This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 19 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentencesBefore each workout, people should perform flexibility exercises. A) Should perform. B) Each workout. C) Flexibility exercises. D) Before each workout. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Before each workout. 2. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? I fell asleep during the long and boring movie. A) During the long and boring movie. B) Long and boring movie. C) Boring movie. D) Movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) During the long and boring movie. 3. What is the prepositional phrase? A) On the grass. B) Sara fell. C) Fell on the grass. D) The grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the grass. 4. What is the object of the underlined preposition? The quarterback of the football team ran with the ball across the field. A) Quarterback. B) Football. C) Field. D) Team. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Team. 5. Prepositional phrase? After school, the boys had baseball practice. A) Baseball practice. B) Had baseball practice. C) The boys. D) After school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After school. 6. Find the preposition in this sentence:My cat jumped on my bed and purred A) On. B) Purred. C) Jumped. D) Cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 7. Which word is the preposition in the following sentence? Myrtle's puppy chased the Frisbee across the entire playground. A) Puppy. B) Chased. C) Playground. D) Across. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Across. 8. What is the object(s) of the prepositions below.He lives in a castle near London. A) Castle. B) London. C) Castle/ London. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Castle/ London. 9. What is the preposition in this sentence: A) Along. B) Are. C) Narrow. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Along. 10. How can you recognize a prepositional phrase? A) By the verb. B) By the combination preposition + noun/pronoun. C) By the subject and verb. D) By the noun that the predicate is modifying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By the combination preposition + noun/pronoun. 11. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? The store is around the corner. A) The store is. B) The corner. C) Around the corner. D) Store is around. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Around the corner. 12. #2 on the back:Choose the prepositional phrase in each sentence:Antarctica's winter begins in late March. A) In late March. B) Winter begins. C) Begins in late March. D) Begins in. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In late March. 13. Which word is being modified by the underlined adverbial phrase. During the show, the baby slept. A) Slept. B) Baby. C) The. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slept. 14. Prepositions tell where and .....? A) Which one. B) What kind. C) When. D) What. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When. 15. Incorporates a preposition and a noun A) Preposition. B) Prepositional Phrase. C) Object of the preposition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional Phrase. 16. Which sentence uses an adjectival prepositional phrase? A) The boys distributed the projects on the teacher's table. B) The projects will be used for the portfolio. C) The portfolio will be viewed by their parents. D) The projects on the table were collected last week. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The projects on the table were collected last week. 17. A prepositional phrase will start with a/an ..... and end with a/an ..... A) Object of a preposition, preposition. B) Verb, adverb. C) Preposition, object of a preposition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preposition, object of a preposition. 18. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:My cat jumped on my bed and purred A) On my bed. B) My cat jumped. C) On my bed and purred. D) Purred. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On my bed. 19. Identify the prepositional phrase:Be sure to review your facts before the quiz. A) Before the quiz. B) Be sure. C) To review. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before the quiz. 20. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? The host talked with his guests. A) With his guests. B) The host talked. C) Host talked among. D) Talked among his guests. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With his guests. 21. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? :Refined sugar is found in products like candy and soft drinks. A) Is found. B) Refined sugar. C) In products like candy and soft drinks. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In products like candy and soft drinks. 22. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? At what time will dinner be ready? A) What time will. B) At what time. C) Be ready. D) Dinner be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At what time. 23. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? Anthony forgot to remind him to submit his project to the teacher. A) To remind. B) To submit. C) To the teacher. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To the teacher. 24. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? The dog was extremely tired after running around the house 10 times. A) Running around the house 10 times. B) The dog was extremely tired. C) Dog was extremely tired. D) Around the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Around the house. 25. What is the object of the sentence? :Many doctors believe in a high-fiber diet to guard against cancer. A) Doctors. B) Against. C) Diet. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diet. 26. Identify the preposition:Your shoes are under the table. A) Under. B) Table. C) Shoes. D) Your. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under. 27. Indicate the type of prepositional phrase in the sentence below.Freddy is stiff from yesterday's long football practice. A) Adjectival Phrase. B) Adverbial Phrase. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial Phrase. 28. They worked together on the new building. What is the object of the preposition? A) Worked. B) On. C) New building. D) Building. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Building. 29. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence below:Avery left during the break. A) Avery. B) Avery left. C) During the break. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) During the break. 30. Which word is the preposition in the following sentence? Blake Shelton happily waved to the circus performers. A) Happily. B) To. C) Waved. D) Blake Shelton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 31. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? John hopes to play football tomorrow. A) 0 (to play is an infinitive which is not a prepositional phrase)Infinitives are to + a verb. B) 2. C) 3. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0 (to play is an infinitive which is not a prepositional phrase)Infinitives are to + a verb. 32. Choose the BEST preposition for the sentence:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The door ..... the study was closed and locked. A) Around. B) Of. C) Between. D) Among. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of. 33. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? The unicorn drank Starbucks in Bubble Gum Valley. A) The unicorn. B) Drank. C) In Bubble Gum Valley. D) Drank starbucks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In Bubble Gum Valley. 34. What is the function of the underlined word? After you cross the bridge, look to your left and you'll see me. A) Preposition. B) Subject. C) Aaawwubbis. D) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preposition. 35. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? The president drank Starbucks in Bubble Gum Valley. A) The president. B) Drank. C) In Bubble Gum Valley. D) Drank Starbucks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In Bubble Gum Valley. 36. People from nearby towns can find it easily? What is the object of the preposition? A) Nearby towns. B) From nearby. C) Towns. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Towns. 37. Which word in the sentence below is a preposition? Ms. Lujan dreamed about a penguin baking cupcakes. A) Ms. Lujan. B) Dreamed. C) About. D) Penguin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About. 38. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The rabbits hopped through the perfectly manicured garden. A) Through the perfectly manicured garden. B) The rabbits hopped. C) Rabbits hopped through. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through the perfectly manicured garden. 39. What is the preposition in the sentence below? The boy placed his device under his chair. A) His. B) Under. C) Device. D) Chair. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under. 40. What is the preposition in the following sentence? "The warmth of the males' feathers protects the eggs." A) Feathers. B) Protects. C) Of. D) Males'. E) Warmth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 41. What is the object of the sentence? :However, because of fiber, our digestive tract is kept healthy. A) Fiber. B) Kept. C) Because. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiber. 42. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence below:She waited for him by the theater. A) She waited. B) She. C) By the theater. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By the theater. 43. Which word is being modified by the underlined adverbial phrase.The children at the playground played hide and seek. A) Children. B) Played. C) Hide and seek. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Children. 44. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? :Sugar, however, is found in all fruits. A) Sugar, however,. B) Is found. C) In all fruits. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In all fruits. 45. Which of the choices is a prepositional phrase? Ms. Gaskin shoved all of the chocolate in her mouth. A) Ms. Gaskin shoved. B) All of the. C) In her mouth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In her mouth. 46. Identify the object of the preposition.between the houses A) Between. B) The. C) Houses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Houses. 47. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? We will take down our tree after Christmas. A) After Christmas. B) We will take down. C) We will take. D) Down our tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After Christmas. 48. Select the ONE prepositional phrase.Before you click "send, " reread all emails for spelling and grammatical errors, and make sure your thoughts are stated clearly. A) Before you click "send, ". B) Reread all emails. C) For spelling and grammatical errors. D) Are stated clearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For spelling and grammatical errors. 49. Find the preposition in this sentence:The chairs were placed upon the desks. A) Desks. B) Upon. C) Chairs. D) Placed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Upon. 50. A crowd swarmed around the injured player. A) No prepositional phrase. B) A crowd swarmed. C) Swarmed around. D) Around the injured player. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Around the injured player. 51. What is the object of the preposition? You're expected to join us at the castle. A) Castle. B) Join. C) Us. D) You. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Castle. 52. Choose the object of the preposition in this sentence. We cleaned the kitchen floor during the commercials. A) Commercials. B) During. C) We. D) Kitchen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commercials. 53. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence.The number ..... pupils in our school hasn't grown bigger over the year. A) Of. B) In. C) From. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 54. Indicate the type of prepositional phrase in the sentence below.The boys took the dragons, and they cared for the health of the dragons. A) Adjectival Phrase. B) Adverbial Phrase. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial Phrase. 55. Which word is the prepositional phrase modifying? Her family from Chicago decided to plan their trip later. A) Decided. B) Trip. C) Family. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Family. 56. An article in today's newspaper provides more details. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? A) More details. B) Today's newspaper. C) An article. D) In today's newspaper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In today's newspaper. 57. What is the preposition in the following sentence? "The females return and provide food for the little chicks." A) The. B) Return. C) And. D) Provide. E) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) For. 58. Which preposition completes the sentence correctly? The puppy is ..... the floor. A) Below. B) Below. C) On. D) Inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 59. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? :Our bodies break down starch into glucose. A) Into glucose. B) Our bodies. C) Break down. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Into glucose. 60. What do we call the noun or pronoun that follows a preposition? A) Object of the preposition. B) Phrase. C) Verb. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object of the preposition. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPrepositional Phrases Quiz 1Prepositional Phrases Quiz 2Prepositional Phrases Quiz 3Prepositional Phrases Quiz 4Prepositional Phrases Quiz 5Prepositional Phrases Quiz 6Prepositional Phrases Quiz 7Prepositional Phrases Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books