This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which group of words in the following sentence makes up the prepositional phrase?Two Englishmen built an aircraft powered by a lightweight steam engine. A) By a lightweight steam engine. B) By engine. C) By a lightweight. D) Lightweight steam engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By a lightweight steam engine. 2. Identify the prepositional phrases:Anne Frank wrote her first book on this typewriter. A) Anne Frank wrote. B) Her first book. C) On this typewriter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On this typewriter. 3. After the storm everyone got busy cleaning the debris A) Everyone got. B) Got busy. C) After the storm. D) Everyone. E) Cleaning the debris. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After the storm. 4. No meat for me, thanks. I'm a vegetarian so I'm ..... killing and eating animals. A) Along. B) Against. C) Along with. D) Except for. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Against. 5. How many syntactic functions do prepositional phrases have? A) 3. B) 4. C) 6. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6. 6. ..... , his homework looked very difficult, but then he realized that it wasn't A) AT FIRST. B) IN GENERAL. C) IN FACT. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AT FIRST. 7. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:He sat beside Maria and Ted. A) Maria and Ted. B) He sat. C) Beside Maria and Ted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beside Maria and Ted. 8. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence below:Behind the desk is the fan. A) Behind. B) The desk. C) Behind the desk. D) The fan. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behind the desk. 9. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?Geese live in flocks while cattle live among herds in pastures. A) 0. B) 2. C) 3. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 10. I really wanted to buy these blue jeans but unfortunately they were ..... A) Out of stock. B) Out of reach. C) Out of doors. D) Off duty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Out of stock. 11. Would you like a glass ..... hot milk? A) Of. B) In. C) On. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 12. Choose the sentence with the correct use of a prepositional phrase. A) The book is on the table. B) The book is the table on. C) The book on is the table. D) On the book is the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The book is on the table. 13. What is an example of a prepositional phrase indicating time? A) After the party. B) During the meeting. C) Before the exam. D) In the morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the party. 14. The professor insisted ..... the importance of citing reliable sources in academic papers. A) At. B) On. C) Into. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 15. What is the function of the prepositional phrase in the sentence:She walked through the park to clear her mind? A) It indicates the reason for walking. B) It describes the manner of walking. C) It shows the direction of walking. D) It identifies the time of walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It shows the direction of walking. 16. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?What do you think is inside the large box? A) Inside the large box. B) What do. C) Is inside. D) You. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inside the large box. 17. Which words are prepositional phrase?The cake with a cherry is mine. A) The cake. B) With a cherry. C) The cake with. D) Is mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With a cherry. 18. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The cat is sitting on the roof. A) Inside the closet. B) Beside the chair. C) Under the table. D) On the roof. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the roof. 19. What are some examples of prepositions? A) Above, before, during, off, toward. B) Quickly, slowly, carefully, swiftly. C) Happy, sad, angry, excited. D) Red, blue, green, yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Above, before, during, off, toward. 20. I had hoped to be finished before 3:00. A) Prepositional phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive phrase. 21. Identify the function of the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:'The cat slept under the table.' A) It shows the time of the action. B) It indicates the reason for the action. C) It specifies the manner of the action. D) It describes the location of the action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It describes the location of the action. 22. Choose the correct preposition: ..... sb's disposal A) In. B) To. C) By. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At. 23. Is the highlighted prepositional phrase an adjective phrase or an adverb phrase?She placed a blanket over the woman. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 24. Identify the prepositional phrase.The best movie of the club is not available. A) Movie of the. B) Is not available. C) The best movie. D) Of the club. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Of the club. 25. Preposition:'' My favorite actor is in the movie." A) The. B) In. C) Movie. D) My. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 26. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:The books in my bag are heavy. A) In my bag. B) The books. C) My bag. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In my bag. 27. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'The dog slept beside the fireplace.' A) The dog slept. B) Beside the fireplace. C) Slept beside. D) The fireplace. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beside the fireplace. 28. Our dog is not allowed inside until he has a bath. A) Our dog. B) Allowed inside. C) Until he has a bath. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Until he has a bath. 29. If you have a lot of children, you shouldn't live in a shoe. A) Have a lot of children. B) You shouldn't live. C) In a shoe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a shoe. 30. Bach often performed for King Frederick II of Prussia. A) For King Frederick II. B) Often performed. C) King Frederick of. D) Performed for. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For King Frederick II. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPrepositional Phrases Quiz 1Prepositional Phrases Quiz 2Prepositional Phrases Quiz 3Prepositional Phrases Quiz 4Prepositional Phrases Quiz 6Prepositional Phrases Quiz 7Prepositional Phrases Quiz 8Prepositional Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books