This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Their music will never go out of fashion. A) Out of fashion. B) Never go. C) Their music. D) Will never. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Out of fashion. 2. Which of the following is NOT a prepositional phrase in the sentence:'The car drove past the building.'? A) The car. B) The car drove. C) Past the building. D) Drove past. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The car drove. 3. Identify the infinitive phrase:To play in the championship game is our goal. A) To play in the championship game. B) Is our goal. C) To play. D) In the championship game. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To play in the championship game. 4. What is the synonym to:by accident A) To some extent. B) By chance. C) By means of. D) In the wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By chance. 5. In the sentence "After running, he felt very tired, " what part of speech is "After" ? A) Preposition. B) Verb. C) Noun. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preposition. 6. Identify the object of the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The book on the shelf is mine. A) Mine. B) Book. C) On. D) Shelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shelf. 7. Identify the prepositional phrase.Walk across the park, and find the library. A) Walk across. B) Across the park. C) And find the. D) The library. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Across the park. 8. Nie jestem dobry z matematyki to po angielsku: A) I am not good in maths. B) I am not good at maths. C) I am not good with maths. D) I am not good for maths. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I am not good at maths. 9. Create a sentence using a prepositional phrase. A) They are going to the concert tonight. B) He enjoys playing soccer in the park. C) The cat slept on the warm windowsill. D) She quickly ran to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cat slept on the warm windowsill. 10. He looked up and saw the birds (a) him. A) A. above. B) With. C) Arorund. D) Between. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. above. 11. Identify the prepositional phrase that functions as an adjective in the sentence.The tall girl from my class is on the basketball team. A) From my class. B) On the basketball team. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From my class. 12. Choose the correct preposition: ..... sea A) To. B) At. C) In. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 13. In which sentence is the comma used correctly with a prepositional phrase? A) On the table, there is a vase. B) There is a vase, on the table. C) There is, a vase on the table. D) On the table there is, a vase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the table, there is a vase. 14. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence below:We got candy at the movie. A) We got. B) Candy at the movie. C) Movie. D) At the movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the movie. 15. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?Our cat Pepper likes to hide under the couch. A) Likes to hide. B) Pepper. C) Our cat Pepper. D) Under the couch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under the couch. 16. Complete these sentences using a prepositional phrase from the box.You can invite anyone you like to my birthday party, ..... A) By no means. B) On its own merits. C) Over the top. D) Within reason. E) At odds with. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Within reason. 17. Preposition of the sentence '' She was inside the school, when she heard the noise" A) School. B) Inside. C) Noise. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Inside. 18. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The car is parked beside the building. A) On top of the building. B) Inside the building. C) Beside the building. D) Under the building. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beside the building. 19. Object of the preposition "The little puppy at the park was so happy" . A) Park. B) Little. C) Happy. D) Puppy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Park. 20. Why do we use prepositional phrases? A) To have extra words in our sentence. B) To add extra detail to the sentence. C) To make us look smarter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To add extra detail to the sentence. 21. To be honest, ..... Mary who's very bad-tempered, all my colleagues are lovely. A) Except for. B) Along with. C) In favour of. D) Instead of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Except for. 22. I learned to drive ..... A) At the age of 21. B) On 21 years. C) At 21 years. D) In the age of 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the age of 21. 23. Select the prepositional phrase.The ice cream parlor around the corner is the best. A) Around the corner. B) Is the best. C) Ice cream parlor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Around the corner. 24. He was accused ..... breaking into the office and stealing confidential documents. A) For. B) About. C) Of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 25. Many jazz musicians admire Bach and play works by him. A) Many jazz musicians. B) Musicians admire Bach. C) And play works. D) By him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By him. 26. Prepositional phrase?Of all the people who took the test, you were the only one with an "A" . A) An "A". B) Who took the test. C) Of all the people. D) Only one. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of all the people. 27. Which of the following is a preposition:run, beside, quickly, happy A) Beside. B) Quickly. C) Happy. D) Run. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beside. 28. Choose the prepositional phrase:My mother knows the owner of the shop. A) My mother. B) Of the shop. C) Mother knows. D) Knows the owner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of the shop. 29. The snowstorm was slowly drifting toward our city. A) Was slowly drifting. B) Toward our city. C) Was slowly drifting toward our city. D) The snowstorm was slowly drifting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Toward our city. 30. What is the function of the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'He walked through the park'? A) It describes the manner of walking. B) It shows the location of walking. C) It indicates the time of walking. D) It identifies the subject of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It shows the location of walking. 31. Japan is north ..... Taiwan. A) Of. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 32. Choose the best two prepositions to complete the following sentence.I will call you ..... the game ..... the Bulldogs and the Wildcats. A) After-between. B) Before-against. C) During-with. D) At-opposite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After-between. 33. Identify the prepositional phrases:On Saturday, Daniel survived the Glamis sand dunes . A) On Saturday. B) Daniel survived. C) Survived the Glamis sand dunes. D) Daniel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On Saturday. 34. The Gulf of Alaska is ..... the south of the U.S state of Alaska. A) To. B) On. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 35. The shops are within walking distance. A) The shops. B) Within walking. C) Walking distance. D) Within. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Within walking. 36. Which of the following does a preposition NOT show? A) Location. B) Time. C) Description. D) How much of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) How much of something. 37. Object of the preposition:'' She was inside the school, when she heard the noise" A) Noise. B) Heard. C) Inside. D) School. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) School. 38. Choose the best definition for the following phrases (prepositional)On the grounds A) In match with. B) Without success. C) Because, for the reason that. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because, for the reason that. 39. What is the PREPOSITION in this sentence?A tear ran down his cheek. A) Ran. B) Cheek. C) Tear. D) Down. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Down. 40. Which of the following sentences contains a correctly used comma with a prepositional phrase? A) Before the movie, started we bought popcorn. B) We went to the park, and played soccer. C) After dinner, we went for a walk. D) The book on the table, is mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After dinner, we went for a walk. 41. Mr. Cavendish has the unfortunate habit of leaving everything off until the very last minute. A) Dependent clause. B) Prepositional phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional phrase. 42. The missing puzzle piece was hidden beneath the sofa. A) Beneath the sofa. B) Was hidden. C) Was hidden beneath the sofa. D) The missing puzzle piece. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beneath the sofa. 43. She's always been afraid ..... speaking in public. A) To. B) Off. C) Of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 44. Find the preposition.The bus drove by a large, red barn. A) By. B) Barn. C) Drove. D) Bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By. 45. Choose the sentence with the wrong preposition using. A) The TV was broken by a ball. B) The TV was broken with a ball. C) The TV was broken with a boy. D) The TV was broken by a boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The TV was broken with a boy. 46. Find the preposition.The picture was painted by a local artist. A) By. B) Painted. C) Picture. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By. 47. The nurse ran toward her patient. A) Ran toward. B) Toward her patient. C) The nurse ran. D) Her patient. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Toward her patient. 48. F ..... the movie, he just would not stay quiet. I hate that. A) Foward the rest. B) For the rest of. C) From then on. D) For once. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For the rest of. 49. The number of people having children has been ..... decline for many years A) In. B) Of. C) On. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 50. My mother is ..... my brothers and I staying out late on Saturday evening because we have college the next day. A) Rather than. B) Instead of. C) Against. D) Except for. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Against. 51. $_{You have to choose between playing Uno or playing the iPad. }$ A) Uno. B) Between. C) Playing. D) Choose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between. 52. Is the highlighted prepositional phrase an adjective phrase or an adverb phrase? The cat slept under the table. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 53. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? The man in the sports car is my neighbor. A) In the sports car. B) The man. C) Is my neighbor. D) The man in the sports car. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the sports car. 54. I need to pass this exam ..... A) At night. B) At all cost. C) At peace. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At all cost. 55. Mongolia is the country ..... the north of China. A) To. B) In. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 56. How can you identify a prepositional phrase in a sentence? A) Look for an adjective describing a noun. B) Look for a conjunction connecting two clauses. C) Look for a verb followed by an adverb. D) Look for a preposition followed by a noun or pronoun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Look for a preposition followed by a noun or pronoun. 57. Choose the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.The ornaments are for the Christmas tree. A) Ornaments are for the. B) For the Christmas tree. C) Are for the Christmas. D) The ornaments are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For the Christmas tree. 58. Which group of words in the following sentence makes up the prepositional phrase?Two Englishmen built an aircraft powered by a lightweight steam engine. A) By a lightweight. B) By engine. C) By a lightweight steam engine. D) Lightweight steam engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By a lightweight steam engine. 59. Identify the prepositional phrases:Anne Frank wrote her first book on this typewriter. A) Anne Frank wrote. B) Her first book. C) On this typewriter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On this typewriter. 60. After the storm everyone got busy cleaning the debris A) After the storm. B) Everyone. C) Everyone got. D) Got busy. E) Cleaning the debris. 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