This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete these sentences using a prepositional phrase from the box.Ivan's English improved ..... , when he stayed with a host family in Manchester. A) By no means. B) On its own merits. C) At odds with. D) Over the top. E) Beyond all expectation. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Beyond all expectation. 2. What function does the prepositional phrase serve in the sentence:She went to the store after school? A) Noun. B) Adverb. C) Adjective. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 3. Find the preposition.Spike Lee was born in Georgia. A) In. B) Was. C) Spike Lee. D) Georgia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 4. According to the phrases, which prepositional phrase fits?I am ..... with all my colleagues. A) On parole. B) On good terms. C) On sale. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On good terms. 5. Through the schoolyard, the young children happily dashed. A) Dependent clause. B) Prepositional phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional phrase. 6. Which part of the sentence is the prepositional phrase:I grow flowers in my garden. A) In my garden. B) I grow. C) Grow flowers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In my garden. 7. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:To be prepared for the test, Angel would have to stay up past midnight studying. A) Past midnight studying. B) To stay up. C) To be prepared. D) For the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For the test. 8. What is an example of a prepositional phrase indicating location? A) Under the table. B) On the roof. C) In the car. D) Beside the tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under the table. 9. The decision is subject ..... approval by the board of directors. A) From. B) Under. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 10. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?Elizabeth Blackwell stepped onto the train. A) Elizabeth Blackwell stepped. B) The train. C) Onto the train. D) Stepped onto. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onto the train. 11. Identify the prepositional phrase:Suzy read the book to her brother. A) To her brother. B) Read the book to her brother. C) Read the book. D) Suzy read. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To her brother. 12. The cat was curled up underneath the window A) Underneath the window. B) Was curled up. C) The cat was curled. D) Was curled up underneath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Underneath the window. 13. Select the object of the preposition in the following sentence.The ornaments are for the Christmas tree. A) Tree. B) Ornaments. C) For. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tree. 14. Identify the complete prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The guard grabbed my friend by the arm, but I karate chopped him. A) Guard grabbed. B) By the arm. C) By the. D) My friend by. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By the arm. 15. Find the object of the preposition.During a recent newscast, I heard Lee speak. A) I. B) Newscast. C) Lee. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Newscast. 16. She's been w ..... hard ..... that novel. She thinks she'll have it finished by next week. A) Working for. B) Working to. C) Working at. D) Working on. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Working on. 17. Of the three sisters, Sibyl was the one we liked the best. A) Of the three sisters. B) Was the one. C) Liked the best. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of the three sisters. 18. My weight, in addition to my other health problems, are my main concern. A) Change are to is. B) Change in to on. C) Change problems to problem. D) Make no change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change are to is. 19. Prepositional phrase:'' My favorite actor is in the movie." A) In the movie. B) Actor is. C) My favorite. D) The movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the movie. 20. Identify the preposition:Larry lives near the playground. A) Lives. B) The. C) Near. D) Playground. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Near. 21. Which sentence does NOT contain a preposition? A) The cat is on the roof looking down. B) I met her many years ago. C) I've known her throughout my career. D) She lives near the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I met her many years ago. 22. What is the function of the preposition in the following sentence? In the early morning, the deer are thirsty. A) In the early morning tells how the deer are thirsty. B) In the early morning tells where the deer are thirsty. C) In the early morning tells when the deer are thirsty. D) In the early morning tells why the deer are thirsty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the early morning tells when the deer are thirsty. 23. After breakfast, we will do the dishes and clean our rooms. A) After breakfast. B) Do the dishes. C) Clean our rooms. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After breakfast. 24. I am going to see the works ..... Van Gogh A) Of. B) Off. C) Along. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 25. Select the function performed by the prepositional phrase in the sentence below. (The preposition is in green color)The teams from Miami and Houston won. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Object of the preposition. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 26. I found the article ..... the internet while searching for something else. A) In. B) For. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 27. Which of the following shows a prepositional phrase? A) Moby is a robot. B) Moby kicked the football. C) Moby kicked the football between the goalposts. D) Moby's team scored three points. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Moby kicked the football between the goalposts. 28. Preposition: "The old house on the hill, was so scary." A) Old. B) So. C) On. D) Hill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 29. Complete these sentences using a prepositional phrase from the box.I can assure you that each of your proposals will be judged ..... 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: C) On its own merits. 30. China is ..... track for finding a vaccination for the coronavirus A) On. B) In. C) Out. D) None of the above. 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