This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 20 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentences.One study at Boston's Harvard Medical School demonstrated this fact. A) This fact. B) One study at. C) Demonstrated this fact. D) At Boston's Harvard Medical School. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At Boston's Harvard Medical School. 2. Find the preposition in this sentence:Mr. Pierre drove through the largest puddle. A) Mr. Pierre. B) Drove. C) Puddle. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Through. 3. What are the prepositions in the sentence below? John visited the fishing cabin of his friend at the lake. A) Of, friend. B) The, his. C) At, lake. D) Of, at. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Of, at. 4. ..... we had to use candle light to see. A) Before the blackout. B) Around the blackout. C) After the blackout. D) During the blackout. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) During the blackout. 5. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? Sandwiched between the canned goods and the milk, the bread was smashed. A) The bread was smashed. B) Sandwiched between the canned goods and the milk. C) Between the canned goods and the milk. D) Canned goods and the milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between the canned goods and the milk. 6. What is the preposition in the sentence? :There are six groups of nutrients:carbohydrates, fats, proteins, water, minerals, and A) There. B) Groups. C) Of. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 7. Which word is the preposition in the following sentence? Within a few hours, Peeta Mellark had mowed the lawn, cleaned the house, and baked some cookies. A) Cleaned. B) Cookies. C) Within. D) Peeta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Within. 8. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? :Along with bread, pasta and potatoes provide us with starch. A) Pasta and potatoes. B) Along with bread. C) Provide us with starch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Along with bread. 9. Which of the following answer choices is a preposition? (Read the answer choices very carefully) A) Without. B) Around. C) Underneath. D) All of the answer choices are prepositions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the answer choices are prepositions. 10. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? :Our bodies also get sugar from young vegetables. A) From young vegetables. B) Our bodies. C) Also get sugar. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From young vegetables. 11. What is the object of the preposition in the following sentence? Using your cellphone while driving is against the law. A) While. B) Against. C) Law. D) Cellphone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Law. 12. Find the preposition in this sentence:My best friend lives on Walnut Road. A) Friend. B) Lives. C) On. D) Best. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 13. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? Dancing on a public stage can be a frightening experience! A) A public stage. B) Can be a frightening experience. C) Dancing on a stage. D) On a public stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On a public stage. 14. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence.Pay attention ..... everything your teacher says. A) To. B) With. C) Of. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 15. What is the object of the preposition in the sentence below.We are going to go visit the prince for the holidays. A) The holidays. B) The prince. C) We. D) Visit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The holidays. 16. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence.Why don't we meet ..... front of the restaurant? A) On. B) In. C) At. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 17. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:In the early morning the deer are thirsty. A) The early morning. B) In the early morning. C) The deer are thirsty. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the early morning. 18. Identify the prepositional phrase:Ashtyn is hiding behind the door. A) Is hiding. B) Is hiding behind the door. C) Behind the door. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behind the door. 19. How many prepositional phrases? Before you click send, reread all emails for spelling and grammatical errors. A) Four. B) Two. C) Three. D) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One. 20. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence.A beautiful line of trees runs ..... the river. A) Within. B) Over. C) Beneath. D) Along. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Along. 21. Check the sentence that has the prepositional phrase underlined correctly. A) Mary climbed into the tree house. B) Jake rode the camel in the parade. C) The cups are in the cabinet on the right. D) The lead horse towered above the rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cups are in the cabinet on the right. 22. They both sang with musical groups. What is object? A) They both sang. B) With musical groups. C) Musical groups. D) Groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Groups. 23. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? He came by the office in a big hurry. A) By the office. B) The office in. C) In a big hurry. D) He came by. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By the office. 24. Identify the preposition in this sentence? She turned up that street. A) Turned. B) She. C) Up. D) Street. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Up. 25. What is the adjectival phrase in the following sentence? An investigator uncovered a file of important papers. A) An investigator. B) A file. C) Of important papers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of important papers. 26. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? Your little brother had surgery and must stay in the hospital. A) Your little brother. B) In the hospital. C) Had surgery and. D) Must stay in. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the hospital. 27. Find the preposition:Ryan wanted to sit on his new bike. A) Wanted to. B) Ryan. C) On. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 28. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? You will pass through a small town while you are driving. A) 2. B) 0. C) 1. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1. 29. What is the object of the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? My soccer team played well during the championship tournament. A) Tournament. B) Soccer. C) Championship. D) Team. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tournament. 30. What does underlined prepositional phrase describe in the following sentence? I have read most of Beverly Cleary's books many times. A) I. B) Times. C) Most. D) Have read. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Most. 31. Which word is the preposition in the following sentence? Lord Voldemort tried to see what I was hiding behind my back. A) See. B) Tried. C) Behind. D) Lord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behind. 32. Many prepositions and their phrases can tell you ..... A) Location and time. B) Who or what. C) How many or how much. D) How and why. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Location and time. 33. What is the preposition of the sentence? :Energy stored in carbohydrates is released quickly. A) Quickly. B) In. C) Stored. D) Released. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 34. Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition and end with ..... A) The noun or pronoun following the preposition. B) The first verb after the preposition. C) The word that follows the preposition. D) The end of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The noun or pronoun following the preposition. 35. What is the preposition in the following sentence? I love to sleep late on Fridays! A) Late. B) Like. C) Sleep. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 36. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? The plane flew above the clouds. A) The plane. B) The plane flew. C) Above the clouds. D) The clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Above the clouds. 37. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? Spiders do not usually build webs in a busy area. A) In a busy area. B) Spiders do not. C) Usually builds. D) Do not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a busy area. 38. Which word is the preposition in the following sentence? Dora the Explorer poured too much orange juice into the glass. A) Dora. B) Orange juice. C) Into. D) Poured. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Into. 39. What is the preposition in the following sentence? "Emperor penguins breed in the winter." A) Breed. B) Penguins. C) Emperor. D) In. E) Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 40. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? We tried sneaking by him, but I tripped over a mop. A) 2. B) 3. C) 0. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 41. Which statement best describes the sentence below? The most behaved pupil in class will receive a special award from his adviser. A) The statement uses an adjectival phrase. B) The statement uses both adjectival and adverbial phrases. C) The statement uses an adverbial phrase. D) The statement does not have any prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The statement uses both adjectival and adverbial phrases. 42. What is the object of the preposition in the underlined prepositional phrase? She moved me between two other students. A) Students. B) Two. C) Between. D) Other. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Students. 43. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? My sister painted the walls of her bedroom. A) My sister. B) Painted the walls. C) Of her bedroom. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of her bedroom. 44. #1 on the back:Choose the prepositional phrase in each sentence:Emperor penguins can be found on only one continent. A) Only one continent. B) Found on only one continent. C) Can be found. D) On only one continent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On only one continent. 45. Select the one prepositional phrase in the following sentence:In this English class, you will learn prepositions and prepositional phrases. A) You will learn. B) In this English class. C) Learn prepositions and prepositional phrases. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In this English class. 46. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The box of old books was musty and discolored. A) Was musty. B) Of old books. C) Was musty and discolored. D) The box. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of old books. 47. After which word would you put a comma in this sentence? With my brothers we took my mom out for her birthday. A) Out. B) With. C) My. D) Brothers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Brothers. 48. What is the preposition in the sentence below? My aunt and uncle live across the street. A) Live. B) Across. C) Street. D) Aunt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Across. 49. Choose the BEST preposition for the sentence:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The students ran excitedly ..... the school buses. A) Toward. B) Over. C) During. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Toward. 50. How many prepositional phrases are in this sentence: A) 1. B) 0. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 51. ..... there is a small cabin to stay in. A) At the ski resort. B) During the hiking trip. C) On our way to the park. D) All of the above will work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the ski resort. 52. What is the preposition in the sentence:The strange man parked his car next to the tall trees. A) Car. B) Next. C) Strange. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 53. What is the preposition in the following sentence? I like to sleep late on Saturdays because school is so tiring. A) On. B) Because. C) So. D) Like. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 54. #3 on the back:Choose the prepositional phrase in each sentence:There are 17 types of penguins, and the Emperor penguin is the largest. A) Of penguins. B) And the Emperor penguin. C) Is the largest. D) Are 17 types of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of penguins. 55. How many prepositional phrases? In spite of the relentless rain, they forged on through the dense jungle across many rising rivers. A) Two. B) Three. C) One. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Three. 56. What is the object of the sentence? :Fiber does not release energy within our bodies. A) Does. B) Bodies. C) Fiber. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bodies. 57. Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:We were looking for the documents that were hidden. A) Documents. B) Hidden. C) For. D) Looking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Documents. 58. What is the object of the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? My favorite restaurant is next to the enormous shoe store. A) Shoe. B) Enormous. C) Store. D) Restaurant. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Store. 59. In the following sentence, what word is an OBJECT of the PREPOSITION? Before she published her book, Louisa May Alcott wrote for a small publisher. A) Alcott. B) Publisher. C) Book. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Publisher. 60. Name the prepositional phrase.Peanuts reached millions of readers in 75 countries. A) Of readers. B) Millions of readers. C) In 75 countries. D) Peanuts reached. 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