This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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: B) In a hurry, she left the house. 2. 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. 3. Ronald went to McDonald's and ordered the Big Mac combo. A) Appositive phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Not a phrase. D) Prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prepositional phrase. 4. 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. 5. What kind of music a ..... you? A) According to. B) Accepted of. C) Appeals to. D) Affords at. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appeals to. 6. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?You will pass through a small town while you are driving. A) 0. B) 1. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1. 7. His paintings ..... o ..... at the art gallery downtown. A) Were offered to. B) Is on displayed. C) Are on display. D) Have open-house in. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are on display. 8. Prepositions of time "when" included: A) At, in. B) During. C) Before, after. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At, in. 9. 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. 10. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The cat slept under the warm blanket. A) The warm blanket. B) The cat slept. C) Under the warm. D) Under the warm blanket. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under the warm blanket. 11. 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. 12. ..... ice cream, cheesecake and donuts, I just love anything with chocolate in it. A) Along with. B) In favour of. C) Rather. D) Against. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Along with. 13. Use a prepositional phrase to complete the sentence:The keys are ..... the drawer. A) Inside. B) Next to. C) On top of. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inside. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. Which example is a prepositional phrase? A) To drive a tractor. B) To take a break. C) To live in Michigan. D) To dinner at Applebees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To dinner at Applebees. 17. Find the modifier(s):near the celebrity. A) The. B) Celebrity. C) The celebrity. D) Near. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The. 18. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:Putting her papers under her desk, Mrs. Cody felt like her desk was clean. A) Desk was clean. B) Putting her papers. C) Under her desk. D) Felt like her desk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under her desk. 19. 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. 20. Which word in the sentence is the PREPOSITION:We raced toward the finish line. A) Line. B) Toward. C) Raced. D) We. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Toward. 21. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence below: A) Student. B) The new. C) Walked through. D) Through the door. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Through the door. 22. 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. 23. Josh asked to go to the bathroom after the announcements. A) Not a phrase. B) Prepositional phrase. C) Infinitive phrase. D) Appositive phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional phrase. 24. The train whistled through the long dark tunnel. A) The long. B) The train. C) Through the long dark tunnel. D) Dark tunnel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Through the long dark tunnel. 25. Find the preposition.Lee appears in some films. A) Lee. B) Appears. C) In. D) Some. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 26. ..... anticipation A) In. B) At. C) For. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 27. 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. 28. 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. 29. What function does the prepositional phrase serve in the sentence:The cat is sitting on the roof? A) Adjective phrase. B) Adverbial phrase. C) Verb phrase. D) Noun phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial phrase. 30. Which word is the preposition or connecting word in the following sentence? They traveled to the beach. A) Beach. B) Traveled. C) The. D) To. 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