This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Adjective Phrases – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adjective Phrases Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the case and number of the following noun-adjective phrase:puellae gravis. A) Genitive singular. B) Genitive plural. C) Dative singular. D) Accusative singular. E) Ablative singular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genitive singular. 2. 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. 3. Identify the function of the underlined word(s) in the sentence:Everyone stayed outside in spite of the pouring rain. A) Subject. B) Predicate. C) Object of the preposition. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Preposition. 4. 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) Bell tower. C) Earthquake. D) Domes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Church. 5. What is the adverb phrase in this sentence? She responded in a very rude way. A) Rude way. B) Responded. C) Very rude way. D) In a very rude way. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In a very rude way. 6. Find a noun phrase in the following sentence.The excited little girl with pigtails ran to her favorite rides. A) With pigtails. B) Little girl. C) The excited little girl with pigtails. D) Rides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The excited little girl with pigtails. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. Eric dances like a maniac. A) Time. B) Manner. C) Reason. D) Frequency. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Manner. 11. How many components do postmodifiers have? A) 3. B) 2. C) 1. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 12. 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,. 13. 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. 14. Find an adjective phrase in the following sentence.The excited little girl with pigtails ran to her favorite rides. A) With pigtails. B) Little girl. C) The excited little girl with pigtails. D) Rides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With pigtails. 15. Meryl Streep and Amy Adams, both of ..... are famous actresses, star in Julie and Julia. A) Whose. B) Them. C) Whom. D) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whom. 16. Identify the function of the underlined word(s) in the sentence:One of the best ideas came from Julie in our group today. A) Subject. B) Object of the preposition. C) Predicate. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Object of the preposition. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. Find an adjective phrase in the following sentence.Trees tumbled down the dangerous mountain path. A) Trees. B) The dangerous mountain path. C) Down the dangerous mountain path. D) The dangerous mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dangerous mountain. 24. 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) Spent; adverb. B) Flowers; adjective. C) Fishing; adverb. D) Ava; adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spent; adverb. 25. Avatar and 2012, neither of ..... I have seen yet, are science fiction movies. A) Them. B) Which. C) Whom. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which. 26. Identify the prepositional phrase that is acting as an adjective.We read newspapers from the past. A) Read newspapers. B) We read. C) From the past. D) Newspapers from. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From the past. 27. Monica adopted two kids from Morocco. A) Time. B) Place. C) Manner. D) Reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Place. 28. 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. 29. Which preposition best completes the sentence? The butterfly flapped its wings ..... the next flower. A) To. B) Into. C) Toward. D) Onto. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onto. 30. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAdjective Phrases Quiz 1Adjective 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