This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Adjective Phrases – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adjective Phrases Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the verb that the adverb phrase in the sentence is describing:I had wanted a pet for a long time. A) Had wanted. B) A pet. C) For a long time. D) A long time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had wanted. 2. #5. Identify the highlighted group of words:He that would wear the crown must first bear the cross. A) Adjective clause. B) Participle phrase. C) Prepositional phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective clause. 3. The trees in the park near my house are tall and ..... A) Cheap. B) White. C) Windy. D) Shady. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shady. 4. What question is the adjective phrase answering?The big box in the living room is a package my dad ordered. A) Which box. B) What did he order. C) Which dad. D) Which room. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which box. 5. Choose the Adverbial Phrase:The plane flew between the two buildings. A) The plane flew. B) The two. C) Between. D) Between the two buildings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Between the two buildings. 6. The leaves of this tree are glossy A) Are glossy. B) Of this tree. C) Trees are glossy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trees are glossy. 7. #8a. Identify the highlighted group of words:Matthew, whose book bears his name, had once been a collector of Roman taxes. A) Adjective clause. B) Participle phrase. C) Prepositional phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective clause. 8. He carried a sword stained with blood. A) Carried a sword. B) With blood. C) Stained with blood. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With blood. 9. Which group of words is an adjective clause in the sentence 'Uncle Nestor worked for a while on a ship that sailed the Caribbean.'? A) Uncle Nestor worked. B) For a while. C) On a ship. D) That sailed the Caribbean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That sailed the Caribbean. 10. The road leading to the church is very muddy A) Is very muddy. B) Road leading to the church. C) The road leading to the church. D) Leading to the church. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leading to the church. 11. It's friendly and full of tricks. What a ..... dog! A) Similar. B) Noisy. C) Young. D) Nice. E) Bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nice. 12. What word does the adjective phrase modify? Cozy homes underneath the ground protect young lemmings. A) Cozy. B) Homes. C) Lemmings. D) Young. E) Protect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homes. 13. How many adverb phrases do you find in the following sentence?On weekends my sister works until noon. A) 4. B) 1. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 14. Fill in the blank with the appropriate adjective! That enormous, abandoned house is ..... at night. A) Comforting. B) Terrifying. C) Crowded. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Terrifying. 15. What is the preposition in the following sentence:Basketball was first played in 1891. A) Played. B) First. C) Was. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 16. Is this a adjective clause or phraseMy uncle told me a funny story about a mistake that he made at a hotel in Paris. A) Adjective clause. B) Adjectivephrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective clause. 17. What is the noun being modified by the adjective phrase in the following example?The house {by the river} floods when it rains. A) The house. B) Floods. C) Rains. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The house. 18. An adjective phrase is a prepositional phrase that describes ..... A) Nouns and pronouns. B) Verbs. C) Adjectives. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nouns and pronouns. 19. We can start by giving a great big smile. A) Noun Phrase. B) Prepositional Phrase. C) Verb phrase. D) Adjective Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun Phrase. 20. I felt sorry for the ..... and poor man. A) Evil. B) Annoying. C) Brave. D) Old. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Old. 21. There is loud music and a lot of traffic. It's a ..... street. A) Bad. B) Similar. C) Noisy. D) Nice. E) Young. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noisy. 22. Fill in the blank with the appropriate adjective! We have a ..... apartment, so we can easily host a party for a dozen people. A) Tiny. B) Spacious. C) Confusing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spacious. 23. The cat with the bleeding ear has just been in a fight. A) Ear. B) Bleeding. C) Cat. D) Fight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cat. 24. Change the adjective clauses in parentheses to adjective phrases. Recent studies ..... (that were conducted) on happiness indicate that a number of factors contribute to how we feel. A) Conducted. B) Was conducted. C) Was conducting. D) Conducting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conducted. 25. Identify the adjective phrase in the sentence: "The small, furry dog barked loudly." A) Small, furry. B) Barked loudly. C) The small dog. D) The furry dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Small, furry. 26. Identify the adjective phrase:Some of the pictures have already been developed. A) Been developed. B) Some of the. C) Of the pictures. D) The pictures have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of the pictures. 27. Identify the adjective phrase:The pretty picture of my dog is right here. A) Picture of my dog. B) The pretty Picture. C) Is right here. D) Of my dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Of my dog. 28. Combine the two sentences placing the preposition at the beginning of the relative clause:Ron sold the house. He was born in it. A) Ron sold the house that he was born in it. B) Ron sold the house in which he was born. C) Ron sold the house in whom he was born in. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ron sold the house in which he was born. 29. Is this an adjective phrase or clause?It turns out that Uncle Nestor had confused the word for blanket with the word meaning flag. A) Adjective clause. B) Adjectivephrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjectivephrase. 30. Identify the verb that the adverb phrase in the sentence is describing:Leprechauns live over the rainbow. A) Rainbow. B) Live. C) Leprechauns. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Live. ← 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