This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Noun Phrases – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Noun Phrases Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fill in the blank:' ..... lovely tiny cat'. A) A. B) Three. C) An. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 2. Which sentence correctly uses a semicolon? A) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight. B) I have a big test tomorrow:I can't go out tonight. C) I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go out tonight. D) I have a big test tomorrow; and I can't go out tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight. 3. .... can help you negotiate a better salary package. A) To negotiate strongly. B) Negotiating strongly. C) Strong negotiation skills. D) The strong negotiator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strong negotiation skills. 4. Find the noun phrase in:'The book on the table is interesting.' A) On the table. B) The book on the table. C) The table. D) The interesting book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The book on the table. 5. What is the noun phrase in the sentence below? The bouquet of flowers was beautiful. A) Was beautiful. B) Of flowers. C) Beautiful. D) The bouquet of flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The bouquet of flowers. 6. Identify the noun phrase in this sentence:'The smell of fresh bread filled the air.' A) The smell of fresh bread. B) Fresh bread. C) The air. D) The smell of air. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The smell of fresh bread. 7. It smelled of chicken and rice and something sweet.In this sentence the word 'chicken' is: A) Countable. B) Uncountable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uncountable. 8. Don't go near that ..... dog. A) Fierce. B) Strong. C) Generous. D) Poisonous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fierce. 9. Choose the correct order:'one big purple flower', 'big one purple flower', 'purple big one flower'. A) Big flower one purple. B) Flower one big purple. C) Purple flower big one. D) One big purple flower. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One big purple flower. 10. The house in the corner of the street is Richard's. The noun phrase of the sentence is ..... A) Richard's. B) The house in the corner. C) The house in the corner of the street. D) In the corner of the street. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The house in the corner of the street. 11. Despite some delays, ..... we had a good journey. A) By mistake. B) In any case. C) On the whole. D) In the wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On the whole. 12. Find the noun phrase in this sentence:I am amazed by your development in drawing digital cartoons. A) I am amazed. B) Your development. C) In drawing digital cartoons. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your development. 13. What does the word "exciting" belong to? A) Determiner. B) Number. C) Adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 14. In 'We read an interesting book, ' 'an interesting book' is a noun phrase acting as the subject. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. The word "those" is a: A) Pre-determiner. B) Head. C) Post-determiner. D) Central-determiner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Central-determiner. 16. Manakah object of preposition?The achievement depends on the efforts. A) Efforts. B) The efforts. C) On the efforts. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The efforts. 17. How many noun phrases are there?The sea which lies before me as I write glow rather than sparkles in the bland May sunshine. A) 5. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 18. Identify the noun phrase in the sentence:'The delicious cake was eaten quickly.' A) The delicious. B) Eaten quickly. C) The quickly eaten cake. D) The delicious cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The delicious cake. 19. The head of each noun phrase is in bold. How are these noun phrases post modified?A successful small restaurant which is in my hometown is an Italian called Rolling Fork. A) Relative clause. B) Verb-ing phrase. C) Prepositional phrase. D) To infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relative clause. 20. The Arctic explorers were caught unaware by the spring breakup. A) Object. B) Predicate nominative. C) Object of the preposition. D) Subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object of the preposition. 21. What is the noun phrase that describes Mr. Dirks? A) Crazy. B) The principal of Samson Middle School. C) Principal. D) Goofy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The principal of Samson Middle School. 22. Skills in being able to make decisions A) Decision-making skills. B) Decision making skills. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decision-making skills. 23. True or falseA post modifier is an element that goes after the "head" . A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Which phrase is not in good order? A) An interesting young girl. B) A yummy hot soup. C) A nice long holiday. D) A wooden square table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A wooden square table. 25. What is the noun phrase of the sentence below?All students were happy yesterday. A) All students. B) All students were. C) Were happy. D) Were happy yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All students. 26. Choose the correct definition for "on condition that": A) Taking everything into account. B) One thing will happen if another one also happens. C) When that is considered. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One thing will happen if another one also happens. 27. Which ..... , ..... puppy would you most like to adopt? A) Fluffy. B) Adorable, little. C) Scariest. D) Sleepy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adorable, little. 28. You step carefully into the newly uncovered tunnel. Its walls are lined with ancient inscriptions and misleading symbols meant to confuse intruders.The prefix in the word misleading is? A) Mislead-. B) -ing. C) Mis-. D) Lead-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mis-. 29. Which is the noun phrase that functions as a possessive modifier: "My neighbor's dog is destroying my flowers right this instant" ? A) My neighbor's dog. B) My neighbor. C) My flower. D) Right this instant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My neighbor. 30. Unscramble these words to make a sentence: "She's/ an/ a bank/ office/ at/ assistant" . A) She's a bank assistant at an office. B) She's at assistant an office a bank. C) She's an office assistant at a bank. D) None of the above. 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