrase? A) Possessive pronoun + adjective. B) Adjective/participle + noun. C) Noun + participle/ adjective. D) Noun + verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun + participle/ adjective. 4. 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. 5. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate absolute phrase:The sun setting, ..... , we decided to head home. A) The sky became dark. B) We were tired. C) The sky turning orange. D) It was getting late. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sky turning orange. 6. 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. 7. Which word best completes this sentence using proper grammar? The wind ..... , the leaves danced in the air. A) Howling. B) Howls. C) Howled. D) With howled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Howling. 8. Which sentence correctly uses an appositive that is essential to the meaning and should *not* have commas? A) My friend, Leo, moved to a new state. B) The capital of Texas, Austin, is known for its music. C) Our car, a blue minivan, needs to be washed. D) The artist Picasso painted in many different styles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The artist Picasso painted in many different styles. 9. Complete the sentence:The crowd cheered for the team, their voices ..... with excitement. A) Fill. B) Filling. C) Fills. D) Filled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Filling. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase:The cake baked, ..... A) Because the recipe was followed. B) As the timer went off. C) Until it was done. D) Its aroma filling the kitchen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Its aroma filling the kitchen. 13. 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. 14. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence.Body shaking from the cold, the hitchhiker tried to flag a ride. A) A ride. 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. 15. Identify the absolute phrase in this sentence:'His confidence boosted, Mark entered the room.' A) The room. B) Boosted, Mark. C) Mark entered. D) His confidence boosted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His confidence boosted. 16. Which sentence contains an absolute phrase? A) The storm approaching, we took shelter. B) The sun setting, we prepared dinner. C) She sings beautifully. D) He ran quickly to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The storm approaching, we took shelter. 17. 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,. 18. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase: ..... , the team celebrated their victory. A) With the game over. B) Since they won. C) Because they were happy. D) After winning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With the game over. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. Identify the absolute phrase in this sentence:The sun setting beyond the hills, we admired the sunset. A) The sunset. B) Beyond the hills. C) We admired the sunset. D) The sun setting beyond the hills. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sun setting beyond the hills. 22. Which sentence contains an absolute phrase that adds emotional context? A) Their voices loud, they argued intensely. B) With the door closed, she studied quietly. C) The sun shining, we wore sunglasses. D) The tree swayed, its leaves rustling softly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their voices loud, they argued intensely. 23. Fill in the blank to create a sentence with a present-participle absolute phrase:The team walked off the court, their heads ..... low. A) To hang. B) Hang. C) Hung. D) Hanging. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hanging. 24. Identify the appositive.Running through the dark streets, the man, a known criminal, tried to get away, his feet pounding on the concrete. A) His feet pounding on the concrete. B) A known criminal. C) Through the dark streets. D) Running through the dark streets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A known criminal. 25. 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. 26. What do you call a noun or noun phrase that is used to rename the noun that comes before it? A) Dependent clause. B) Appositive. C) Participial phrase. D) Absolute. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appositive. 27. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase: ..... , the kids ran to the playground. A) The teacher writing. B) The game starting. C) The sky clear. D) The bell ringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The bell ringing. 28. 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. 29. 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: C) On Saturday, weather permitting, we will go to the park. 30. The boy watched, his eyes bulging in the dark. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) Other phrase. D) None of the above. 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