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 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The wind was blowing steadily from the west. A) From the west. B) Was blowing steadily. C) Steadily from the west. D) The wind was blowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From the west. 2. Which part of the sentence is the prepositional phrase:I left my coat at home. A) At home. B) My coat. C) I left. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At home. 3. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: "After the party, we went home." A) The party. B) After the party. C) Went home. D) We went. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the party. 4. How lucky it is that we are on the same team again! A) That we are on the same team again. B) We are on the same team again. C) How lucky it is. D) On the same team. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the same team. 5. Lailah is going ..... the mall. A) To. B) Next. C) At. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 6. The winter snow was ..... 16 feet deep in places. A) Out from. B) Out of. C) Up to. D) Across from. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Up to. 7. TRUE or FALSE:Prepositional phrases include extra information that may be removed from a sentence. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 8. Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence:My uncle was raised on a farm, so moving to the city was a culture shock. A) So moving to. B) Was raised. C) To the city. D) Was a culture shock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To the city. 9. I eat meat ..... as I think too much is bad for you. A) On motion. B) In moderation. C) At modernation. D) In moderate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In moderation. 10. Which word in the sentence is the PREPOSITION:Faith found twenty dollars on the sidewalk near the reptile show. A) On, near. B) Twenty, reptile. C) Found, the. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On, near. 11. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?She studied every day until sunset. A) She studied. B) Every day. C) Studied every day. D) Until sunset. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Until sunset. 12. I enjoyed my trip to London; ..... particular, I loved Camden Town. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 13. Having been ..... for six months, he was starting to get seriously discouraged. A) Out of order. B) From now on. C) Under orders. D) Out of work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Out of work. 14. In the sentence 'She sat beside her friend during the movie, ' what is the prepositional phrase? A) Beside her friend. B) Beside her friend during the movie. C) She sat. D) During the movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beside her friend during the movie. 15. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? Her mother was working all day at the hospital, so Yuli never even saw her until she got home. A) Three. B) One. C) Two. D) Fifty-one. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One. 16. " The printer is on the table around the computer " A) Passage. B) Direction. C) Position. D) Destination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Position. 17. Choose the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.My cat climbed over the fence. A) Climbed over the fence. B) Over the fence. C) Climbed over. D) My cat climbed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over the fence. 18. $_{I stand next to Liam.}$ A) Stand. B) Next to. C) Liam. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Next to. 19. Mary ran around the corner to meet her friends.What is the prepositional phrase? A) Ran around. B) Her friends. C) Around the corner. D) To meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Around the corner. 20. True or False:Prepositional phrases can show time and place. A) False. B) Sometimes. C) Rarely. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) True. 21. Which prepositional phrase would best complete this sentence? (think about your classroom expectations)The students are sitting ..... A) At their desks. B) On their desks. C) Under their desks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At their desks. 22. Choose the prepositional phrases expressing the concession function. A) In spite of. B) With regard to. C) But for. D) Except for. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In spite of. 23. Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation for the introductory phrase: "In a hurry she left the house." A) In a hurry she left the house. B) In, a hurry she left the house. C) In a hurry she, left the house. D) In a hurry, she left the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In a hurry, she left the house. 24. Which word in the sentence is the PREPOSITION:We went swimming after school on Thursday A) After, on. B) We, school. C) Went, swimming. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After, on. 25. Ronald went to McDonald's and ordered the Big Mac combo. A) Prepositional phrase. B) Not a phrase. C) Infinitive phrase. D) Appositive phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prepositional phrase. 26. What do prepositional phrases act like? A) Nouns and verb. B) Adjectives and adverbs. C) Nouns and adjectives. D) Independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjectives and adverbs. 27. What kind of music a ..... you? A) Appeals to. B) According to. C) Affords at. D) Accepted of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appeals to. 28. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?You will pass through a small town while you are driving. A) 2. B) 0. C) 3. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1. 29. His paintings ..... o ..... at the art gallery downtown. A) Is on displayed. B) Were offered to. C) Are on display. D) Have open-house in. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are on display. 30. Prepositions of time "when" included: A) Since. B) During. C) At, in. D) Before, after. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At, in. 31. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:Artist Keith Haring began his career making chalk drawings on New York City subway station sidewalks and eventually became quite famous. A) Making chalk drawings. B) Became quite famous. C) Began making his career. D) On New York City subway station sidewalks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On New York City subway station sidewalks. 32. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:The dog jumped over the fence. A) The dog. B) Jumped. C) Over the fence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over the fence. 33. ..... ice cream, cheesecake and donuts, I just love anything with chocolate in it. A) Against. B) In favour of. C) Rather. D) Along with. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Along with. 34. Use a prepositional phrase to complete the sentence:The keys are ..... the drawer. A) On top of. B) Under. C) Inside. D) Next to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inside. 35. Sometimes a sentence will have more than one preposition or prepositional phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 36. Prepositional phrases help the reader ..... A) Create a more detailed picture in their head and better understand the story. B) They don't help the reader at all, they are just there to make it longer. C) To know how many pages are in the story. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Create a more detailed picture in their head and better understand the story. 37. Which example is a prepositional phrase? A) To dinner at Applebees. B) To take a break. C) To live in Michigan. D) To drive a tractor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To dinner at Applebees. 38. Find the modifier(s):near the celebrity. A) Celebrity. B) The celebrity. C) The. D) Near. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The. 39. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:Putting her papers under her desk, Mrs. Cody felt like her desk was clean. A) Felt like her desk. B) Putting her papers. C) Desk was clean. D) Under her desk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under her desk. 40. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? Let's pick the strawberries tomorrow. A) Tomorrow. B) Let's pick. C) No prepositional phrases. D) Pick the strawberries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No prepositional phrases. 41. Which word in the sentence is the PREPOSITION:We raced toward the finish line. A) We. B) Line. C) Raced. D) Toward. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Toward. 42. After dinner, we finally felt content. A) After dinner. B) After dinner, we finally felt. C) Finally felt content. D) Felt content. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After dinner. 43. Josh asked to go to the bathroom after the announcements. A) Appositive phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Not a phrase. D) Prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prepositional phrase. 44. The train whistled through the long dark tunnel. A) Dark tunnel. B) The long. C) Through the long dark tunnel. D) The train. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Through the long dark tunnel. 45. Find the preposition.Lee appears in some films. A) In. B) Appears. C) Lee. D) Some. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 46. ..... anticipation A) At. B) In. C) By. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 47. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:The hungry raccoon ate from our campsite. A) The hungry raccoon ate. B) Ate. C) From our campsite. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From our campsite. 48. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:The role of the class secretary is quite simple. A) Of the class secretary. B) Of. C) The role. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of the class secretary. 49. What function does the prepositional phrase serve in the sentence:The cat is sitting on the roof? A) Adverbial phrase. B) Adjective phrase. C) Noun phrase. D) Verb phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverbial phrase. 50. Which word is the preposition or connecting word in the following sentence? They traveled to the beach. A) Beach. B) To. C) The. D) Traveled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 51. What is the PREPOSITION in this sentence?She said she would call in the morning. A) Morning. B) The. C) In. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 52. Identify the participial phrase:The cat, purring softly, lay on the windowsill. A) The cat. B) On the windowsill. C) Purring softly. D) Lay on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Purring softly. 53. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence: "Without a doubt, he is the best candidate." A) Without a doubt. B) He is. C) The best candidate. D) Is the. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Without a doubt. 54. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'He jumped over the fence.' A) He jumped. B) Jumped over. C) The fence. D) Over the fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Over the fence. 55. I have English classes ..... Mondays and Wednesdays. A) In. B) On. C) Under. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 56. What is the best prepositional phrase to complete the following sentence?Ramona delivered an excellent informative presentation ..... A) On Arabian cooking. B) From the tree. C) Across the lake. D) Off the chair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On Arabian cooking. 57. I don't know why the blender is in the bathroom. A) I don't know why. B) The blender is. C) In the bathroom. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the bathroom. 58. List three common prepositions. A) In, on, at. B) Above, below, around. C) Before, after, during. D) Between, among, through. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In, on, at. 59. Choose the sentence that correctly uses a comma with a prepositional phrase. A) In the morning the birds, sing. B) The birds, in the morning sing. C) In the morning, the birds sing. D) The birds sing, in the morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the morning, the birds sing. 60. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?You will not receive my gift until next week. A) Week. B) Receive my gift. C) Until next week. D) You will not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Until next week. ← 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