This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Noun Phrases – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Noun Phrases Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following sentences contains a noun phrase acting as the subject? A) The bright sun and the blue sky made the day beautiful. B) She quickly ran to the store. C) They found the missing keys. D) The dog barked loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The bright sun and the blue sky made the day beautiful. 2. The man with the golden gun is waiting for someone. A) The man with the golden gun. B) For someone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The man with the golden gun. 3. What is expanded noun phrase? A) A verb to show what a noun does. B) An adjective which describes a noun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An adjective which describes a noun. 4. Add two adjectives in this sentence.Yesterday, the ..... , ..... troll was found wandering in the street. A) Boy, swam. B) Inside, park. C) Huge, smelly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Huge, smelly. 5. Select the noun phrase from:'A cup of coffee was spilled on the floor.' A) On the floor. B) A cup of coffee. C) Coffee was spilled. D) A cup. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A cup of coffee. 6. The blue house is for sale. A) The blue house. B) House. C) The pink house. D) Sale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The blue house. 7. Analyze the following sentence:'The old, rusty bicycle was left in the rain.' What is the expanded noun phrase? A) The rusty bicycle. B) The old, rusty bicycle. C) The old bicycle. D) The bicycle left in the rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The old, rusty bicycle. 8. Susan is planning to celebrate her next birthday with her friends ..... Wilkinson College. A) With. B) For. C) By. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) From. 9. A manager who has relatively little experience A) A relatively inexperienced manager. B) A relatively-inexperienced manager. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A relatively inexperienced manager. 10. Julia misses her friends back home. A) Her friends back home. B) Friends back home. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her friends back home. 11. Which of these is a noun phrase in the sentence: "The girl wearing skirt is Sarah" A) The girl wearing skirt. B) The girl. C) Sarah. D) Wearing skirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The girl wearing skirt. 12. Which of these is a noun phrase? A) Banana. B) Apple. C) The fresh fruit. D) Orange. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The fresh fruit. 13. Which is the correct noun phrase in the following sentence? "A large group of tourists gathered near the entrance." A) Large group. B) Group of tourists. C) The entrance. D) Gathered near the entrance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Group of tourists. 14. In a futuristic world where robots and animals coexist, create a sentence using the noun phrase 'a friendly dog'. A) A friendly dog slept on the couch all day. B) A friendly dog barked loudly at the mailman. C) A friendly dog wagged its tail happily. D) A friendly dog chased its own tail in circles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A friendly dog wagged its tail happily. 15. Francine played the difficult concerto (in front of her family and friends.) A) Prepositional phrase. B) Adverb phrase. C) Adjective phrase. D) Verb phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prepositional phrase. 16. Look at the spider (above the fridge)! A) Noun phrase. B) Verb phrase. C) Prepositional phrase. D) Adjective phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prepositional phrase. 17. Which of the following sentences use an infinitive as a noun phrase?A) She likes to danceB) The dog is barking loudlyC) Playing outside is enjoyable A) She likes to dance. B) Running in the park is fun. C) Jumping over the fence. D) The cat is meowing loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She likes to dance. 18. It's a bad activity to stay home and eat junk food. A) Noun Phrase. B) Adjective. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun Phrase. 19. When its dark, the mosque appears like ..... A) Glowing-candle. B) Candle-glowing. C) Glowing candle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Glowing candle. 20. Analyze the structure of this sentence:'The tall building in the city center is impressive.' What are the main components? A) Subject:'The impressive building', Verb:'in', Complement:'the city center'. B) Subject:'The tall building in the city center', Verb:'is', Complement:'impressive'. C) Subject:'Building', Verb:'is impressive', Complement:'the tall'. D) Subject:'The city center', Verb:'is', Complement:'tall'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject:'The tall building in the city center', Verb:'is', Complement:'impressive'. 21. Noun Phrase:delicious pasta A) Other noun. B) Prepositional Phrase. C) Relative Clause. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adjective. 22. You're here ..... last. I've been waiting for ages. A) In. B) For. C) At. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 23. Combine the noun phrases 'the smart student' and 'the helpful teacher'. A) The clever student with the supportive teacher. B) The smart student and the helpful teacher. C) The smart teacher and the helpful student. D) The intelligent student and the kind teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The smart student and the helpful teacher. 24. What is the noun phrase in the following:'The little girl with the red hat smiled'? A) The girl smiled. B) The little girl. C) The red hat smiled. D) The little girl with the red hat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The little girl with the red hat. 25. I this statement right or wrong?All of those people were scared by the bugs in their plate. A) Right. B) Wrong. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 26. Which adjectives would create an effective expanded noun phrase for the following sentence?The ..... , ..... boy did well at school. A) Big, tall. B) Focused, hard-working. C) Silly, annoying. D) Brave, adventurous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Focused, hard-working. 27. Which of the following is NOT an expanded noun phrase? A) Juicy apple. B) The red apple. C) The apple. D) The juicy, red apple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The apple. 28. Which of these options is a noun phrase in the following sentence?The big black cat ran up the tree in the park. A) Up the tree. B) Big black cat. C) In the park. D) Ran up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Big black cat. 29. That blond guy ..... sits next to the teacher is my best friend. A) Why. B) Who. C) Which. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who. 30. In a futuristic world where friendships are formed through virtual reality, identify the noun phrase in this sentence:'My best friend loves to play soccer in the metaverse.' A) My best friend. B) Loves to play. C) Soccer. D) Best friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My best friend. 31. Which is the correct verb phrase in this sentence? "He should have completed the report by now." A) Have completed. B) Completed the report. C) Should have completed. D) Should completed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should have completed. 32. Find the noun phrase:An old wooden table stood in the room. A) Stood. B) In the room. C) An old wooden table. D) Wooden table stood. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An old wooden table. 33. Combine the noun phrases:'the book' and 'the library' into a single sentence. A) The library contains many books. B) The library is on the book. C) The book is in the library. D) The book belongs to the library. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The book is in the library. 34. "The old, brown chair near the window" is a noun phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. ]Yesterday, the ..... , ..... troll was found wandering in the street. A) Inside, park. B) Boy, swam. C) Jump, run. D) Huge, smelly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Huge, smelly. 36. Which is NOT a clauses? A) Tears of joy. B) Who arrived yesterday?. C) That woman who vomit. D) What the cat had eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tears of joy. 37. Choose the best expanded noun phrase for this picture (a big red apple): A) The big red apple. B) The apple. C) Apple. D) The red apple. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The big red apple. 38. Which of the following is a noun phrase? a) Eating ice cream b) The tall building c) Rode the bike A) Singing a song. B) The tall building. C) Running fast. D) Jumped over the fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The tall building. 39. Jenny's been training for months and ..... last she's ready to run a marathon. A) On. B) For. C) At. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 40. Can a noun phrase be an incomplete sentence? A) Yes, a noun phrase can be an incomplete sentence. B) No, a noun phrase must always be a complete sentence. C) A noun phrase can only be a complete sentence if it has a verb. D) Noun phrases cannot stand alone as sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, a noun phrase can be an incomplete sentence. 41. The word 'mother' is characterized by: A) Grammatical gender. B) Natural gender. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural gender. 42. What is the structure of the expanded noun phrase in the sentence: "The sweet, juicy orange was delicious" ? A) Adjective + Adjective + Noun. B) Adjective + Noun. C) Noun + Verb. D) Adjective + Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective + Adjective + Noun. 43. He hasn't bought any new clothes ..... a while. A) In. B) For. C) At. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 44. From the sentence "Her cozy little house is a favorite of mine, " what is the noun phrase? A) Of mine. B) Her cozy little house. C) Cozy little. D) Is a favorite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her cozy little house. 45. The head of each noun phrase is in bold. How are these noun phrases post modified?The man living next door to me is very friendly. A) To infinitive. B) Relative clause. C) Prepositional phrase. D) Verb-ing phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relative clause. 46. I may see the horses (after the storm.) A) Adjective phrase. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Adverbial phrase. D) Noun phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverbial phrase. 47. The head of each noun phrase is in bold. How are these noun phrases post modified?Buckingham palace in central London must be one of the most expensive houses in the world. A) Verb-ing phrase. B) Relative clause. C) Prepositional phrase. D) To infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prepositional phrase. 48. The alien with eight tentacles and one eye was really angry.Which word is an adjective? A) Angry. B) Alien. C) Tentacles. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Angry. 49. A science laboratory is ..... A) A workplace for computer science. B) A workplace for language study. C) A workplace for scientific research. D) A workplace for social study. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A workplace for scientific research. 50. He looked through the available magazines but found nothing ..... interest. A) Of. B) Under. C) In. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 51. Many children cannot ..... for their birthdays. A) Wait. B) Weight. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wait. 52. So, a noun phrase is a noun + its modifiers. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. Which of the following sentences contains a noun phrase? A) He runs fast. B) The little girl plays in the garden. A) The little girl plays in the garden. B) They went to the store. C) The cat is sleeping. D) She sings beautifully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The little girl plays in the garden. 54. Which phrase below is a noun phrase? A) Under the bridge. B) The beautiful sunset. C) Singing loudly. D) Running quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The beautiful sunset. 55. What period of time does this refer to? these days A) General past time. B) Specific past time. C) Present. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present. 56. Choose the noun phrase:When two plates push up they can make deep valleys. A) Two plates. B) Push up. C) Deep valleys. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deep valleys. 57. Name the proper noun A) Dwight Schrute. B) Dirt. C) Rock. D) Toy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dwight Schrute. 58. What is the expanded noun phrase in the sentence: "The fast, sleek car zoomed past us" ? A) Zoomed past us. B) The sleek. C) The car. D) The fast, sleek car. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The fast, sleek car. 59. The beauty of the evening contrasted (with my solemn mood). A) Noun phrase. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Adverb phrase. D) Adjective phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional phrase. 60. How many prepositional phrases are in the sentence below? Enter the number of prepositional phrases. A) 2. B) 3. C) 1. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesNoun Phrases Quiz 2Noun Phrases Quiz 3Noun Phrases Quiz 4Noun Phrases Quiz 5Noun Phrases Quiz 6Noun Phrases Quiz 7Noun Phrases Quiz 8Noun Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books