This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the infinitive in the sentence?-She is going to meet her parents after school. A) Is going. B) To meet her parents after school. C) After school. D) No infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To meet her parents after school. 2. What is the object of the preposition in the sentence?The host talked among his guests. A) Among. B) Talked. C) Guests. D) His. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guests. 3. Identify the prepositional phrase:'Beside the bed sat Dr. Brown.' A) Sat Dr. Brown. B) In the room. C) Beside the bed. D) Beside the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beside the bed. 4. The results are consistent ..... the predictions made by the scientists. A) With. B) In. C) From. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 5. Identify the prepositional phrases:Although it was hot, Jesse did not take off his sweater at recess. A) At recess. B) His sweater. C) Did take off. D) Although it was hot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At recess. 6. I saw nothing ..... at the party last night A) IN GENERAL. B) OUT OF FOCUS. C) OUT OF THE ORDINARY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) OUT OF THE ORDINARY. 7. What is the synonym to:at sea A) To no avail. B) At a loss. C) To some extent. D) To a certain degree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At a loss. 8. Read the sentence. My mom took a walk around the block.Which part of the sentence is a prepositional phrase? A) A walk. B) My mom. C) Around the block. D) Took. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Around the block. 9. My new boss explained the job ..... A) In whole. B) At a profit. C) In public. D) In detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In detail. 10. Choose the function in group cause ~ purpose function. A) Agentive. B) Manner. C) Means. D) Goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Goal. 11. Although it was cold, Azaylia did not wear her coat at recess. A) Her coat. B) Although it was cold. C) At recess. D) Did not wear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At recess. 12. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?Ryann's guinea pig ran down the hallway this morning. A) Down the hallway. B) This morning. C) Ryann's guinea pig. D) Ran down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Down the hallway. 13. What type of phrase is 'covered in snow' in the sentence:The mountains, covered in snow, looked beautiful. A) Absolute. B) Prepositional. C) Participial. D) Appositive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participial. 14. Select the prepositional phrase in the following sentence. The eagle soared gracefully above the trees. A) The eagle. B) Soared. C) Gracefully. D) Above the trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Above the trees. 15. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? The cat slept under the table. A) The table. B) The cat slept. C) Slept under. D) Under the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under the table. 16. Complete the sentence:The dog was ..... the table. A) During. B) Between. C) Under. D) Up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under. 17. A prepositional phrase ends with ..... called the ..... A) A verb; conclusion. B) A noun or pronoun; object. C) Another preposition; phrase. D) The last word of the sentence; final word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A noun or pronoun; object. 18. Identify the prepositional phrases:Before lunch, Brooklynn finished the book she was writing. A) Finished the book. B) Brooklynn finished. C) She was writing. D) Before lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Before lunch. 19. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The cat slept on the warm blanket. A) The cat slept. B) Slept on the. C) Warm blanket. D) On the warm blanket. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the warm blanket. 20. If you ..... i ..... , you should go to the doctor. A) Are in pain. B) Feel ill for. C) Is in pain. D) Felt ill after. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Are in pain. 21. Several teaspoons of cinnamon (was added, were added) to the mix. A) Was added. B) Were added. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were added. 22. He's very passionate ..... photography and spends hours taking pictures. A) With. B) On. C) About. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About. 23. Look at the picture ..... the wall. A) On. B) In. C) For. D) Behind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 24. Identify the function of the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'He arrived after the meeting.' A) Adjectival. B) Adverbial. C) Noun. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial. 25. Find the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE(S) in the sentence below:Thomas has vacationed in the Bahamas for years. A) In the Bahamasfor years. B) Hasin. C) Has vacationedfor years. D) ThomasBahamas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the Bahamasfor years. 26. Choose the prepositional phrase in each sentence.Astronauts may fly at the speed of light. A) Astronauts may fly. B) At the speed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the speed. 27. ..... the encouraging response, the manager decided to continue the project. A) Due. B) Because of. C) Despite. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because of. 28. Choose the sentence where the prepositional phrase is used correctly: A) We went the store to. B) He walked the dog with. C) She looked the book at. D) They sat on the bench. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They sat on the bench. 29. Which prepositional phrase would best complete this sentence?We drove ..... A) Over the school. B) Under the school. C) By the school. D) Through the school. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By the school. 30. Identify the preposition in this sentence:He can hardly wait until his sixteenth birthday. A) He. B) Hardly. C) Can. D) Until. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Until. ← 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