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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the object of the adjective phrase:Raphael enjoys reading articles about early space exploration. A) Exploration. B) Raphael. C) Reading. D) Enjoys. E) Articles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exploration. 2. Find the adjective phrase:Dianne cooked a delightful exotic Caribbean dish. A) Dianne cooked. B) Caribbean dish. C) A delightful exotic. D) Delightful exotic Caribbean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Delightful exotic Caribbean. 3. Find the Adjective Phrase:"Quietly, he told the tale of his adventure." A) He told. B) Of his adventure. C) Told the tale. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of his adventure. 4. Which word heads the adjective phrase in the sentence, "Students upset about the rising cost of tuition staged a rally." ? A) Upset. B) About rising. C) Staged. D) Tuition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Upset. 5. Find the Verb Phrase:"Sarah is giving a present to Mark." A) Is giving. B) Giving. C) Is. D) Giving present. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is giving. 6. What is the object of the adverb phrase(s)? Helga's cousin from New Orleans waited in the living room. A) Waited. B) Helga. C) Room. D) Cousin. E) New Orleans. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Room. 7. What is the adjective phrase(s) referring to? Herbert watched an informative video on the air battles of World War II. A) Video, battles. B) Air battles. C) Herbert. D) World War II. E) Informative video. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Video, battles. 8. Find the adjective prepositional phrase:The pie needs four cups of fruit. A) Needs four. B) Pie needs. C) Four cups. D) Of fruit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Of fruit. 9. What is the adjective phrase in this sentence? The dog tore up a pillow of feathers. A) The dog. B) Pillow of feathers. C) Tore up. D) Of feathers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pillow of feathers. 10. "Old" in "an old friend" is A) Inherent. B) Non-inherent. C) All of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-inherent. 11. What is the adjective phrase in the sentence below? Dr. Charles Drew's accomplishments in medicine were remarkable and continue to save lives today. A) Were remarkable. B) Continue to save lives. C) In medicine. D) Dr. Charles Drew. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In medicine. 12. The orchestra rehearses in the auditorium. A) Place. B) Manner. C) Frequency. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Place. 13. Identify the noun being modified by the adjective phrase.The mission's large stone church, which was called the Great Stone Church, was once the largest stone structure west of the Mississippi River. A) Mississippi River. B) Church. C) Structure. D) Great Stone Church. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Church. 14. Noun modified:They show great respect for their elders. A) They. B) Respect. C) Elders. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Respect. 15. What is the infinitive phrase? I wanted to give him directions to the store, but he didn't want to. A) To give him directions. B) To the store. C) To. D) Didn't want to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give him directions. 16. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:A large piano stood inside the music room. A) Stood inside. B) A large piano. C) Piano stood. D) Inside the music room. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inside the music room. 17. Noun modified:The pie needs four cups of fruit. A) Pie. B) Cups. C) Fruit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cups. 18. Noun modified by a prepositional phrase:Quietly, he told the tale of his adventure. A) He. B) His. C) Adventure. D) Tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tale. 19. What is the head in adjective phrase in this sentence: "They sent for the best hairdresser they could get to make up their headpieces and adjust their hairdos" . A) For. B) Best. C) The. D) Hairdresser. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Best. 20. Correct or incorrect? Are the relative pronoun, subject(s) and verb(s) in the dependent/subordinate clauses written correctly? Classes that have fewer than 30 students are better than large classes. A) Incorrect verb. B) Incorrect subject. C) Incorrect relative pronoun. D) All are correct. E) All are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are correct. 21. Identify the prepositional phrase acting as an adjective.Our class did research about the Oakwood's history. A) About the Oakwood's history. B) Did research. C) Research about the Oakwood's history. D) Our class. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About the Oakwood's history. 22. Which type of phrase is this? I'll do it in a minute. A) Adjective phrase, because it tells when he will do it. B) Adverbial phrase, because it has six words in it. C) Adjective phrase, because there are many adjectives. D) Adverbial phrase, because it acts as an adverb and it tells when or how often it will happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverbial phrase, because it acts as an adverb and it tells when or how often it will happen. 23. Identify the case and number of the following noun-adjective phrase:ager bonus. A) Ablative singular. B) Accusative singular. C) Nominative singular. D) Genitive plural. E) Dative singular. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nominative singular. 24. His share of the money, which consisted of $ 100, 000, was given to him on Monday. A) His share of the money, consisted of $ 100, 000, was given to him on Monday. B) His share of the money, consisting of $ 100, 000, was given to him on Monday. C) His share of the money which consisted of $ 100, 000 was given to him on Monday. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His share of the money, consisting of $ 100, 000, was given to him on Monday. 25. Which noun is being modified by the prepositional phrase? During WWII, young workers from the South came here to work. A) Work. B) Workers. C) South. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Workers. 26. Identify the adjective phrase.The mission's large stone church, which was called the Great Stone Church, was once the largest stone structure west of the Mississippi River. A) The mission's large stone church. B) Which was called the Great Stone Church. C) Was once the largest stone structure. D) Was once the largest stone structure west of the Mississippi River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which was called the Great Stone Church. 27. Which noun is being modified by the prepositional phrase? Our class did research about the Oakwood's history. A) Research. B) Oakwood's. C) Class. D) History. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Research. 28. "Almost" is ..... A) Participle. B) Determiner word. C) Degree word. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Degree word. 29. What does the underlined prepositional phrase describe in the following sentence? I have read books about Abraham Lincoln many times. A) Books. B) I. C) Times. D) Have read. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Books. 30. The Wizard of Oz, the Godfather and China Town, all of ..... I have seen, are classics. A) It. B) Which. C) Whom. D) Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which. 31. Which word heads the adjective phrase in the sentence, "That old food tastes awfully bad." ? A) Bad. B) Food. C) Awfully. D) Tastes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bad. 32. How many adjective prepositional phrase/s is/are there? Dan bought a colorful bouquet of fresh flowers for Rin. A) 2. B) 3. C) 1. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 33. What does an adjective phrase modify? A) Pronouns. B) Modify verbs, adjectives, or another adverb. C) Nouns or pronouns or tells us something about the noun it's modifying. D) Prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nouns or pronouns or tells us something about the noun it's modifying. 34. What is the adjective phrase in this sentence? The tour guide talked about the buildings of the 19th century. A) About the buildings of the 19th century. B) Tour guide. C) Of the 19th century. D) Buildings of the 19th century. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of the 19th century. 35. Identify the noun that is modified by the adjective phrase.It was one of the many missions that were founded by the Spanish priest Junipero Serra in the 1700's. A) Missions. B) Founded. C) Junipero Serra. D) Priest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Missions. 36. I know the student who is sitting in front row of the theater. A) I know the student who is sitting in front row of the theater. B) I know the student sitting in front row of the theater. C) I know the student sits in front row of the theater. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I know the student sitting in front row of the theater. 37. What is the object of the adverb phrase(s)? With great skill, the doctor removed the glass. A) Doctor. B) Removed. C) Glass. D) Great. E) Skill. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Skill. 38. What question does the phrase answer? Barbara's bicycle with the basket should be moved soon. A) Whose. B) When. C) Which one. D) What kind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Which one. 39. What is the object of the adjective phrase(s)? Herbert watched an informative video on the air battles of World War II. A) Video, World War II. B) Informative, video. C) Herbert, watched. D) Battles. E) World War II, battles. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) World War II, battles. 40. Identify the adjective phrase.The mission was named for Saint John Capistrano, who was an Italian theologian of the 1400's. A) Who was an Italian. B) For Saint John Capistrano. C) Who was an Italian theologian of the 1400's. D) The mission was named. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Who was an Italian theologian of the 1400's. 41. The people who worked there got a raise last year. A) The people worked there got a raise last year. B) The people who worked there got a raise last year. C) The people working there got a raise last year. D) The people work there got a raise last year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The people working there got a raise last year. 42. What is the adverb phrase referring to? With great skill, the doctor removed the glass. A) Great. B) Doctor. C) Skill. D) Removed. E) Glass. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Removed. 43. Select the adjective in the sentence.Jeremy handled the breakable glasses very carefully. A) Very. B) Breakable. C) Carefully. D) Glasses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breakable. 44. How many semantic functions does adjective phrase have? A) 4. B) 2. C) 5. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 45. What is the noun modified by the underlined adjective phrase? Quietly, he told the tale of his adventure. A) His. B) He. C) Tale. D) Adventure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tale. 46. What is the object of the adjective phrase? Elizabeth's essay about Queen Victoria was amazing. A) Was. B) Essay. C) Queen Victoria. D) Elizabeth. E) Amazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Queen Victoria. 47. Identify the prepositional phrase that is acting as an adjective.Our neighborhood was once a home for young workers. A) Neighborhood was. B) Our neighborhood. C) Was once a home. D) For young workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For young workers. 48. What is the object of the adjective phrase:Sonya is good at soccer. A) Sonya. B) Soccer. C) Good. D) At. E) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Soccer. 49. Which one of these words in the following sentence is a preposition? According to police, Miller was arrested immediately after he committed the crime. A) After. B) Was. C) The. D) According to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) According to. 50. Identify the adjective phrase.It was one of the many missions that were founded by the Spanish priest Junipero Serra in the 1700's. A) One of the many missions. B) That were founded by the Spanish priest Junipero Serra in the 1700's. C) Founded by the the Spanish priest. D) It was one the many missions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That were founded by the Spanish priest Junipero Serra in the 1700's. 51. Find the Adjective Phrase:"My favorite writer of science fiction is Ray Bradbury." A) My favorite writer. B) Of science fiction. C) Is Ray Bradbury. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of science fiction. 52. Find the adjective phrase:The pie needs four cups of fruit. A) Pie needs. B) Four cups. C) Of fruit. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of fruit. 53. What noun does the underlined Adjective Phrase modify? I built a model railroad with many cars. A) I. B) Built. C) Cars. D) Railroad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Railroad. 54. Identify 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) The church. B) Which stood five stories high and was topped by domes and a bell tower. C) Which stood five stories high. D) Collapsed in an earthquake in 1812. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Which stood five stories high and was topped by domes and a bell tower. 55. Find the adjective prepositional phrase:Quietly, he told the tale of his adventure. A) Quietly, he. B) Of his adventure. C) He told. D) Told the tale. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of his adventure. 56. Which one of these words in the following sentence is the object of the preposition? Then they led the pony into the barn and gave it some fresh hay and water. A) Into. B) Barn. C) And. D) Hay and water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barn. 57. What is the adjective phrase of this sentence? Her face with no expressions made the coach feel as though she wasn't listening. A) Face with no expressions. B) As though she wasn't listening. C) The coach feel as. D) Her face. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Face with no expressions. 58. What part of speech is the underlined word? Put your hand down. A) Preposition. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 59. Identify the case and number of the following noun-adjective phrase:ager gravis. A) Nominative plural. B) Genitive plural. C) Accusative singular. D) Ablative singular. E) Nominative singular. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Nominative singular. 60. How is an adjective phrase different from an adverb phrase? A) An adjective phrase modifies a noun; an adverb phrase modifies a verb. B) An adjective phrase modifies an adjective; an adverb phrase modifies an adverb. C) An adjective phrase describes an action; an adverb phrase describes a person, place or thing. D) An adjective phrase contains a pronoun; an adverb phrase does not. 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