This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the absolute phrase in this sentence:The runner crossed the finish line, his face beaming with joy. A) Beaming with joy. B) The runner. C) Crossed the finish line. D) His face beaming with joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His face beaming with joy. 2. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence: "Their expressions anxious yet hopeful, the students waited to hear their final grades." A) Anxious yet hopeful. B) To hear their final grades. C) Their expressions anxious yet hopeful. D) The students waited to hear their final grades. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their expressions anxious yet hopeful. 3. Which sentence uses a comma splice instead of a correct absolute phrase? A) My leg was broken, I couldn't play in the soccer game. B) His stomach growling loudly, Kevin decided it was time for lunch. C) She aced the test, a huge smile spreading across her face. D) The storm approaching, we quickly packed up our picnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My leg was broken, I couldn't play in the soccer game. 4. Complete the sentence:The clock ticking loudly, ..... , we tried to focus on our homework. A) The room was silent. B) The noise was annoying. C) The time flew by. D) Our minds distracted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Our minds distracted. 5. Which sentence part is the absolute phrase? (may be multiple answers)I heard Mrs. Sapphire yell at the noisy little kid in the neighbor's yard, her shrill scream rising in decibels in the calm, quiet stillness of the early morning. A) Her shrill scream rising in decibels in the calm. B) Quiet stillness of the early morning. C) I heard Mrs. Sapphire yell at the noisy little kid in the neighbor's yard,. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her shrill scream rising in decibels in the calm. 6. True or False:An absolute phrase contains a subject and a finite verb (like 'he ran' or 'she is'). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. True or False:An absolute phrase usually just modifies the subject of the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. The opening word in an absolute phrase is often a ..... A) Adjective. B) Possessive pronoun. C) Adverb. D) Pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Possessive pronoun. 9. What is the function of an absolute phrase? A) To replace the main verb. B) To show direct speech. C) To introduce a new subject. D) To add extra information or detail to the entire sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To add extra information or detail to the entire sentence. 10. True or False:Absolute phrases always contain a verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. What is the function of an absolute phrase in a sentence? A) To provide essential information. B) To give additional, non-essential information. C) To replace the main verb. D) To act as the main subject of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give additional, non-essential information. 12. Read the sentence:'The game finally over, the exhausted players trudged back to the locker room.' What specific meaning does the absolute phrase add to the main idea? A) It describes what the players were doing in the locker room. B) It tells the time or condition under which the players walked back. C) It contrasts the game with the players' feelings. D) It explains the reason why the players were exhausted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It tells the time or condition under which the players walked back. 13. Identify the absolute phrase in this sentence:'His heart racing, he approached the podium with confidence.' A) The podium. B) His heart racing. C) With confidence. D) He approached. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His heart racing. 14. I ate a huge bowl of my favorite ice cream, Blue Bell peppermint, last night. A) Of my favorite ice cream. B) I ate a huge bowl. C) Last night. D) Blue Bell peppermint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blue Bell peppermint. 15. Complete the sentence with the most logical absolute phrase: ..... , we decided to have a picnic in the park. A) The sky turning dark and stormy. B) The weather being perfect and sunny. C) All the food already eaten. D) The park closed for the day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The weather being perfect and sunny. 16. Which word best completes the absolute phrase: ..... , the storm passed quickly. A) The rain falling. B) The clouds dark. C) Wind howling. D) It was cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind howling. 17. Which of these is a basic definition of an absolute phrase? A) A group of words with its own subject and a participle or modifier. B) A phrase that starts with a preposition and ends with a noun. C) A complete sentence that can stand on its own. D) A phrase that functions as the main verb of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A group of words with its own subject and a participle or modifier. 18. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:The cat, purring softly, lay on the windowsill. A) The cat, purring softly. B) Purring softly. C) The cat. D) Lay on the windowsill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purring softly. 19. Which of the following sentences contains an appositive phrase? A) The cat, a small and agile creature, jumped over the fence. B) Running swiftly, the athlete crossed the finish line. C) The book on the table is mine. D) She sang beautifully, her voice echoing in the hall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cat, a small and agile creature, jumped over the fence. 20. Militibus profecturis A) When the soldiers are setting out. B) When the soldiers are about to set out. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the soldiers are about to set out. 21. True or False:An absolute phrase can include a participle. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Identify the absolute phrase.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) Running through the dark streets. C) Through the dark streets. D) A known criminal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His feet pounding on the concrete. 23. Which sentence contains both a prepositional phrase and an appositive? A) She walked quickly. B) He ran fast. C) The book, a bestseller, was on the shelf. D) The teacher, Ms. Green, taught us in the classroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The teacher, Ms. Green, taught us in the classroom. 24. Which sentence correctly expands 'The student read' by using an appositive, a prepositional phrase, AND an absolute phrase? A) The student, a voracious reader, read quietly in the library. B) His homework finally done, the student, a night owl, read his book until midnight. C) The student read his book, which was very interesting, before bed. D) The student, whose eyes were tired, read a book in his room. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His homework finally done, the student, a night owl, read his book until midnight. 25. What is the appositive(s)?Our teacher, Ms. McKinnon, was absent from school all week. A) Our teacher. B) Ms. McKinnon. C) Was absent. D) From school all week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ms. McKinnon. 26. Alright class, let's start with the basics. A prepositional phrase usually tells us 'where' or 'when'. Which of the following is a prepositional phrase? A) After school. B) My friend Leo. C) Was playing. D) Really funny. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After school. 27. True or False:Absolute phrases are always necessary for the sentence to be complete. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. True or False:In the sentence 'The popcorn ready, we started the movie, ' the phrase 'The popcorn ready' is an absolute phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Where would you put comma(s) in the sentence below?Eyes darting heart racing he stepped into the dark room. A) After darting. B) After racing. C) After stepped. D) After darting and racing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After darting and racing. 30. An appositive that adds extra, non-essential info needs commas around it. Which sentence uses commas correctly for the appositive phrase? A) My brother, Marco, is building a cool fort. B) My brother, Marco is building a cool fort. C) My brother Marco, is building a cool fort. D) My brother Marco is building, a cool fort. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My brother, Marco, is building a cool fort. ← 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 5Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 6Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 7Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books