This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Adjective Phrases – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adjective Phrases Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.Throughout the spring, Ava spent her time in the garden. A) Flowers; adjective. B) Ava; adjective. C) Time; adverb. D) Spent; adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spent; adverb. 2. Katherine has a job interview in two days. A) Frequency. B) Reason. C) Place. D) Time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Time. 3. What does an adverb phrase modify? A) A phrase. B) Modify verbs, adjectives, or another adverb. C) Modify nouns or pronouns or tells us something about the noun it's modifying. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Modify verbs, adjectives, or another adverb. 4. Find the Verb Phrase:"Mary will have been playing the flute for ten years next month." A) Will. B) Will have been. C) Playing. D) Will have been playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will have been playing. 5. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:Look down the mountain, and tell me what you see. A) Look down. B) Tell me. C) Down the mountain. D) What you see. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Down the mountain. 6. Find the adjective phrase:Adam became principal of the school last Thursday. A) Adam became. B) Of the school. C) School last Thursday. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of the school. 7. What is the object of the adjective phrase(s)? Helga's cousin from New Orleans waited in the living room. A) New Orleans. B) Waited. C) Room. D) Helga. E) Cousin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) New Orleans. 8. Which preposition should be used to make the sentence correct? You are the wind ..... my wings. A) Underneath. B) Beneath. C) Below. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beneath. 9. Exclamatory adjective sentences: A) Is used in exclamation. B) Follow the nouns they modify. C) Have personal reference. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is used in exclamation. 10. Natasha wanted to take a course with ..... professor. A) That interesting new Japanese. B) That interesting, new, Japanese, economics. C) That Japanese interesting, new economics. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That interesting, new, Japanese, economics. 11. Which word heads the adjective phrase in the sentence, "The highly emotive actor gave a wonderful performance." ? A) Performance. B) Emotive. C) Highly. D) Wonderful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotive. 12. What type of phrase is this? Jack will sit in silence. A) Adjective phrase, because in silence is describing how he is sitting. B) Adverbial phrase, because sit in silence is functioning as an adverb. C) Adjective phrase, because it tells that he is sitting. D) Adverbial phrase, because it modifies a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial phrase, because sit in silence is functioning as an adverb. 13. Which of the following completes the sentence, 'The physics theories, ..... are needed in the exam.'? A) All of whom are hard to understand. B) All of them are hard to understand. C) All of which are hard to understand. D) All of it are hard to understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of which are hard to understand. 14. Which word heads the adjective phrase in the sentence, "She is rather fond of skiing." ? A) Rather. B) Fond. C) Skiing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fond. 15. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:The class traveled through Spain and Italy. A) The class traveled. B) Through Spain. C) Through Spain and Italy. D) Traveled through. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Through Spain and Italy. 16. What is the adjective phrase referring to? Raphael enjoys reading articles about early space exploration. A) Space. B) Exploration. C) Raphael. D) Articles. E) Enjoys. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Articles. 17. Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.Chase watched an interesting video on the tank battles of World War II. A) Watched; adverb. B) Video; adjective. C) Chase; adjective. D) Interesting; adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Video; adjective. 18. Find the adjective prepositional phrase:They show great respect for their elders. A) They show great. B) For their elders. C) Their elders. D) Great respect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For their elders. 19. Which sentence has an Adjective phrase A) Jack brought the flowers for his mother. B) We must finish our project before the holidays. C) The carpenter hit the nail with a hammer. D) The candy was dark chocolate brown. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The candy was dark chocolate brown. 20. Find the adjective prepositional phrase:A friend in need is a friend indeed. A) Is a friend. B) Friend indeed. C) A friend. D) In need. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In need. 21. Select the noun from the sentence below that the adjective phrase (by the park) modifies/describes My friend is going to the school by the park. A) Going. B) School. C) Friend. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) School. 22. How many syntactic functions does adjective phrase have? A) 4. B) 7. C) 6. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6. 23. The car which is being parked there is Ferarri. A) The car parked there is Ferarri. B) The car being parked there is Ferarri. C) The car parking there is Ferarri. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The car being parked there is Ferarri. 24. Which preposition best completes the sentence? She went ..... the church. A) Between. B) On. C) Over. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 25. Correct or incorrect? Are the independent and the dependent/subordinate clauses written correctly? The electrician which works down the street can do the job for us. A) Incorrect dependent clause. B) Incorrect independent clause. C) Both clauses are correct. D) Both clauses are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect dependent clause. 26. Find the adjective prepositional phrase:My favorite writer of science fiction is Ray Bradbury. A) Is Ray Bradbury. B) My favorite writer. C) Writer of science. D) Of science fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Of science fiction. 27. The Avengers is the ..... movie I've ever seen. A) Most excited. B) Most excitable. C) Most exciting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Most excited. 28. "Indeed" is in " ..... " structure of adjective phrase. A) Premodifier. B) Head. C) Postmodifier. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Postmodifier. 29. Which preposition should be used to make the sentence correct? She was actually calm ..... the chaos. A) Amid. B) Along. C) Beneath. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amid. 30. The huge whale shark, however, falls under the "not dangerous" category. Find the prepositional phrase and identify what type it is. A) However, falls-adjective. B) Under the "not dangerous category"-adverb. C) The huge whale shark-adjective phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under the "not dangerous category"-adverb. 31. Correct or incorrect? Are the independent and the dependent/subordinate clauses written correctly? This is the park where we can walk the dogs. A) Incorrect dependent clause. B) Incorrect independent clause. C) Both clauses are correct. D) Both clauses are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both clauses are correct. 32. Noun modified:That is my glass of water. A) That. B) Glass. C) Water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glass. 33. What is NOT a prepositional phrase in this sentence? The teacher gave directions for the exam and then sat down at the back of the room waiting for kids to start. A) To start. B) At the back. C) Of the room. D) For the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To start. 34. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The story takes place during the time when the Nazis overtook Poland. A) The story takes place. B) During the time. C) The time when the Nazis overtook Poland. D) Nazis overtook Poland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During the time. 35. How many adverb phrases do you find in the following sentence? On weekends my sister works until noon. A) 1. B) 3. C) 4. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 36. What word does the underlined adjective phrase in the sentence below modify? Please pick up the clothes on the floor. A) Floor. B) Clothes. C) Pick up. D) Please. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clothes. 37. Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.The boy with a broken leg cried during a soccer game. A) Had injured; adverb. B) Injured; adverb. C) Boy; adjective. D) Cried; adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cried; adverb. 38. Identify the function of the underlined word(s) in the sentence:The horse ran off our property during the night. A) Predicate. B) Object of the preposition. C) Preposition. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preposition. 39. What are the prepositional phrases in this sentence? During spring break, friends from my hometown and I went to Sunset Beach. A) During spring break. B) From my hometown. C) To sunset beach. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 40. Find the adjective phrase:They show great respect for their elders. A) They show great. B) Great respect. C) For their elders. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For their elders. 41. Which of these words in the following sentence are considered as an adjective phrase? The birthday gift from his parents surprised John. A) From his parents. B) Surprised John. C) From his. D) The birthday gift. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From his parents. 42. I like all movies ..... Benedict Cumberbatch. A) Is starred. B) Is starring. C) Stars. D) Starring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Starring. 43. What is the preposition in the underlined adjective phrase in the sentence below? A woman in a white dress escorted guests to their seats. A) In. B) A. C) Dress. D) White. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 44. What is the adjective phrase in this sentence? She runs one-mile of the trail everyday. A) Of the trail. B) Of the trail everyday. C) One-mile. D) One-mile every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of the trail. 45. This movie, ..... by Clint Eastwood, is a powerful movie. A) Directing. B) Is directing. C) Directed. D) Is directed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Directed. 46. Which of the following group of words is functioning as an adjective? A) I have always wanted to travel to Europe. B) His family owns a bakery. C) The soccer team has play-offs next Friday. D) This is the restaurant where kids eat for free. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) This is the restaurant where kids eat for free. 47. What is the adjective clause? I know someone whose grandfather served in World War II. A) Whose grandfather served in World War II. B) Whose grandfather served. C) Someone whose grandfather. D) I know someone. E) In World War II. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whose grandfather served in World War II. 48. What is the adverb phrase referring to? The day before Memorial Day, Henry visited his grandfather for two hours. A) Day. B) Grandfather. C) Henry. D) Visited. E) Two. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Visited. 49. Which noun is being modified by the prepositional phrase? We read the newspapers from the past. A) Read. B) Newspapers. C) We. D) Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Newspapers. 50. We are visiting my favorite grandmother who lives in Tennessee. Which phrase modifies a noun or a pronoun ..... making it an ADJECTIVE phrase. [Remember:adjective phrases are ALSO prepositional phrases.] A) Are visiting. B) My favorite. C) Who lives in Tennessee. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Who lives in Tennessee. 51. "Social" in "a social animal" is A) Inherient. B) Non-inherent. C) All of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-inherent. 52. Find a noun phrase in the following sentence.Trees tumbled down the dangerous mountain path. A) The dangerous mountain path. B) The dangerous mountain. C) Down the dangerous mountain path. D) Trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dangerous mountain path. 53. What is the object of the adverb phrase(s)? The day before Memorial Day, Henry visited his grandfather for two hours. A) Day. B) Hours. C) Henry. D) Visited. E) Grandfather. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hours. 54. What is the object of the adjective phrase(s)? The day before Memorial Day, Henry visited his grandfather for two hours. A) The. B) Before. C) Henry. D) Memorial Day. E) Grandfather. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Memorial Day. 55. What part of speech is the underlined word? The small puppy fell down the steps. A) Preposition. B) Pronoun. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preposition. 56. What is the adjectival phrase in the sentence? Water from the ceiling dripped. A) From the ceiling. B) Water from. C) Dripped. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From the ceiling. 57. "Super-fast" in "This luxury car is super-fast" is A) Attributive adjective phrase. B) Predicative adjective phrase. C) All of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicative adjective phrase. 58. Identify the word that the adjective modifies.The blue, satin dress was exquisite. A) Blue. B) Satin. C) Dress. D) Exquisite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dress. 59. How many adjective phrases are there in this sentence: "She could not bear the good qualities of this pretty girl, and the less because they made her own daughters appear the more odious" . A) 3. B) 0. C) 1. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 60. Select the adjective phrase from the sentence below. My cousin is going to the school by the park. A) Going to the school. B) My cousin is. C) By the park. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By the park. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesAdjective Phrases Quiz 1Adjective Phrases Quiz 2Adjective Phrases Quiz 3Adjective Phrases Quiz 5Adjective Phrases Quiz 6Adjective Phrases Quiz 7Adjective Phrases Quiz 8Adjective Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books