This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Adjective Phrases – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adjective Phrases Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. His shoes are ..... and smelly. A) Dirty. B) Broken. C) Red. D) Hot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dirty. 2. The frog's skin is wet and ..... A) Slimy. B) Shiny. C) Long. D) Furry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slimy. 3. My classmates and I found out by looking through a magnifying glass. A) Prepositional Phrase. B) Noun Phrase. C) Verb phrase. D) Adverb Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun Phrase. 4. What type of words can adjective phrases modify? A) Any type of word. B) Nouns and pronouns. C) Verbs, adjective, and adverbs. D) Nouns and verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nouns and pronouns. 5. Television networks nowadays offer very poor tv shows. A) Adjective Phrase. B) Adverb Phrase. C) Verb phrase. D) Noun Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective Phrase. 6. Where should adjective phrases be placed in a sentence? A) Before a noun/pronoun. B) Both options are correct. C) After a noun/pronoun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both options are correct. 7. "Despite threats of being arrested, Sen. Trillanes files a new Senate resolution." What NOUN phrase is used in the sentence? A) A new Senate resolution. B) Of being arrested. C) Sen. Trillanes files. D) Despite threats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A new Senate resolution. 8. What is the adjective phrase in the following example? My uncle with the lake house invited us to stay. A) My uncle. B) With the lake house. C) Invited us to stay. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With the lake house. 9. The opposite of thin is ..... A) Far. B) Fat. C) Full. D) Fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fat. 10. Draw a picture of your school A) Of your school. B) Draw a picture. C) A picture of your school. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of your school. 11. #6c. Identify the highlighted group of words:The people of France are descendants of the ancient Gauls with whom Caesar fought. A) Adjective clause. B) Participle phrase. C) Prepositional phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective clause. 12. Which noun is being modified by the prepositional phrase?We read the newspapers from the past. A) Newspapers. B) Read. C) Past. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Newspapers. 13. #4a. Identify the highlighted group of words:Smitten with leprosy, Miriam, who had rebelled against her brother, left the camp of Israel. A) Adjective clause. B) Participle phrase. C) Prepositional phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle phrase. 14. The police in the car are coming to get me. A) Car. B) Police. C) Me. D) Get. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Police. 15. What is the adjective phrase in the following example? The present inside the big box is mine. A) The present. B) Inside the big box. C) Is mine. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inside the big box. 16. Select correct punctuation: A) The fact that gum is bad for your teeth has been proved by many dentists. B) The fact that gum is bad for your teeth, has been proved by many dentists. C) The fact that gum is bad for your teeth has been proved, by many dentists. D) The fact, that gum is bad for your teeth, has been proved by many dentists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The fact that gum is bad for your teeth has been proved by many dentists. 17. Hilda's father bought her a ..... and expensive present for her birthday. A) Cheap. B) Special. C) Ugly. D) Boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Special. 18. What is the noun being modified by the adjective phrase in the following example? The announcement {during class} interrupted the lesson. A) The announcement. B) Interrupted. C) The lesson. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The announcement. 19. The pretzel in the salt is hot! A) Salt. B) The. C) Hot. D) Pretzel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pretzel. 20. When Mr Smith reached home, he was tired and ..... A) Crying. B) Strong. C) Hungry. D) Weird. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hungry. 21. Identify the noun phrase in the sentence: "She took a long shower after her workout." A) After her workout. B) A long shower. C) Took a shower. D) Her workout. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A long shower. 22. Identify the adjective phrase in the sentence:The old man with a long beard is my grandfather. A) The old man. B) The old man with. C) Is my grandfather. D) With a long beard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With a long beard. 23. What type of phrase is it? Jack bought the flowers for his mother. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 24. What word does the adjective phrase modify? Do these animals follow a pattern of self-destruction? A) Follow. B) Animals. C) Pattern. D) Destruction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pattern. 25. After which of these words we NEVER put a comma in adjective clauses? A) Which. B) That. C) Who. D) Whom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That. 26. What is the adjective clause in this sentence?A polar bear uses his front paws and short, sharp claws for holding on to prey that is slippery. A) His front paws. B) On to the prey. C) That is slippery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That is slippery. 27. The prepositional phrase "of her Poptart" modifies (or describes) what word in the following sentence:Hailey gave her teacher half of her Poptart. A) Teacher. B) Hailey. C) Half. D) Gave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Half. 28. These ripe mangoes are sweet and ..... A) Disgusting. B) Spicy. C) Bitter. D) Juicy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Juicy. 29. Adjective phrases are prepositional phrases that modifies (or describes) ..... A) A verb, an adjective, or another adverb. B) A noun or a pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A noun or a pronoun. 30. Fill in the blank with the appropriate adjective phrase! My room is ..... , because I haven't had any time to tidy up. A) Incredibly clean. B) Really messy. C) Plain, white. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Really messy. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAdjective Phrases Quiz 1Adjective Phrases Quiz 2Adjective Phrases Quiz 3Adjective Phrases Quiz 4Adjective Phrases Quiz 5Adjective Phrases Quiz 6Adjective Phrases Quiz 7Adjective Phrases Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books