This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 25 (57 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?Let's pick the strawberries tomorrow. A) Let's pick. B) Tomorrow. C) No prepositional phrases. D) Pick the strawberries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No prepositional phrases. 2. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?Susan ran behind the bushes when she played hide and seek. A) When she played. B) Susan ran behind. C) Played hide and seek. D) Behind the bushes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behind the bushes. 3. We are ..... a babysitter for tonight. A) In need of. B) In aid of. C) At the sight of. D) For the purpose of. E) In fear of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In need of. 4. Adjective or Adverb? Bob always arrives late for work. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 5. Many people worldwide live ..... intolerant political regimes. A) In fear of. B) In exchange for. C) At the sight of. D) In need of. E) For the purpose of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In fear of. 6. Select the three words that make up the prepositional phrase.In his speech, the president thanked his supporters. A) In his speech. B) Thanked his supporters. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In his speech. 7. Sub arbore sedemus. A) We sit. B) You all sit. C) I sit. D) You sit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We sit. 8. Fresh strawberries in ice cream (is, are) my grandmother's favorite. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 9. Adjective or Adverb? Is this the road to the exhibit? A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 10. Does the following sentence have a prepositional phrase?I saw Nathan eating cauliflower pizza yesterday evening. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 11. Servus sub ..... dormit. A) Ramos. B) Ramis. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ramis. 12. What is the function of the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'The keys are in the drawer.'? A) It functions as an adverbial phrase, indicating the location of the keys. B) It functions as an adjectival phrase, describing the keys. C) It functions as a conjunction, connecting two clauses. D) It functions as a noun phrase, serving as the subject of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It functions as an adverbial phrase, indicating the location of the keys. 13. I placed the plant beside the picture frame. A) I placed. B) The plant. C) Beside the picture frame. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beside the picture frame. 14. The majority of holiday flights depart and arrive ..... schedule. A) By. B) In. C) With. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 15. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:Mrs. Blue had to drive through the largest puddle. A) Had to drive. B) To drive. C) Through the largest puddle. D) To drive through. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Through the largest puddle. 16. Choose the correct answer. It is disheartening to know that the youth has ..... smoking again. A) Reverted to. B) Run down. C) Looked into. D) Concentrated on. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reverted to. 17. The house beside the city park (is, are) where my grandfather was born. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 18. Ad villam redit. A) They return. B) You return. C) She returns. D) We return. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She returns. 19. Adjective or Adverb? He drank a whole quart of milk. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 20. The museum has a rare painting ..... from another gallery for the exhibition A) On loan. B) By coincidence. C) At all. D) On purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On loan. 21. Select the two words that make up the prepositional phrase.A traffic helicopter hovered above us. A) Helicopter hovered. B) Above us. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Above us. 22. Some of his scores were based on Russian legends. A) Of his scores. B) Russian legends. C) Based on. D) Were based. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of his scores. 23. Tokyo is located ..... the eastern part of Japan. A) To. B) At. C) On. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 24. The commercials on t.v. at night (seem, seems) to last forever. A) Seem. B) Seems. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seem. 25. She copes very well ..... pressure. A) In. B) Under. C) With. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under. 26. Select the three words that make up the prepositional phrase.Rebecca slid the napkin holder across the table. A) Slid the napkin. B) Across the table. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Across the table. 27. My mom bought pencils and erasers from Walmart. A) My mom. B) Bought. C) Pencils and erasers. D) From Walmart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) From Walmart. 28. The Great Wall of China stretches ..... the northern part of China. A) On. B) In. C) Along. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Along. 29. Choose the correct answer. Do not ..... unhealthy activities like gambling and betting. A) Run down. B) Settle down. C) Indulge in. D) Revert to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indulge in. 30. Select the four words that make up the prepositional phrase.The painter placed a thick sheet over the wood floor and then opened the paint cans. A) Over the wood floor. B) Opened the paint cans. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over the wood floor. 31. What is the effect of using a comma after a prepositional phrase? A) It changes the meaning of the sentence. B) It indicates a question. C) It connects two independent clauses. D) It creates a pause for clarity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It creates a pause for clarity. 32. My house is ..... 35 Valley Street. A) AT. B) IN. C) ON. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AT. 33. I feel sick ..... blood. A) For the attention of. B) For the purpose of. C) In aid of. D) In need of. E) At the sight of. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) At the sight of. 34. I'll mention some facts ..... support of my argument. A) In. B) At. C) On. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 35. Marcus ad ..... sedet. A) Arborem. B) Arbore. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arborem. 36. I watch Netflix on my laptop every afternoon. A) Every afternoon. B) Netflix. C) I watch. D) On my laptop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On my laptop. 37. What is the function of the pronoun in the prepositional phrase:'Natalia sat at the table with them.' A) Object of the preposition. B) Adjective modifying the table. C) Subject of the sentence. D) Verb in the prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object of the preposition. 38. Identify the preposition(s):My brother and I walked up the path and down to the stream. A) Up, down. B) Path. C) Down. D) Up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Up, down. 39. Sextus ex ..... celeriter exit. A) Horto. B) Hortum. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Horto. 40. He first gained fame with his music for The Firebird. A) He first gained. B) His music for. C) With his music. D) Gained fame with. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With his music. 41. The drawing is transferred onto the wood ..... carbon paper. A) By addition to. B) In the process of. C) On account of. D) On behalf of. E) By means of. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) By means of. 42. The Caribbean Sea is ..... the east of Central America. A) In. B) To. C) On. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 43. Fill in the coordinating conjunction.I don't have a lot of free time today. I can clean my apartment, ..... I can buy some groceries. I can't do both. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 44. HE WAS ..... HIS BREAK AT THAT TIME. A) IN. B) ON. C) AT. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ON. 45. The judge gave him a reduced sentence ..... information leading to other arrests. A) In exchange of. B) For the attention of. C) In fear of. D) For the purpose of. E) In need of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In exchange of. 46. What is the function of a comma after a prepositional phrase in a sentence? A) To clarify the meaning of the sentence. B) To indicate a question. C) To join two sentences. D) To separate items in a list. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To clarify the meaning of the sentence. 47. All of my friends (has, have) had the chicken pox. A) Have. B) Has. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have. 48. The temperatures are ..... 0$^\circ$. A) Below. B) In front of. C) Behind. D) As. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Below. 49. The heavy snowstorms in the mountain region (cause, causes) dangerously slick roads. A) Cause. B) Causes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cause. 50. Everyone at the party (like, likes) the hummus dip. A) Like. B) Likes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Likes. 51. Jake is ..... Jim and Jerry. A) Against. B) In the middle of. C) Underneath. D) Between. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Between. 52. A prepositional phrase is phrase that starts with a preposition A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. I didn't like the movie ..... , but it got better later. A) At Last. B) At least. C) At first. D) By hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At first. 54. Is there anything ..... particular you'd like for dinner? A) By. B) On. C) In. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 55. Ad agros ambulas. A) To the field. B) To the fields. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To the fields. 56. A new bridge with colorful lights (stretch, stretches) across the river. A) Stretch. B) Stretches. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stretches. 57. Stories of Hank Aaron and Willie Mays always (make, makes) me want to play baseball. A) Make. B) Makes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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