This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which ones below are prepositions of place? A) Duration, passage. B) Adjunct, direction. C) Duration, position. D) Position, direction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Position, direction. 2. Students who major in computer science (has, have) good prospects for employment. A) Has. B) Have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have. 3. Numbers are selected ..... random in the lottery. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 4. What are the prepositional phrases in this sentence?Lindsay lives in a remodeled house originally built in 1898. A) Lives in a remodeled house. B) In a remodeled house. C) In 1898. D) Both "in a remodeled house" AND "in 1898". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both "in a remodeled house" AND "in 1898". 5. Rock groups have borrowed Bach's themes and based songs on them. A) Have borrowed. B) Songs on them. C) On them. D) Borrowed Bach's themes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On them. 6. Prepositional phrase "The little puppy at the park was so happy" . A) So happy. B) Was so happy. C) Little puppy. D) At the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the park. 7. Above the mantelpiece was a large portrait. A) Above the mantelpiece. B) Above the mantelpiece was a large portrait. C) Was a large portrait. D) A large portrait. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Above the mantelpiece. 8. The carpenter hit the nail with a hammer. A) Hit the nail. B) The carpenter hit. C) The carpenter. D) With a hammer. E) Hit the nail with a hammer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With a hammer. 9. Identify the appositive phrase (the identifier) in the following sentence:Don Gross was a tough guy, an ex-Marine who had never lost his military manner. (Michael Crichton, Prey) A) An ex-Marine who had never lost his military manner. B) No appositive phrase. C) A tough guy. D) Don Gross was a tough guy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An ex-Marine who had never lost his military manner. 10. Identify the prepositional phrase.The birds flew over the deer. A) Over the deer. B) The birds. C) The birds flew. D) Flew. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over the deer. 11. What is the object of the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? She placed the vase on the table. A) Table. B) Placed. C) On. D) Vase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Table. 12. The majority of holiday flights depart and arrive ..... A) On tiptoe. B) On order. C) On schedule. D) On the agenda. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On schedule. 13. Choose the prepositional phrase:The sky resort is located near Mt. Baldy. A) Located near. B) Near Mt. Baldy. C) The sky resort. D) Is located. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Near Mt. Baldy. 14. Identify the prepositional phrase.We can see the sky above us. A) Can see. B) The sky. C) See the sky above. D) Above us. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Above us. 15. The city of Vancouver is (to / on / in) the western coast (to / of / at) Canada A) To/ to. B) On/ at. C) On/ of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On/ of. 16. What is the best way to join following two sentences together using a prepositional phrase?On her birthday party, Karen received a digital watch. She got it from her older sister. A) Her older sister on her birthday party gave her a digital watch. B) On her birthday party, Karen received a digital watch from her older sister. C) Karen received a digital watch from her older sister on her birthday party. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On her birthday party, Karen received a digital watch from her older sister. 17. The crowd c ..... mainly ..... teenage girls. A) Created of. B) Contained to. C) Consisted of. D) Completed of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consisted of. 18. I usually go to see new exhibitions ..... my girlfriend A) Along. B) Back. C) Off. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With. 19. Object of the preposition:'' My favorite actor is in the movie." A) Movie. B) Actor. C) Favorite. D) My. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Movie. 20. Mount Aconcagua is ..... the border of the countries Chile and Argentina. A) On. B) In. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 21. The yellow pencil fell off the desk. A) Pencil fell off. B) Off the desk. C) Fell off the desk. D) The yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Off the desk. 22. Our Dogs Which shows the best way to combine Sentences 3 and 4 by using a preposition? A) We gave the dogs a bath and the bathtub. B) We gave the dogs a bath we put them in our bathtub. C) We gave the dogs a bath in our bathtub. D) Make no change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We gave the dogs a bath in our bathtub. 23. I wrote the letter ..... my client. A) On behalf of. B) In case of. C) By means of. D) Regardless of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On behalf of. 24. Identify the prepositional phrase:We walked slowly up the stairs. A) We walked. B) We walked slowly. C) Slowly up the stairs. D) Up the stairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Up the stairs. 25. Are you worried ..... global warming? A) With. B) In. C) Of. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) About. 26. What is the function of the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'She sat beside her friend during the movie.'? A) To describe how she sat. B) To describe when she sat. C) To describe where she sat. D) To describe why she sat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To describe where she sat. 27. Choose the prepositional phrase:An article in today's newspaper provides all the details. A) An article. B) In today's newspaper. C) Provides all the details. D) Today's newspaper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In today's newspaper. 28. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?The nurse ran toward her patient. A) Her patient. B) Ran toward. C) Toward her patient. D) The nurse ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Toward her patient. 29. Floppsy graved happily among the other rabbits all day long. A) Floppsy grazed. B) Among the other rabbits. C) All day long. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Among the other rabbits. 30. Mr. Alonzo, the baker of these pastries, have a lot of experience. A) Change have to has. B) Make no change. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change have to has. 31. Identify the appositive phrase (the identifier) in the following sentence:Once they were in her office, a small room with a large welcoming fire, Professor McGonagall motioned to Harry and Hermione to sit down. (J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.) A) Once they were in her office. B) A small room with a large welcoming fire. C) Motioned to Harry and Hermione to sit down. D) Professor McGonagall motioned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A small room with a large welcoming fire. 32. Our wi-fi connection has been spotty since the recent storms. A) Dependent clause. B) Prepositional phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional phrase. 33. He was by nature a philosophical person. A) He was. B) A philosophical person. C) By nature. D) He was by. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By nature. 34. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:They sat on the bench. A) They sat. B) On the bench. C) The bench. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the bench. 35. Is the highlighted prepositional phrase an adjective or an adverb phrase?The woman in the shawl was watching Elizabeth. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 36. Prepositional phrase "The old house on the hill, was so scary." A) The hill. B) Was so sacary. C) The old house. D) On the hill. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the hill. 37. Can a prepositional phrase act as an adverb? A) Yes, a prepositional phrase can act as an adverb by modifying a verb, adjective, or adverb. B) No, a prepositional phrase can only act as a noun. C) Yes, but only in certain contexts and not universally. D) No, prepositional phrases cannot modify verbs or adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, a prepositional phrase can act as an adverb by modifying a verb, adjective, or adverb. 38. He was one of the greatest composers of all time. A) One of the greatest. B) Of the greatest composers. C) All time. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of the greatest composers. 39. Find the modifier(s):In her hand. A) In, her. B) Her. C) In, hand. D) Her, hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her. 40. Spaghetti, together with meatballs, are my favorite food. A) Change food to foods. B) Change are to is. C) Change Spaghetti to spaghetti. D) Make no Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change are to is. 41. Emily planned to hide under the bed, but she changed her mind. A) Under the bed. B) But she. C) Changed her mind. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under the bed. 42. During the concert, the audience listened attentively. A) The audience listened attentively. B) Listened attentively. C) The audience listened. D) During the concert. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) During the concert. 43. Mary was sad for a long time, but she got better. A) Was sad. B) For a long time. C) But she got better. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For a long time. 44. I sincerely doubt we will see people living on Mars during my lifetime. A) Dependent clause. B) Prepositional phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional phrase. 45. Find the prepositional phrase in the sentence:She walked through the park. A) She walked. B) Through the park. C) The park. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through the park. 46. Choose the prepositional phrase:The new donut shop opens in a month. A) The new donut shop. B) Donut shop opens. C) In a month. D) Shop opens. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a month. 47. Since everyone finished the test early, Dr. Palmer dismissed her students a few minutes early. A) Dependent clause. B) Prepositional phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent clause. 48. We ran toward the house when we heard the thunder. A) Toward the house. B) When we heard. C) Heard the thunder. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Toward the house. 49. The clock, in my grandma's, house was broken last week.What is the prepositional phrase? A) Broken last week. B) Grandma's house was. C) In my grandma's house. D) House was broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In my grandma's house. 50. Select the object of the preposition in the following sentence.Across the bridge, I saw the football stadium. A) Across. B) Bridge. C) Saw. D) Football stadium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bridge. 51. The report must be submitted ..... , or there will be consequences. A) On time. B) In time. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On time. 52. They are going to watch the match ..... tv A) Along. B) At. C) Back. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 53. Sally and Tom can move into the house after all the bank contracts have been signed. A) Dependent clause. B) Prepositional phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent clause. 54. An infinitive phrase will never function as a: A) Adverb. B) Verb. C) Subject. D) Noun. E) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 55. Choose the preposition expressing the actual recipient function. A) At. B) With. C) To. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 56. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence below:She sat down and watched the rest of the afternoon. A) And watched. B) The rest of the afternoon. C) Of the afternoon. D) Sat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of the afternoon. 57. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:We practice our math facts before recess. A) We practice. B) Before recess. C) Practice our math. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before recess. 58. Select the preposition. The police searched throughout the apartment complex but did not find the escaped criminal. A) Did. B) The. C) Throughout. D) Find. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Throughout. 59. Complete the sentence:He was distracted ..... class. A) Since. B) Over. C) During. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) During. 60. He arrived ..... the airport just in time for his flight. A) At. B) Into. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPrepositional Phrases Quiz 1Prepositional Phrases Quiz 2Prepositional Phrases Quiz 3Prepositional Phrases Quiz 4Prepositional Phrases Quiz 5Prepositional Phrases Quiz 7Prepositional Phrases Quiz 8Prepositional Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books