This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Noun Phrases – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Noun Phrases Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an example of a finite verb phrase? A) Having spoken. B) To have spoken. C) Played. D) Will be running. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Played. 2. Find the expanded noun phrase in the sentence: "The large, roaring lion was the star of the show." A) The show. B) The large, roaring lion. C) The lion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The large, roaring lion. 3. Choose the correct adjective:'The cake is ..... (delicious/deliciously). A) Tasty. B) Flavorful. C) Delicious. D) Sweetly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Delicious. 4. ..... teeth and claws looked very powerful. A) It's. B) Its. C) The lion. D) Itself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 5. Identify the linking verb in this sentence:'She is happy.' A) Is. B) Seems. C) Was. D) Become. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 6. Construct a complex sentence using the noun phrase 'the exciting adventure'. A) The exciting adventure was a complete failure. B) Although it was challenging, the exciting adventure brought us closer together. C) The exciting adventure ended in disappointment. D) We decided to skip the exciting adventure altogether. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Although it was challenging, the exciting adventure brought us closer together. 7. Identify the noun phrase in:'The teacher gave us homework.' A) Homework. B) Homework assignment. C) The teacher. D) Gave us. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homework. 8. Identify the noun phrase in this sentence:i tried to solve the puzzle A) Tried to. B) I. C) The answer. D) Solve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The answer. 9. Find the Noun Phrase: "The student forgot his Math homework." A) The student. B) Forgot his. C) His Math homework. D) Both "The student" and "his Math homework.". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both "The student" and "his Math homework.". 10. What is the noun phrase in the following sentence?The big black cat ran up the tree in the park A) Up the tree. B) In the park. C) Ran. D) Big black cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Big black cat. 11. THE MOST DIFFICULT SITUATION AT THE MOMENT OF ..... A FOREIGN PERSON IS THAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT HIS CUSTOM. A) EXPERIENCING. B) WORKING. C) HELPING. D) BEING. E) GREETING. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) GREETING. 12. Books which we like A) Relative clause. B) Other noun. C) Adjective. D) Prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relative clause. 13. Use context clues to infer the meaning of 'meticulous' in the sentence:'He was meticulous in his work, checking every detail.' A) Careful and precise. B) Rushed and inattentive. C) Sloppy and vague. D) Careless and hasty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Careful and precise. 14. Which type of multi-word verb consists of a verb, an adverb, and a preposition? A) Phrasal verb. B) Prepositional verb. C) Compound verb. D) Phrasal-prepositional verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Phrasal-prepositional verb. 15. Maya is a friendly, kind girl in our writing group. A) Maya is a friendly. B) A friendly. C) In our writing group. D) A friendly, kind girl in our writing group. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A friendly, kind girl in our writing group. 16. Edit the following sentence for grammatical accuracy:'Him and I went to the park.' A) I and he went to the park. B) Him and me went to the park. C) He and I went to the park. D) He and me went to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He and I went to the park. 17. Select two expanded noun phrasesA fast, long-eared hare was snuffling in the twigs. A) A fast, long-eared hare. B) Was snuffling. C) A fast. D) Snuffling twigs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A fast, long-eared hare. 18. Identify the head noun in the phrase the big white house A) White. B) The. C) House. D) Big. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) House. 19. What is the head noun? healthier, better-tasting and more sustainable plant-based protein A) Sustainable. B) Plant-based. C) Protein. D) Healthier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protein. 20. Create a noun phrase using the head noun 'teacher'. A) The principal teacher. B) The new student. C) The experienced teacher. D) The math teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The experienced teacher. 21. Use the noun phrase 'a thrilling adventure' in a complete sentence. A) We embarked on a thrilling adventure that took us through the mountains. B) We watched a thrilling adventure movie last night. C) A thrilling adventure awaits us at the amusement park. D) She wrote a thrilling adventure novel about space travel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We embarked on a thrilling adventure that took us through the mountains. 22. Identify the noun phrase that contains a quantifier A) In the park. B) Runs fast. C) Many beautiful flowers. D) Carefully opened. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Many beautiful flowers. 23. Identify the noun phrase in the sentence:My favorite toy is the shiny red car. A) Is the shiny red car. B) The shiny red car. C) The shiny red ball. D) My favorite toy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The shiny red car. 24. Which is the expanded noun phrase in the sentence: "The old, dusty attic was full of forgotten treasures." A) Old, dusty attic. B) Of forgotten treasures. C) Was full. D) The attic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Old, dusty attic. 25. Solitary confinement, or ..... , is used as a type of punishment in penal institutions and prisoner-of-war camps. A) Colleagues. B) Grandeur. C) Isolation. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Isolation. 26. What is the noun phrase in this sentence? "SNCC was extremely conscious of the importance of documenting its activities." A) SNCC. B) The importance of documenting its activities. C) Documenting its activities. D) Conscious of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The importance of documenting its activities. 27. The medical ..... discussed the new advances in leukemia research. A) Colleagues. B) Grandeur. C) Naive. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colleagues. 28. Find the expanded noun phrase: "The sleepy koala in the eucalyptus tree yawned." A) The sleepy koala in the eucalyptus tree. B) Eucalyptus tree. C) Yawned. D) The sleepy koala. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sleepy koala in the eucalyptus tree. 29. Identify the function of the noun phrase in the sentence:The young teacher teaches English. A) Subject. B) Predicate. C) Adverb. D) Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 30. The stunning performance by the talented musicians left the audience in awe A) Stunning. B) Performance. C) Musicians. D) Audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Performance. 31. Which part of this sentence is a noun clause? "Civil rights photographers were a valuable part of the fight for equality and justice." A) Civil rights photographers. B) A valuable part of the fight. C) Of the fight for equality and justice. D) None (there is no noun clause). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None (there is no noun clause). 32. We ..... (go) to school by bus everyday, the appropriate verb is ..... A) Going. B) Goes. C) Is goes. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Go. 33. Which of the following is a linking verb:'run', 'seem', 'jump'? A) Swim. B) Seem. C) Walk. D) Fly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seem. 34. True or false? A noun phrase can function as a subject, an object, or a complement within a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 35. Choose the correct form:'He ..... (is/are) a great student.' A) Was. B) Are. C) Were. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 36. Select the correct noun phrase from the sentence below."The old and rusty car needs a lot of repairs" A) The old car. B) Needs a lot of repairs. C) The old and rusty car. D) The rusty car. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The old and rusty car. 37. Combine the words 'book' and 'new' to form a noun phrase. A) Booknew. B) Book new. C) New book. D) Newbook. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) New book. 38. The tall building with many windows and a rooftop terrace is impressive A) Terrace. B) Impressive. C) Building. D) Windows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Building. 39. The girl in the room A) Noun Phrase. B) Sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun Phrase. 40. A collection of rare stamps from various countries was displayed in the museum A) Countries. B) Museum. C) Collection. D) Stamps. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Collection. 41. Fill in the correct adjectives in the blank space.A ..... , ..... kitten leaped into the air to try and catch the butterfly. A) White. B) Fluffy. C) Playful, white. D) A fat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playful, white. 42. Descriptive text is a text that ..... a particular object/person in detai A) Describe. B) Explain. C) Retell. D) Persuade. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Describe. 43. THE BEST THING OF ..... SOME MONEY IN A BANK, IS THAT IT WILL BE GOOD FOR THE FUTURE. A) EATING. B) GETTING. C) SAVING. D) BUYING. E) COOKING. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SAVING. 44. Differentiate between the noun phrase and the adverbial phrase in:'He ran very quickly.' A) The noun phrase is 'very'; the adverbial phrase is 'quickly'. B) The noun phrase is not present; the adverbial phrase is 'very quickly'. C) The noun phrase is 'He'; the adverbial phrase is 'ran very quickly'. D) The noun phrase is 'ran'; the adverbial phrase is 'He very quickly'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The noun phrase is not present; the adverbial phrase is 'very quickly'. 45. The test ..... was a piece of cake! A) Whose ink was black. B) That we had yesterday. C) Who we had on Tuesday. D) Which we will have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That we had yesterday. 46. What does 'standby' mean? A) A method of communication. B) A period of inactivity or downtime. C) A state of readiness or availability for immediate use. D) A type of electronic device. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A state of readiness or availability for immediate use. 47. Which option is an expanded noun phrase? A) The tall, green tree. B) Climbed up. C) In the park. D) The tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The tall, green tree. 48. Which of these is a noun phrase in the sentence: "The boy wearing a blue shirt is Mark." A) Mark. B) The boy. C) The boy wearing a blue shirt. D) Wearing a blue shirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The boy wearing a blue shirt. 49. Create a noun phrase using the words:cat, black, small. A) Small black cat. B) Cat small black. C) Small cat black. D) Black small cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Small black cat. 50. At the end of our play time, we agreed that we had enjoyed ..... very much. A) Us. B) We. C) Themselves. D) Ourselves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ourselves. 51. What is the main word in a noun phrase? A) Modifier. B) Noun or pronoun. C) Determiner. D) Pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun or pronoun. 52. Identify the expanded noun phrase in the sentence: "The majestic peacock with its vibrant tail feathers strutted proudly." A) The majestic peacock. B) Vibrant tail feathers. C) The majestic peacock with its vibrant tail feathers. D) Strutted proudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The majestic peacock with its vibrant tail feathers. 53. Identify the expanded noun phrase in this sentence: "The shiny, silver coin sparkled in the sunlight." A) Sparkled. B) Shiny, silver coin. C) Silver. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shiny, silver coin. 54. Ani:How ..... are you Ida?Ida:I'm 143 metres A) Height. B) Old. C) Live. D) Weight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Height. 55. Select the correct expanded noun phrase: "A curious, orange cat explored the garden." A) Orange. B) Explored. C) The curious, orange cat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The curious, orange cat. 56. Which is the expanded noun phrase in the sentence: "The tall, mysterious man disappeared into the fog." A) Disappeared. B) Tall, mysterious man. C) Into the fog. D) The fog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tall, mysterious man. 57. Which of the following is an example of a noun phrase with a pre-determiner? A) Both our two daughters. B) These old books. C) Some large sheets. D) The fastest car. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both our two daughters. 58. What is the adjective in the sentence:'The movie was interesting.'? A) Interesting. B) Boring. C) Exciting. D) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interesting. 59. Expand the noun phrase:'The child.' A) The child playing in the park. B) The tall child with a red hat. C) The child with a pet dog. D) The curious little child with bright blue eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The curious little child with bright blue eyes. 60. ONE OF THE MOST DIFFICULT THING OF ..... A TEACHER IS THAT WE HAVE TO PERMIT PUNISHES FROM THE STUDENTS. A) BEING. B) GREETING. C) HELPING. D) WORKING. E) EXPERIENCING. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) BEING. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesNoun Phrases Quiz 1Noun Phrases Quiz 2Noun Phrases Quiz 3Noun Phrases Quiz 4Noun Phrases Quiz 5Noun Phrases Quiz 6Noun Phrases Quiz 7Noun Phrases Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books