This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Adjective Phrases – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adjective Phrases Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How can you tell if something is functioning as a noun? A) Move it around in the sentence. B) Replace it with the word "that". C) Check if it describes a noun. D) Panic, guess, and hope for the best. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Replace it with the word "that". 2. Which question does an ADVERB not answer? A) Why. B) When. C) Whose. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whose. 3. They grew up in ..... house in Mexico City. A) A comfortable, little. B) A comfortable little. C) A little, comfortable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comfortable little. 4. What is the prepositional phrase? There were strange green creatures with bobbing heads. A) Were strange green creatures. B) Strange green creatures. C) With bobbing heads. D) There were strange green creatures. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With bobbing heads. 5. Identify the function of the underlined word(s) in the sentence:Michelle drove around the broken glass. A) Preposition. B) Adjective. C) Object of the preposition. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preposition. 6. Correct or incorrect? Are the relative pronoun, subject(s) and verb(s) in the dependent/subordinate clauses written correctly? Gardner called the aspects that makes up intelligence "multiple intelligences." A) Incorrect verb. B) Incorrect subject. C) Incorrect relative pronoun. D) All are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect verb. 7. Find the adjective phrase:She ate a very cold mouth-watering vanilla ice cream. A) Vanilla ice cream. B) She ate a. C) A very cold mouth-watering vanilla. D) Cold mouth-watering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A very cold mouth-watering vanilla. 8. What is the object of the adverb phrase? Throughout the spring, Archimedes spent much time fishing. A) Spent. B) Fishing. C) Spring. D) Archimedes. E) Throughout. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spring. 9. What is the adverbial phrase in the sentence? The boys were nervous in the cave. A) Were nervous. B) The boys. C) In the cave. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were nervous. 10. Identify is the prepositional phrase acting as an adjective.Our class did research about the Oakwood's history. A) Did research. B) Research about the Oakwood's history. C) Our class. D) About the Oakwood's history. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) About the Oakwood's history. 11. A " ..... " is a modifier that precedes the head of an adjective phrase determines the meaning of a phrase. A) Postmodifier. B) Premodifier. C) The head. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Premodifier. 12. Nancy likes restaurants that serve spicy food. A) Nancy likes restaurants having serve spicy food. B) Nancy likes restaurants serving spicy food. C) Nancy likes restaurants served spicy food. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nancy likes restaurants serving spicy food. 13. What is a adverb phrase? A) An adverbial phrase is a phrase that has more than 10 letters in it. B) An adverbial phrase is a group of words that functions as an adverb. C) An adverbial phrase is a group of words that modifies a noun. D) An adverbial phrase is a group of words that functions as a adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An adverbial phrase is a group of words that functions as an adverb. 14. Noun modified:A friend in need is a friend indeed. A) Friend. B) Need. C) Indeed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Friend. 15. Correct or incorrect? Are the relative pronoun, subject(s) and verb(s) in the dependent/subordinate clauses written correctly? I prefer to study with students who cares about their grades. A) Incorrect verb. B) Incorrect subject. C) Incorrect relative pronoun. D) All are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect verb. 16. Which word heads the adjective phrase in the sentence, "By the end of the date, I was fairly bored with him." ? A) Bored. B) With him. C) End. D) Fairly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bored. 17. Find the Verb Phrase:"The girls' basketball team did go to the state playoffs." A) Go. B) Did go. C) Did. D) Did go to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did go. 18. An ADJECTIVE PHRASE can be A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE.Find the adjective prepositional phrase:A friend in need is a friend indeed. A) Is a friend. B) Friend indeed. C) In need. D) A friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In need. 19. What is the adjective phrase referring to? Helga's cousin from New Orleans waited in the living room. A) Helga. B) Cousin. C) Waited. D) New Orleans. E) Room. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cousin. 20. Identify the function of the underlined word(s) in the sentence:Doug carefully poured the warm milk into the mug. A) Object of the preposition. B) Adjective. C) Preposition. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object of the preposition. 21. What word does the underlined adjective phrase modify in the sentence below? The new painting by Kehinde Wiley is inspiring. A) Kehinde Wiley. B) Inspiring. C) New. D) Painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Painting. 22. Anyone ..... in film history should attend the lecture. A) Are interested. B) Is interested. C) Interesting. D) Interested. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interested. 23. Which of the underlined group of words is functioning as a noun? A) That TV show was canceled three years ago. B) Whichever college you choose is fine as long as it has your major. C) Reading books and watching movies are two of her hobbies. D) Can you pass the salad?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whichever college you choose is fine as long as it has your major. 24. Correct or incorrect? Are the relative pronoun, subject(s) and verb(s) in the dependent/subordinate clauses written correctly? People who sends e-mail usually write letters that are short. A) Incorrect verb. B) Incorrect subject. C) Incorrect relative pronoun. D) All are incorrect. E) All are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect verb. 25. Find the adjective phrase:The loud crash of the cymbals was deafening. A) The loud crash. B) Of the cymbals. C) Was deafening. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of the cymbals. 26. Identify the noun that is being modified by the adjective phrase.San Juan Capistrano, which is near Los Angeles, is one of California's historic missions. A) Missions. B) Which. C) Los Angeles. D) San Juan Capistrano. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) San Juan Capistrano. 27. Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.The angry lion quietly walked behind the tall, yellow grass. A) Quietly; adverb. B) Walked; adverb. C) Grass; adjective. D) Lion; adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walked; adverb. 28. Identify the case and number of the following noun-adjective phrase:agricola bonus. A) Accusative singular. B) Ablative singular. C) Nominative singular. D) Genitive plural. E) Dative singular. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nominative singular. 29. Find the Verb Phrase:"Matthew had been sleeping in his bed." A) Been sleeping. B) Been sleeping in. C) Had. D) Had been sleeping. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had been sleeping. 30. Which is an example of Adjective Prepositional Phrase? A) With the pink fur. B) Black, green and white. C) Has hot and cold. D) The green can. 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