This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:During the thunderstorm, the windows rattled. A) The windows rattled. B) During the thunderstorm. C) The thunderstorm. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During the thunderstorm. 2. The minister's power, in ..... , allows him to ban smoking from public places A) Fact. B) Purpose. C) Effect. D) Reality. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Effect. 3. Choose the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.The crowd danced while the band played. A) While the band played. B) Crowd danced. C) Danced while the band. D) Band played. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) While the band played. 4. Throughout the night, noises kept him awake. A) Kept him. B) Noises kept. C) Throughout the night. D) Kept him awake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Throughout the night. 5. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:That pencil on the floor is mine. A) The floor is mine. B) That pencil. C) On the floor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On the floor. 6. Locate the prepositional phrase in the sentence:The keys are in the drawer. A) On the ceiling. B) Beside the window. C) In the drawer. D) Under the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the drawer. 7. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:In this introductory trumpet class, you will learn useful breathing techniques. A) In this introductory trumpet class. B) Will learn useful breathing techniques. C) Introductory trumpet class. D) You will learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In this introductory trumpet class. 8. She bought another painting to a ..... her collection. A) And to. B) Add to. C) Art on. D) Aim to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Add to. 9. Find the preposition.His father wrote the music for this movie. A) For. B) Music. C) Wrote. D) Father. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 10. Please, take your coat ..... ! A) On. B) Along. C) At. D) Off. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Off. 11. Josiah threw the banana in the trash. A) In the trash. B) Josiah threw the banana. C) Josiah threw. D) Threw the banana. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the trash. 12. Which one is the participial phrase? A) Talking on the phone. B) On the phone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talking on the phone. 13. Loyal customers of the popular retail chain became angry when their rewards cards were invalidated unexpectedly. A) Dependent clause. B) Prepositional phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent clause. 14. Which prepositional phrase would best complete this sentence?The children played ..... A) At recess. B) Under recess. C) Beside recess. D) Through recess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At recess. 15. Complete these sentences using a prepositional phrase from the box.Clare's claim that she locked the door behind her is ..... what she said earlier. A) At odds with. B) By no means. C) On its own merits. D) Over the top. E) Beyond all expectation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At odds with. 16. I would like to live (a) a farm. A) A. in. B) Above. C) On. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. in. 17. In the sentence 'The cat under the table is sleeping, ' what is the function of the prepositional phrase 'under the table'? A) Adjectival. B) Adverbial. C) Noun. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjectival. 18. Mount Rainier towers nearly three miles ..... the sea level. A) Up. B) At. C) Along. D) Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Above. 19. The members of the committee ..... into the chamber. A) Walks solemnly. B) Walk proudly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walk proudly. 20. Identify the prepositional phrase.This machine is for making ice cream. A) Ice cream. B) Machine is. C) For making ice cream. D) This machine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For making ice cream. 21. The company's success largely depends ..... its ability to adapt to market changes. A) For. B) From. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 22. She preferred to look for another job ..... continue working with such a horrid man. A) Rather than. B) In favour of. C) Instead of. D) Along with. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rather than. 23. Find the modifier(s):On small stage. A) Small. B) On, small. C) Small, stage. D) Stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Small. 24. What is the OBJECT of the preposition?The doctor at the hospital was well known. A) The. B) Known. C) Hospital. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hospital. 25. Select the prepositional phrase in the sentence below:The dog barked at him. A) The dog barked. B) At him. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At him. 26. His name's on the ..... of my tongue, but I just can't think of it. A) Top. B) Dot. C) Tip. D) Eve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tip. 27. My birthday is ..... the sixth of May. A) In. B) Next. C) On. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 28. The man moved awkwardly ..... of a cane. A) On the aid. B) With the aid. C) While the aid. D) For the aid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With the aid. 29. Lucca is a city ..... the western coast of Itally. A) In. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 30. The rain finally stopped, leaving puddles on the sidewalk. A) The rain finally stopped. B) Finally stopped. C) Leaving puddles. D) On the sidewalk. 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