This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 4 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The snowstorm was slowly drifting toward our city. A) Was slowly drifting. B) Toward our city. C) The snowstorm was slowly drifting. D) Was slowly drifting toward our city. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Toward our city. 2. What is the function of the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'He walked through the park'? A) It indicates the time of walking. B) It identifies the subject of the sentence. C) It describes the manner of walking. D) It shows the location of walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It shows the location of walking. 3. Japan is north ..... Taiwan. A) Of. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 4. Choose the best two prepositions to complete the following sentence.I will call you ..... the game ..... the Bulldogs and the Wildcats. A) During-with. B) Before-against. C) After-between. D) At-opposite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After-between. 5. Identify the prepositional phrases:On Saturday, Daniel survived the Glamis sand dunes . A) On Saturday. B) Daniel survived. C) Survived the Glamis sand dunes. D) Daniel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On Saturday. 6. The Gulf of Alaska is ..... the south of the U.S state of Alaska. A) To. B) On. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 7. The shops are within walking distance. A) The shops. B) Within walking. C) Walking distance. D) Within. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Within walking. 8. Which of the following does a preposition NOT show? A) Description. B) Location. C) Time. D) How much of something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) How much of something. 9. Object of the preposition:'' She was inside the school, when she heard the noise" A) Noise. B) Inside. C) Heard. D) School. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) School. 10. Choose the best definition for the following phrases (prepositional)On the grounds A) In match with. B) Without success. C) Because, for the reason that. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because, for the reason that. 11. What is the PREPOSITION in this sentence?A tear ran down his cheek. A) Down. B) Cheek. C) Tear. D) Ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Down. 12. Which of the following sentences contains a correctly used comma with a prepositional phrase? A) Before the movie, started we bought popcorn. B) We went to the park, and played soccer. C) After dinner, we went for a walk. D) The book on the table, is mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After dinner, we went for a walk. 13. Mr. Cavendish has the unfortunate habit of leaving everything off until the very last minute. A) Dependent clause. B) Prepositional phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional phrase. 14. The missing puzzle piece was hidden beneath the sofa. A) The missing puzzle piece. B) Was hidden beneath the sofa. C) Was hidden. D) Beneath the sofa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beneath the sofa. 15. She's always been afraid ..... speaking in public. A) To. B) Off. C) Of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 16. Find the preposition.The bus drove by a large, red barn. A) Drove. B) By. C) Bus. D) Barn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By. 17. Choose the sentence with the wrong preposition using. A) The TV was broken by a ball. B) The TV was broken with a ball. C) The TV was broken with a boy. D) The TV was broken by a boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The TV was broken with a boy. 18. Find the preposition.The picture was painted by a local artist. A) Painted. B) By. C) Picture. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By. 19. The nurse ran toward her patient. A) Her patient. B) The nurse ran. C) Ran toward. D) Toward her patient. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Toward her patient. 20. F ..... the movie, he just would not stay quiet. I hate that. A) For the rest of. B) Foward the rest. C) From then on. D) For once. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For the rest of. 21. The number of people having children has been ..... decline for many years A) In. B) At. C) On. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 22. My mother is ..... my brothers and I staying out late on Saturday evening because we have college the next day. A) Rather than. B) Except for. C) Against. D) Instead of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Against. 23. $_{You have to choose between playing Uno or playing the iPad. }$ A) Uno. B) Choose. C) Playing. D) Between. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Between. 24. Is the highlighted prepositional phrase an adjective phrase or an adverb phrase? The cat slept under the table. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 25. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? The man in the sports car is my neighbor. A) In the sports car. B) The man in the sports car. C) The man. D) Is my neighbor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the sports car. 26. Identify the prepositional phrase:The dog slept under the table. A) The table. B) Slept under. C) The dog. D) Under the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under the table. 27. I need to pass this exam ..... A) At night. B) At all cost. C) At peace. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At all cost. 28. Mongolia is the country ..... the north of China. A) To. B) In. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 29. How can you identify a prepositional phrase in a sentence? A) Look for a preposition followed by a noun or pronoun. B) Look for a conjunction connecting two clauses. C) Look for a verb followed by an adverb. D) Look for an adjective describing a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Look for a preposition followed by a noun or pronoun. 30. Choose the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.The ornaments are for the Christmas tree. A) For the Christmas tree. B) Are for the Christmas. C) The ornaments are. D) Ornaments are for the. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For the Christmas tree. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPrepositional Phrases Quiz 1Prepositional Phrases Quiz 2Prepositional Phrases Quiz 3Prepositional Phrases Quiz 5Prepositional Phrases Quiz 6Prepositional Phrases Quiz 7Prepositional Phrases Quiz 8Prepositional Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books