Adjective Phrases Quiz 17 (30 MCQs)

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1. Identify the verb that the adverb phrase in the sentence is describing:I had wanted a pet for a long time.
2. #5. Identify the highlighted group of words:He that would wear the crown must first bear the cross.
3. The trees in the park near my house are tall and .....
4. What question is the adjective phrase answering?The big box in the living room is a package my dad ordered.
5. Choose the Adverbial Phrase:The plane flew between the two buildings.
6. The leaves of this tree are glossy
7. #8a. Identify the highlighted group of words:Matthew, whose book bears his name, had once been a collector of Roman taxes.
8. He carried a sword stained 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.'?
10. The road leading to the church is very muddy
11. It's friendly and full of tricks. What a ..... dog!
12. What word does the adjective phrase modify? Cozy homes underneath the ground protect young lemmings.
13. How many adverb phrases do you find in the following sentence?On weekends my sister works until noon.
14. Fill in the blank with the appropriate adjective! That enormous, abandoned house is ..... at night.
15. What is the preposition in the following sentence:Basketball was first played in 1891.
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.
17. What is the noun being modified by the adjective phrase in the following example?The house {by the river} floods when it rains.
18. An adjective phrase is a prepositional phrase that describes .....
19. We can start by giving a great big smile.
20. I felt sorry for the ..... and poor man.
21. There is loud music and a lot of traffic. It's a ..... street.
22. Fill in the blank with the appropriate adjective! We have a ..... apartment, so we can easily host a party for a dozen people.
23. The cat with the bleeding ear has just been in a fight.
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.
25. Identify the adjective phrase in the sentence: "The small, furry dog barked loudly."
26. Identify the adjective phrase:Some of the pictures have already been developed.
27. Identify the adjective phrase:The pretty picture of my dog is right here.
28. Combine the two sentences placing the preposition at the beginning of the relative clause:Ron sold the house. He was born in it.
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.
30. Identify the verb that the adverb phrase in the sentence is describing:Leprechauns live over the rainbow.