This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Adjective Phrases – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adjective Phrases Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the adverb phrase referring to? Helga's cousin from New Orleans waited in the living room. A) Waited. B) Helga. C) Cousin. D) New Orleans. E) Room. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waited. 2. Noun modified:My favorite writer of science fiction is Ray Bradbury. A) Writer. B) Fiction. C) Ray Bradbury. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Writer. 3. Which noun is being modified by the prepositional phrase? Our neighborhood was once a home for young workers. A) Was. B) Neighborhood. C) Workers. D) Home. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Home. 4. Everyone enjoys a relaxing day at the beach. What are the THREE adjectives? A) At, the, beach. B) Enjoys, beach, day. C) Everyone, enjoys, a. D) Relaxing, a, the. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relaxing, a, the. 5. Which noun is being modified by the prepositional phrase? Their role in the community's history was important. A) Community's. B) History. C) Role. D) Important. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Role. 6. Find the Verb Phrase:"Steve was working hard on the project." A) Hard. B) Was working hard. C) Steve. D) Was working. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was working hard. 7. The rich woman, who was tired of losing her keys, decided to hire an assistant to carry them around for her. A) The rich woman, tired of losing her keys, decided to hire an assistant to carry them around for her. B) The rich woman, having tired of losing her keys, decided to hire an assistant to carry them around for her. C) The rich woman, tiring of losing her keys, decided to hire an assistant to carry them around for her. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rich woman, tired of losing her keys, decided to hire an assistant to carry them around for her. 8. Which is an example of Adjective Prepositional Phrase or APP? A) With the pink fur. B) Wearing black green and white. C) Has hot and cold. D) The green can. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With the pink fur. 9. Identify the adjective phrase in the sentence below.The mug on my desk belongs to my co-worker. A) Belongs to my co-worker. B) The mug. C) My desk belongs. D) On my desk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On my desk. 10. Find the Adjective Phrase:"A friend in need is a friend indeed." A) In need. B) Friend indeed. C) Is a friend. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In need. 11. What does an adjective phrase answer? A) How? When? Where? How often? To what extent?. B) Who?. C) What?. D) To whom? For whom? What kind? How many? Which one?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To whom? For whom? What kind? How many? Which one?. 12. As the map shows, some sharks prefer cold waters, and others live mostly in warm tropical oceans. Find the prepositional phrase and identify what type it is. A) Others live-adverb phrase. B) In warm tropical oceans-adverb phrase. C) As the map shows-adjective phrase. D) Prefer cold waters-adverb phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In warm tropical oceans-adverb phrase. 13. Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.The boy with a broken leg had been injured during a soccer game. A) Boy; adjective. B) Injured; adverb. C) Leg; adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Injured; adverb. 14. Find the adjective phrase:She ate a very cold, mouth-watering vanilla ice cream in the kitchen. A) Cold mouth-watering. B) Vanilla ice cream. C) In the kitchen. D) She ate a. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the kitchen. 15. What is the adjective phrase referring to? Elizabeth's essay about Queen Victoria was amazing. A) Elizabeth. B) Essay. C) Queen Victoria. D) Was. E) Amazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Essay. 16. Which of the following sentence is WRONG? A) That's the teacher to that you spoke yesterday. B) That's the teacher to whom you spoke yesterday. C) That's the teacher whom you spoke to yesterday. D) That's the teacher I spoke to yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That's the teacher to that you spoke yesterday. 17. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:Let's hold our meeting after lunch. A) After lunch. B) Our meeting after lunch. C) Our meeting. D) Let's hold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After lunch. 18. The Karmen-Ghia used to be ..... sports car. A) A fine German. B) A fine, German. C) A German, fine. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A fine German. 19. What is the adjective phrase in this sentence? The teacher ate an apple of red color. A) Of red color. B) Apple of red color. C) Teacher. D) Ate an apple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of red color. 20. Which one of these sentences does not include an adjective phrase? A) The house beyond that hill was built two years ago. B) The most exciting game of the season occurred yesterday. C) Elaine was unhappy with the predictable movie plot. D) The woman in the business suit is distributing free tickets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elaine was unhappy with the predictable movie plot. 21. Identify the prepositional phrase that is acting as an adjective.During WWII young people from the South came here to work. A) Young people. B) Came here to work. C) From the South. D) During WWII. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From the South. 22. The books which were published that year are expensive. A) The books published that year are expensive. B) The books which published that year are expensive. C) The books were published that year are expensive. D) The books publishing that year are expensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The books published that year are expensive. 23. Identify the noun that is modified by the adjective phrase.The mission was named for Saint John Capistrano, who was an Italian theologian of the 1400's. A) 1400's. B) Mission. C) Saint John Capistrano. D) Theologian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saint John Capistrano. 24. An ADJECTIVE PHRASE can be A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE.Find the adjective prepositional phrase:Quietly, he told the tale of his adventure. A) Told the tale. B) Of his adventure. C) He told. D) Quietly, he. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of his adventure. 25. Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.With great skill, the doctor removed several tiny shards of glass. A) Removed; adverb. B) Shards; adjective. C) Doctor; adjective. D) With great skill; adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shards; adjective. 26. Which preposition should be used to make the sentence correct? The plane crashed ..... the meadow. A) Across. B) Below. C) Above. D) Within. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Across. 27. What are the prepositional phrases in this sentence? Tacoma Community College is hosting a writers' conference in November. A) Is hosting a writers' conference. B) In November. C) Both A and B. D) Neither A or B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In November. 28. Find the adjective prepositional phrase:The loud sound of the cymbals was deafening. A) Of the cymbals. B) Was deafening. C) The loud sound. D) Sound of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of the cymbals. 29. What is the adjective phrase in this sentence? He wore a suit of black color A) Of black color. B) A suit. C) He wore. D) Suit of black color. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suit of black color. 30. What is the prepositional phrase? We must finish our project before the holidays. A) Our project. B) Must finish our project. C) Before the holidays. D) We must finish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before the holidays. 31. Identify the case and number of the following noun-adjective phrase:puellae gravis. A) Genitive plural. B) Genitive singular. C) Dative singular. D) Ablative singular. E) Accusative singular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genitive singular. 32. Noun modified:The loud crash of the cymbals was deafening. A) Crash. B) Cymbals. C) Deafening. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crash. 33. Identify the function of the underlined word(s) in the sentence:Everyone stayed outside in spite of the pouring rain. A) Preposition. B) Subject. C) Predicate. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preposition. 34. Identify the noun being modified by the adjective phrase.The church, which stood five stories high and was topped by domes and a bell tower, collapsed in an earthquake in 1812. A) Church. B) Domes. C) Earthquake. D) Bell tower. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Church. 35. What is the adverb phrase in this sentence? She responded in a very rude way. A) In a very rude way. B) Very rude way. C) Responded. D) Rude way. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a very rude way. 36. Find a noun phrase in the following sentence.The excited little girl with pigtails ran to her favorite rides. A) The excited little girl with pigtails. B) Little girl. C) Rides. D) With pigtails. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The excited little girl with pigtails. 37. Which of the underlined group of words is functioning as an adjective? A) I read that book last year and really enjoyed it. B) Climbing mountains is so much fun for for people who like adventure. C) The lip gloss, which is pink and glittery, is perfect for your costume. D) She was going for a run after school yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The lip gloss, which is pink and glittery, is perfect for your costume. 38. Everyone was home for the new year. What could be ..... than that? A) More good. B) Better. C) More better. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Better. 39. Which type of phrase is this? The very small kitten jumped at the big dog. A) A adverbial phrase, because it tells how the kitten did it. B) A adjective phrase, because it tells that the kitten was tiny and the dog was large. Also, the adjective describes the noun. C) A adverbial phrase, because it says that the kitten jumped. D) A adjective phrase, because it tells has 9 words and has a verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A adjective phrase, because it tells that the kitten was tiny and the dog was large. Also, the adjective describes the noun. 40. Eric dances like a maniac. A) Manner. B) Reason. C) Time. D) Frequency. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manner. 41. How many components do postmodifiers have? A) 3. B) 4. C) 2. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 42. Japanese is a written language that consists of 3 types of writing, kanji, hiragana, and katakana. A) Which consists of 3 types of writing,. B) Consists of 3 types of writing,. C) Consisting of 3 types of writing,. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consisting of 3 types of writing,. 43. Identify the adjective phrase in the sentence below.Some of the pictures have already been developed. A) The pictures have. B) Of the pictures. C) Some of the. D) Been developed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of the pictures. 44. Find an adjective phrase in the following sentence.The excited little girl with pigtails ran to her favorite rides. A) Rides. B) The excited little girl with pigtails. C) Little girl. D) With pigtails. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With pigtails. 45. Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, both of ..... are famous actresses, star in Julie and Julia. A) Who. B) Them. C) Whom. D) Whose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whom. 46. Identify the function of the underlined word(s) in the sentence:One of the best ideas came from Julie in our group today. A) Predicate. B) Preposition. C) Subject. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object of the preposition. 47. What is the adverbial phrase in the sentence? Noises echoed throughout the cavern. A) Throughout the cavern. B) Noises echoed. C) The cavern. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Throughout the cavern. 48. Identify the adjective phrase in the sentence below.The bike with the blue handle bars is my brothers. A) The bike. B) With blue handle bars. C) Is my brothers. D) My brothers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With blue handle bars. 49. Which one has an adjective phrase. A) Good nutrition is important for health. B) My brother is older than me. C) At breakfast we eat fruit and cereal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My brother is older than me. 50. What do adjective phrases do? A) Modify nouns. B) Tell you how, when, where, how much, why. C) Modify verbs. D) Jump up and down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modify nouns. 51. How many adjective phrases are there in this sentence: "A fine meal was served up, but the young prince ate not a morsel, so intently was he busied in gazing on her." A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 0. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 52. I did poorly on the test, which was in Biology, and cried for hours when I got home. A) I did poorly on the test. B) And cried for hours. C) Which was in Biology. D) When I got home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Which was in Biology. 53. Find an adjective phrase in the following sentence.Trees tumbled down the dangerous mountain path. A) Down the dangerous mountain path. B) Trees. C) The dangerous mountain path. D) The dangerous mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dangerous mountain. 54. Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.Throughout the spring, Ava spent much time picking flowers. A) Flowers; adjective. B) Ava; adjective. C) Fishing; adverb. D) Spent; adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spent; adverb. 55. Avatar and 2012, neither of ..... I have seen yet, are science fiction movies. A) Which. B) It. C) Whom. D) Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which. 56. Identify the prepositional phrase that is acting as an adjective.We read newspapers from the past. A) From the past. B) We read. C) Read newspapers. D) Newspapers from. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From the past. 57. Monica adopted two kids from Morocco. A) Time. B) Reason. C) Place. D) Manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Place. 58. Which of these is NOT an Adjectival phrase? A) She tasted the rich, milky chocolate. B) He threw the ball. C) He wore his Blue T-shirt. D) She had horrible yellow teeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He threw the ball. 59. Which preposition best completes the sentence? The butterfly flapped its wings ..... the next flower. A) Onto. B) To. C) Into. D) Toward. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onto. 60. Noun modified:A man with a long beard came to see me. A) Man. B) Beard. C) Me. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Man. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAdjective Phrases Quiz 2Adjective Phrases Quiz 3Adjective Phrases Quiz 4Adjective Phrases Quiz 5Adjective Phrases Quiz 6Adjective Phrases Quiz 7Adjective Phrases Quiz 8Adjective Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books