This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Susan ran behind the bushes. A) The bushes. B) Behind the bushes. C) Ran behind the bushes. D) Susan ran behind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behind the bushes. 2. The question of security is high ..... the agenda for this afternoon's meeting. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 3. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: "She looked at the painting." A) She looked. B) At the painting. C) Looked at. D) The painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the painting. 4. Choose the best definition for the following phrases (prepositional)On the brink or verge of A) Instead of. B) In match with. C) On the edge before something happens. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On the edge before something happens. 5. Select the prepositional phrase.The swimmer in the left lane is winning the race. A) The swimmer in the left lane. B) Is winning the race. C) In the left lane. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the left lane. 6. You can buy a sandwich in the shop on the corner.What are the prepositional phrases in this sentence? A) Buy a sandwich. B) In. C) In the shop. D) In the shop and on the corner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the shop and on the corner. 7. The Egyptian capital Cairo is ..... the Nile River A) To. B) On. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 8. Complete the sentence:The small butterfly is ..... us. A) Over. B) Since. C) Fly. D) See. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over. 9. Identify the prepositional phrase.I sit down between Juan and Carlos. A) Juan and Carlos. B) I sit down. C) Between Juan and Casrlos. D) Down between. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between Juan and Casrlos. 10. Select the function performed by the prepositional phrase in the sentence below.(The preposition is in purple)She accepted the invitation with pleasure. A) Adjective. B) Past participle. C) Adverb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 11. What is the preposition in this sentence?I saw a mouse in the garage. A) In. B) Mouse. C) The. D) Saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 12. Wich is NOT prepositional phrases? A) Near the pool. B) Beside me. C) He stole it. D) By the door. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He stole it. 13. SHE WAS ..... THE LIBRARY WHEN I ARRIVED. A) IN. B) ON. C) AT. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) AT. 14. How many prepositional phrases are in this sentence?Please bring your kite to the park on Wednesday. A) None. B) 1. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 15. By my watch it is two o'clock. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 16. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence I enjoy playing the clarinet A) I enjoy playing. B) Enjoy playing in. C) There is no preposition!. D) Playing in the clarinet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There is no preposition!. 17. My birthday's ..... April 1st. A) At. B) In. C) On. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 18. The man ..... the radio has a boring voice. A) From. B) In. C) At. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 19. Identify the prepositional phrase in the below sentence. You will find the new notebooks underneath the journals. A) New notebooks. B) Underneath the journals. C) Will find. D) Notebooks underneath. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Underneath the journals. 20. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?Joseph threw the banana in the trash because it was rotten. A) In the trash. B) Because it was rotten. C) Threw the banana. D) Joseph threw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the trash. 21. Select the object of the preposition in this sentence?"Hang the picture above this oak cabinet." A) Hang. B) Above. C) This. D) Oak. E) Cabinet. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Cabinet. 22. What is the adjective in this sentence?The snow was cold and wet. A) Snow. B) Cold. C) Cold and wet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cold and wet. 23. I WAS ..... MEXICO WHEN SHE CALLED ME. A) IN. B) ON. C) AT. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) IN. 24. Trudy is rather sensitive ..... criticism about her cooking. A) For. B) To. C) Of. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 25. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? Ryann's guinea pig ran down the hallway this morning. A) Down the hallway. B) This morning. C) Ryann's guinea pig. D) Ran down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Down the hallway. 26. Turn left ..... the post office, then go straight on! A) Into. B) At. C) On. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 27. We can't go by train. The train-drivers are ..... strike. A) In. B) By. C) On. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 28. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? The strange man parked his car by the tall trees. A) Parked his car. B) Strange man parked. C) By the tall trees. D) The tall trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By the tall trees. 29. How many words are in a prepositional phrase? A) At least 2. B) At least 3. C) 2. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At least 2. 30. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? I like to listen to music. A) To listen. B) To music. C) No prepositional phrases. D) Like to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To music. 31. The third little pig built a house of bricks. A) A house of bricks. B) House of bricks. C) Of bricks. D) Built a house of bricks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of bricks. 32. Which of these prepositions best completes this sentence? I lost my phone ..... the lake. A) From. B) Over. C) In. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 33. We're always moving to hot countries. I wish we could go to a colder country ..... a change. A) FOR. B) ON. C) IN. D) AT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FOR. 34. There is something wrong with the engine ..... A) From the car. B) Of the car. C) In the car. D) With the car. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of the car. 35. My mother got a job in the Netherlands completely ..... chance, so we weren't expecting to have to change. A) AT. B) BY. C) ON. D) FOR. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BY. 36. You walk to the fields. A) To the fields. B) To the field. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To the fields. 37. We'll be back ..... A) On few days. B) On a few days. C) In a few days. D) In few days. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a few days. 38. I don't approve ..... the way my friend talks to her mother. A) Of. B) To. C) In. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 39. I don't need your advice to get my relationship [?] A) On track. B) Back on track. C) Back for track. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Back on track. 40. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? On Wednesday, we celebrated my sister's birthday at our house for at least two hours! A) Two. B) Three. C) Four. D) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Three. 41. The smile ..... told me everything was all right. A) Mean her face. B) On her face. C) In her face. D) With her face. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On her face. 42. SHE WAS ..... HOME WHEN I ARRIVED. A) IN. B) ON. C) AT. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) AT. 43. I've been ..... the move all day (= very active and busy). A) In. B) For. C) At. D) By. E) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) On. 44. Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence and indicate what kind it is:Louis and I have been friends for a long time. A) Have been friends-adjective. B) For a long time-adverb. C) For a long time-adjective. D) Have been friends-adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For a long time-adverb. 45. In town people are getting ready to celebrate the holidays. A) To celebrate. B) Ready to. C) People are. D) In town. E) Getting ready. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In town. 46. What's up? Are you afraid ..... the dark? A) -. B) About. C) Of. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 47. What are the adjectives in this sentence?The horse was brown, beautiful, and magnificent. A) Brown. B) Beautiful, brown, magnificent. C) Horse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beautiful, brown, magnificent. 48. It is [?] the worst film in the world. A) By far. B) So far. C) Far. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By far. 49. She threw the ball through the hoop. A) Threw. B) Through. C) Ball. D) Hoop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through. 50. What is the preposition in this sentence? His friend went with him. A) Friend. B) His. C) With. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With. 51. Identify the prepositional phrase:The ticket holders waited patiently outside the theater. A) The ticket holders. B) Waited patiently. C) Outside the theater. D) Waited patiently outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outside the theater. 52. My grandmother knits ..... A) For pleasure. B) On pleasure. C) By pleasure. D) In pleasure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For pleasure. 53. Have you ever thank your mum ..... taking care of you? A) On. B) For. C) At. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 54. Which word is the preposition in this sentence?"Hang the picture above this oak cabinet." A) Hang. B) Above. C) This. D) Oak. E) Cabinet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Above. 55. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:My best friend lives on Walnut Road. A) My best friend. B) Best friend lives. C) Lives on Walnut Road. D) On Walnut Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On Walnut Road. 56. SHE WAS ..... HIS BREAK AT THAT TIME. A) IN. B) ON. C) AT. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ON. 57. Watch the horse run around the field. A) Around the field. B) Run around. C) The horse run. D) Watch the horse. E) Around. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Around the field. 58. Don't laugh ..... others too often! Otherwise people may hate you. A) On. B) In. C) About. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At. 59. We have to wear face masks ..... law. A) At. B) For. C) According. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By. 60. The famous Leaning Tower of Pisa was designed A) To the king and queen, by law. B) Of inspiration for the Taj Mahal. C) Of his own portrait. D) By a complete unknown. 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