This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 21 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence.My cousin has been sick ..... Sunday. A) Into. B) Since. C) About. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 2. 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. 3. Indicate the type of prepositional phrase in the sentence below.You can run quickly in those new shoes. A) Adjectival Phrase. B) Adverbial Phrase. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial Phrase. 4. How can the following two sentences be joined together into one sentence using a prepositional phrase? The fax machine is an important tool. It is a tool for modern communications. A) The fax machine is an important tool for modern communications. B) The fax machine makes modern communications. C) The fax machine is an important tool that can be used to make modern communications. D) Modern communications can be done using the fax machine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The fax machine is an important tool for modern communications. 5. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? The cat with the red collar is my favorite. A) The red collar. B) The cat with the red collar. C) My favorite. D) With the red collar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With the red collar. 6. What is the object of the preposition in the sentence? The host talked among his guests. A) Among. B) His. C) Guests. D) Talked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guests. 7. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence.The policeman told the journalist that the corrupt politicians were ..... investigation. A) Over. B) Under. C) In. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under. 8. Identify the COMPOUND PREPOSITION.Because of the water drought, everyone is thirsty. A) Water drought. B) Everyone is thirsty. C) Everyone. D) Because of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because of. 9. Identify the prepositional phrase:A 'bon mot' is a French expression. In French the phrase means 'good word'. A) A 'bon mot'. B) The phrase means 'good word'. C) In French. D) S a French expression. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In French. 10. Which word is being modified by the underlined prepositional phrase? The huge jets on the runway waited to take off. A) Huge. B) Roared. C) Waited. D) Jets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jets. 11. Which word is being modified by the underlined prepositional phrase? The jet planes roared above us. A) Planes. B) Roared. C) Above. D) Us. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Roared. 12. Find the preposition in this sentence:Mrs. Bowsman put new white ghost lights on the tree. A) Ghost. B) White. C) Mrs. Bowsman. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 13. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? Please get there after 3 p.m. A) Please. B) Please get there. C) After 3 p.m. D) Get there after. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After 3 p.m. 14. Which word is the preposition in the following sentence? He wrote the answers to the test on his desk. A) Test. B) Answers. C) On. D) Wrote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 15. Which sentence uses an adverbial prepositional phrase? A) The boys from LSGH entertained their partners. B) The elderly at Kanlungan ni Maria welcomed the pupils from LSGH. C) The boys waved goodbye to their reachout partners. D) The experience taught the boys a valuable lesson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The boys waved goodbye to their reachout partners. 16. Find the preposition in this sentence:Susan ran behind the bushes when she played hide and seek. A) Played. B) Susan. C) Behind. D) When. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behind. 17. Which word is the preposition in the following sentence? After lunch, Kory wanted to eat dessert but didn't have time. A) After. B) Kory. C) Dessert. D) Lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After. 18. Indicate the type of prepositional phrase in the sentence below.They had heard rumors about a reptilian creature. A) Adjectival Phrase. B) Adverbial Phrase. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjectival Phrase. 19. What is the preposition in this sentence.The kite is in the tree. A) The. B) In. C) Tree. D) Kite. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 20. Adjectival phrase modifies the following EXCEPT A) Adjectives. B) Nouns. C) Pronouns. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjectives. 21. What is the preposition in the following sentence? "Female Emperor penguins lay eggs on the ice." A) Penguins. B) Female. C) On. D) Lay. E) Emperor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 22. **Identify the underlined part of the sentenceDan flipped the lights on. A) Adverb. B) Clause. C) Phrase. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 23. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? He lives in a castle near London. A) Near London. B) He lives. C) In a castle. D) In a castle/ near London. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In a castle/ near London. 24. What are the objects of the prepositions? To get to the castle, you must go through the woods. A) You/castle. B) You/woods. C) Castle/woods. D) To/through. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Castle/woods. 25. What is the preposition in the following sentence? "Males watch the eggs while the females travel to the sea." A) To. B) Watch. C) Males. D) The. E) While. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 26. What is the preposition in the underlined prepositional phrase? I fell asleep during the long and boring movie. A) Long. B) Movie. C) Boring. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) During. 27. Identify the preposition:Can we talk about the pet? A) Can. B) Pet. C) About. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About. 28. Find the prepositional phrase in this sentence:Kathy the baker mailed a big package to her grandson. A) Kathy the baker. B) Mailed a big package. C) To her grandson. D) The baker mailed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To her grandson. 29. Which word is the preposition in the following sentence? Mike put his backpack under the desk. A) Under. B) Backpack. C) Mike. D) Desk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under. 30. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? Jack stood against the wall. A) Jack stood. B) The wall. C) Against the wall. D) Jack stood against. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Against the wall. 31. What is an introductory prepositional phrase? A) Ends a sentence. B) Comes in the middle of a sentence. C) Provides an introduction to an essay. D) Starts a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Starts a sentence. 32. How many prepositional phrases are there in this sentence? David was hiding under the desk during the drill for about an hour. A) 3. B) 2. C) 4. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 33. What is the object of the preposition in this sentence? I went by my friend's house after I finished practice. A) Practice. B) By. C) House. D) Friend's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) House. 34. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? My dad kissed my mom beneath the mistletoe. A) Kissed my mom. B) Beneath the mistletoe. C) My dad kissed. D) The mistletoe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beneath the mistletoe. 35. The lamp on the living room table fell over. Identify the Prepositional Phrase A) On the living room table. B) The. C) Fell over. D) Living room. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the living room table. 36. Which word is being modified by the underlined prepositional phrase? He spoke without much sense. A) He. B) Spoke. C) Much. D) Without. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spoke. 37. What kind of prepositional phrase is used in the sentence below? The award for Andrew was given to his mother. A) Adverbial. B) Adjectival. C) Both A and B. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 38. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentences.They prepared brown rice and a salad for the banquet. A) Prepared brown rice. B) Rice and a salad. C) They prepared. D) For the banquet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For the banquet. 39. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentences.The food served in the airport was unusually tasty. A) The food. B) Served in the airport. C) Was unusually tasty. D) In the airport. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the airport. 40. Identify the prepositional phrase:Gary rode his bike down the road. A) Rode his bike. B) Gary rode. C) The road. D) Down the road. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Down the road. 41. What does the underlined phrase describe? My favorite cape is made of velvet. A) Favorite. B) My. C) Cape. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cape. 42. What is the object of the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? The high-definition television fell onto the dirty street. A) Dirty. B) Street. C) High-definition. D) Television. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Street. 43. Which word is the preposition in the following sentence? Along the boardwalk, Dora the Explorer and her friends found many arcade games to play. A) Along. B) Arcade. C) Friends. D) Boardwalk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Along. 44. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? You're expected to join us at the castle. A) You're expected. B) You're. C) To join us. D) At the castle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the castle. 45. What is the preposition in the following sentence? The black rhino that belongs to the Columbus Zoo is named Tiny. A) Is. B) Belongs. C) To. D) What. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 46. Identify the object of the preposition. in the shed A) In. B) The. C) Shed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shed. 47. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentences.The peanuts at the basketball game are the best at the basketball game A) The peanuts. B) Are the best anywhere. C) At the basketball game. D) At the basketball game. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At the basketball game. 48. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? It's no fun to go to the mall without my best friend. A) Without my best friend. B) To go to the mall. C) It's no fun. D) To the mall. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To the mall. 49. Find the preposition in this sentence:The pencil fell under the desk. A) Pencil. B) Under. C) Desk. D) Fell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under. 50. Don ate two helpings to satisfy his hunger. A) No prepositional phrase. B) Two helpings. C) His hunger. D) To satisfy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No prepositional phrase. 51. A prepositional phrase ends with what part of speech? A) Noun or pronoun. B) Verb or adverb. C) Adjective. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun or pronoun. 52. How many prepositional phrases? Everyone except Lucy can go to the dance after school tomorrow. A) 2. B) 1. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 53. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? The new bakery opens in a week. A) Opens in a week. B) A week. C) In a week. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a week. 54. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The heat of the midday sun drives some creatures underground. A) Heat of the midday sun. B) Drives some creatures underground. C) Of the midday sun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of the midday sun. 55. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence.This information is ..... you and me only. A) Among. B) Through. C) Between. D) Against. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between. 56. #5 on the back:What is the purpose of the underlined preposition? "The feathers of the penguin keep out cold air and water." A) To connect feathers with cold. B) To show a relationship between feathers and penguin. C) To tell what a penguin's feathers do. D) To show a relationship between penguin and cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To show a relationship between feathers and penguin. 57. What is the object of the sentence? :We get our fiber through foods like vegetables and grains. A) Foods. B) Our. C) We. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foods. 58. What is the preposition in the sentence? Jerry, who is from New Jersey, lives here now. A) Now. B) Who. C) From. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From. 59. What is the object of the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? A) On. B) Grandparents. C) Lake. D) Beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lake. 60. What is the object of the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? The house by the river floods when it rains. A) Floods. B) Rains. C) River. D) House. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) River. ← 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