This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She preferred to look for another job ..... continue working with such a horrid man. A) Rather than. B) Instead of. C) Along with. D) In favour of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rather than. 2. Find the modifier(s):On small stage. A) Small. B) On, small. C) Small, stage. D) Stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Small. 3. What is the OBJECT of the preposition?The doctor at the hospital was well known. A) The. B) Known. C) At. D) Hospital. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hospital. 4. Select the prepositional phrase in the sentence below:The dog barked at him. A) The dog barked. B) At him. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At him. 5. His name's on the ..... of my tongue, but I just can't think of it. A) Eve. B) Tip. C) Top. D) Dot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tip. 6. My birthday is ..... the sixth of May. A) By. B) On. C) In. D) Next. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 7. The man moved awkwardly ..... of a cane. A) While the aid. B) With the aid. C) For the aid. D) On the aid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With the aid. 8. Lucca is a city ..... the western coast of Itally. A) In. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 9. The rain finally stopped, leaving puddles on the sidewalk. A) The rain finally stopped. B) Finally stopped. C) Leaving puddles. D) On the sidewalk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the sidewalk. 10. All the students know the poem ..... A) By heart. B) By sight. C) In difficulties. D) Without a doubt. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By heart. 11. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?The man stood by the crib and cried. A) Man stood by. B) The crib and cried. C) The man stood. D) By the crib. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By the crib. 12. I was bored ..... the film. A) At. B) In. C) With. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With. 13. Birds chirped noisily among the branches. A) Noisily among the branches. B) Birds chirped noisily. C) Among the branches. D) Chirped noisily among. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Among the branches. 14. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'I went to the store to buy some groceries.' A) The store to buy. B) To buy some groceries. C) I went. D) To the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To the store. 15. The documentary stressed the need ..... toward our planet. A) Being a new attitude. B) With a new attitude. C) Been a new attitude. D) For a new attitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For a new attitude. 16. Cats are naughty ..... nature. You can't train one like you can with a dog A) In. B) By. C) With. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By. 17. He is out but he's going to come ..... soon A) Back. B) Along. C) In. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Back. 18. Clay incense burners ..... effigy lids were excavated near Becan. A) From. B) With. C) Before. D) Out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With. 19. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:She went to the store after school. A) She went to the park. B) To the store after school. C) Store after school. D) After the rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To the store after school. 20. Find the object of the preposition.The interviewer showed several scenes from the film. A) Film. B) Showed. C) Interviewer. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Film. 21. She took pride ..... having completed the project ahead of schedule. A) For. B) In. C) With. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 22. They have been living ..... the countryside for over a decade. A) On. B) In. C) With. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 23. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? A) Two. B) Three. C) Zero. D) One. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Three. 24. In Australia, there are more kangaroos than people. A) In Australia. B) There are more. C) Than people. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In Australia. 25. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? A) To music. B) To listen. C) No prepositional phrases. D) Like to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To music. 26. The black bear suddenly appeared from ..... the tent. A) Behind. B) With. C) After. D) Out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behind. 27. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Blinded by the blaze of spells that had blasted from every direction, Harry blinked and looked down at the floor. (J.K Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.) A) Harry blinked. B) Blinded by the blaze of spells that had blasted from every direction. C) No participial phrase. D) Looked down at the floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blinded by the blaze of spells that had blasted from every direction. 28. Select the preposition. He ate three boxes of popcorn and now he has a stomach ache. A) Ate. B) Of. C) And. D) Now. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of. 29. Which of the following sentences uses the correct prepositional phrase? A) In case of fire, break the glass to escape. B) In case for the poor, defend their rights. C) Dont forget me in case you're gone. D) In case with me, dont mind me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In case of fire, break the glass to escape. 30. Choose the sentence with the correct punctuation for the introductory phrase: "In the morning I like to jog." A) In the morning, I like to jog. B) In, the morning I like to jog. C) In the morning I like to jog. D) In the morning I, like to jog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the morning, I like to jog. 31. For my report, I studied Thomas Nash. A) Studied Thomas Nash. B) For my report, I studied. C) I studied Thomas Nash. D) For my report. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For my report. 32. Choose the best definition for the following phrases (prepositional)In keeping with A) Instead of. B) In match with. C) Completely ineffective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In match with. 33. We make mistakes if we do things ..... A) In the pink. B) In order to. C) In a hurry. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a hurry. 34. Find the preposition.He studied at a New York university. A) Studied. B) At. C) He. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 35. It will cost at least 200 dollar. A) 200 dollar. B) Will cost. C) At least. D) It will. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At least. 36. What is the function of the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'She placed the book on the table'? A) It shows the time of the action. B) It describes the book. C) It identifies the subject. D) It indicates the location of the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It indicates the location of the book. 37. Preposition or Infinitive?-I have to run to the store for milk. A) Prepositional phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) This sentence has neither. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive phrase. 38. If you meet someone accidentally, you meet them ..... A) BY FAR. B) IN A HURRY. C) BY CHANCE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BY CHANCE. 39. What is the object of the preposition in the sentence?We rode our bikes along the road. A) Road. B) Along. C) Rode. D) Our. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Road. 40. Wait by the car and I'll be there soon. A) By the car. B) I'll be there. C) There soon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By the car. 41. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Feeling slightly more cheerful, Harry helped himself to sausages and fried tomatoes. (J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.) A) Helped himself to sausages and fried tomatoes. B) Feeling slightly more cheerful. C) Harry. D) No participial phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feeling slightly more cheerful. 42. Morroco is located ..... northern Africa. A) In. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 43. He is ..... , which means he owes money to the bank. A) In debt. B) In doubt. C) On loan. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In debt. 44. Mexico is ..... the south of the United States. A) To. B) In. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 45. Is the highlighted prepositional phrase an adjective or adverb phrase?The man with the broken leg groaned loudly. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 46. Select the object of the preposition in the following sentence.After the game, the players shook hands. A) Hands. B) Players. C) Shook. D) Game. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Game. 47. A candle had set the curtains ..... fire. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 48. What is the synonym to:at fault A) In the wrong. B) To some extent. C) By accident. D) At sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the wrong. 49. I haven't seen Carlos since yesterday, have you? A) Seen Carlos. B) Since yesterday. C) Have you. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since yesterday. 50. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:A mobile composed of shimmering mirrors and silver wire swayed gently from the elegant hotel lobby ceiling. A) Swayed gently. B) From the elegant hotel lobby ceiling. C) A mobile. D) Composed of shimmering mirrors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From the elegant hotel lobby ceiling. 51. Complete these sentences using a prepositional phrase from the box.It's ..... certain that the job will go to an external candidate A) At odds with. B) By no means. C) On its own merits. D) Over the top. E) Beyond all expectation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By no means. 52. The piano was ..... A) In person. B) Out of danger. C) In private. D) Out of tune. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Out of tune. 53. Find the preposition.The video store near my house carries his films. A) Carries. B) Near. C) Store. D) Video. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Near. 54. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:The crowd walked through the door. A) Through the door. B) The crowd walked. C) The door. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through the door. 55. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?We sat beside the river and had a picnic. A) We sat. B) Beside the river. C) And had. D) Had a picnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beside the river. 56. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'They hid behind the tree.' A) Behind the tree. B) The tree. C) They hid. D) Behind the. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behind the tree. 57. The time to beat is 23 seconds. A) Prepositional phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive phrase. 58. Which word in the sentence below is a preposition? The children played under the tree. A) Played. B) Tree. C) Children. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under. 59. I am writing with regard to your recent order. A) Writing with. B) Recent order. C) With regard to. D) I am. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With regard to. 60. The ball hit the ground just inches in front of the outfielder's glove. A) The ball hit the ground. B) Just inches in front. C) The outfielder's glove. D) In front of the outfielder's glove. 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