This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Verbal Phrases – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verbal Phrases Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Find the gerund phrase:Grading papers is part of my job. A) Papers is. B) Of my job. C) Grading papers. D) Job. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grading papers. 2. Construct a sentence with a gerund phrase acting as the subject. A) To dance gracefully is her dream. B) Dancing gracefully is her passion. C) The graceful dancer won the competition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dancing gracefully is her passion. 3. The wild dogs running down the street attacked the old lady.Which word is the participial phrase "running down the street" modifying? A) Dogs. B) Street. C) Lady. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dogs. 4. Write the words as an expression.Divide 48 by 6, then add 50. A) $48\div6+50$. B) $48-6\div50$. C) $\left(48\div6\right)-50$. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $48\div6+50$. 5. (a) means that we will add. A) Sum. B) Difference. C) Quotient. D) Product. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sum. 6. The difference of a number and seven multiplied by two A) $2\left(7-x\right)$. B) $7\left(x-2\right)$. C) $2\left(x-7\right)$. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $2\left(x-7\right)$. 7. The sum of a number and three is 1.8 A) $x-3=1.8$. B) $3x=1.8$. C) $x\div3=1.8$. D) $x+3=1.8$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $x+3=1.8$. 8. Rewrite each sentence, placing the verbal phrase close to the word it modifies:Joan went to meet the president wearing her new white suit. A) Joan went to meet the president, wearing her new white suit. B) Joan wearing her new white suit went to meet the president of the club. C) Joan went, wearing, to meet the president her new white suit. D) Wearing her new white suit, Joan went to meet the president. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wearing her new white suit, Joan went to meet the president. 9. Identify the verbal phrase in the following sentence:'Running through the park, she felt a sense of freedom.' A) Participial Phrase. B) Gerund Phrase. C) Infinitive Phrase. D) Prepositional Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial Phrase. 10. How do you represent 'a number' in algebraic expressions? A) By using a mathematical operation. B) By using a variable, such as x, y, or any letter. C) By using a constant value. D) By using a fraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By using a variable, such as x, y, or any letter. 11. Tell whether the given value is a solution of the equation.p-4 = 28p = 32 A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 12. I am going on a cruise this summer. A) Participle. B) Infinitive. C) Verb. D) Gerund. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb. 13. In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters an infinitive phrase?One of Bill's goals in life is eventually to own a repair shop. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 14. Ice Skating is my favorite winter activity. A) Verb. B) Gerund. C) Participle. D) Infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund. 15. Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence: "She was running through the park free and happy." A) Was running. B) Free and happy. C) Through the park. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was running. 16. Choose the correct participial phrase in the following sentence:The cat, purring softly, lay on the windowsill. A) Purring softly. B) The cat. C) Lay on the windowsill. D) On the windowsill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Purring softly. 17. Don't ..... that poor kid. It's really mean to hurt him. A) Cheer on. B) Laugh at. C) Learn from. D) Heat up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laugh at. 18. A LONG TIME AND DISTANCE TRAVEL A) JOURNEY. B) TRIP. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) JOURNEY. 19. The bull came running toward the matador. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 20. B$^{2}$ + 4when b = 3 A) 11. B) 13. C) 10. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 13. 21. Identify the verbal phrase in the sentence:To graduate a year early is my goal. A) A year early. B) To graduate a year early. C) My goal. D) Is my goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To graduate a year early. 22. You have a job at the local market and your manager tells you she is going to increase your pay for doing a good job. What will happen to your salary? A) More will be added to it. B) It will stay the same. C) Nothing. D) It will go down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More will be added to it. 23. Translate the verbal phrase "twice a number decreased by three" into an algebraic expression. A) $2x-3$. B) $2x + 3$. C) $3-2x$. D) $x^2-3$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $2x-3$. 24. The deserted island was a paradise. A) Participle. B) Verb. C) Gerund. D) Infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participle. 25. What is an example of a Gerund Phrase? A) Running in the park is fun. B) To run in the park is fun. C) Running in the parks are fun. D) Run in the park is fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running in the park is fun. 26. Combine the following phrases effectively: "To write a novel" and "is her goal." A) To write a novel goal is her. B) Her goal is to write a novel. C) Writing a novel is her goal. D) Novel to write is her goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Writing a novel is her goal. 27. Twice a number subtracted from five A) 5-2x. B) 2x-5. C) X-5. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5-2x. 28. Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.the difference if 3 times a number and 7 A) 3 / 7n. B) 3n + 7. C) 3n-7. D) 3(7-n). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3n-7. 29. Identify the participle.We took in the abandoned kitten. A) We. B) Abandoned. C) Kitten. D) Took. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abandoned. 30. Identify the participle phrase in the following sentence: "The car, damaged in the accident, was towed away." A) Was towed away. B) In the accident. C) The car. D) Damaged in the accident. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Damaged in the accident. 31. Translate the verbal phrase "three more than the product of a number and six" into an algebraic expression. A) $6x + 3$. B) $3x-6$. C) $6x-3$. D) $3x + 6$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $6x + 3$. 32. What is the function of a Gerund Phrase in a sentence? A) A gerund phrase serves as an adverb, providing additional information about a verb. B) A gerund phrase functions as a noun, serving as a subject, object, or complement in a sentence. C) A gerund phrase is used to connect two independent clauses. D) A gerund phrase acts as an adjective, modifying a noun in the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A gerund phrase functions as a noun, serving as a subject, object, or complement in a sentence. 33. Translate the verbal phrase "twice a number decreased by five" into an algebraic expression. A) $2x + 5$. B) $2x-5$. C) $5x-2$. D) $5-2x$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $2x-5$. 34. Use verbal phrases to combine the following choppy sentences:Henry enjoys good music. He attends concerts often. A) Enjoying good music, Henry attends concerts often. B) Henry enjoys good music and he attends concerts often. C) Henry, who attends concerts often, enjoys good music. D) Attending concerts often, good music is enjoyed by Henry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enjoying good music, Henry attends concerts often. 35. Ten subtracted from ten times a number A) $10-10x$. B) $10x-10$. C) $10\left(x-10\right)$. D) $x-10x$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $10x-10$. 36. The verbal phrase that can be translated as "8a" is A) The sum of 8 and a number a. B) The difference of 8 and a number a. C) The quotient of 8 and a number a. D) The product of 8 and a number a. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The product of 8 and a number a. 37. In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters a gerund phrase?The key to success in any field is being willing to work hard. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 38. What is the appositive in this sentence? Mrs. Freshly, the teacher in room 107, wants an aquarium for the classroom. A) Teacher wants. B) The teacher in room 107. C) Mrs. Freshly. D) For the classroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher in room 107. 39. What is the verbal expression for the mathematical expression $7-x$ A) Seven minus a number. B) Seven times a number. C) A number plus seven. D) A number minus seven. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seven minus a number. 40. Identify the type of the bolded phrase or word in the sentence.Looking around, we saw many friends. A) Participles and Participial Phrase. B) Gerund and Gerund Phrase. C) Infinitives and Infinitive Phrase. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participles and Participial Phrase. 41. Which expression represents the verbal phrase below?The sum of twice a number and 18 A) 2(x + 18). B) 18X + 2. C) 2x + 18. D) 2 + 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2x + 18. 42. Raising her hand, the student carefully thought of an answer. A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) Participle. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participle. 43. A number decreased by 15 A) Y-15. B) 15 + y. C) 15y. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Y-15. 44. 10 times the difference of two numbers A) 10 mn. B) N-m *10. C) 10* n-m. D) 10(n-m). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10(n-m). 45. Identify the operation associated with the following key words:DECREASED BY A) Multiplication. B) Division. C) Addition. D) Subtraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subtraction. 46. Determine how the infinitive phrase is being used in the sentence.Sending her roses is the way to win her heart. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 47. A number subtracted from-20 A) $-20-x$. B) $x-(-20)$. C) $-20x$. D) $-20+x$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $-20-x$. 48. Quotient of 3 and a number A) 3x. B) X/3. C) 3/x. D) 3-x. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3/x. 49. A number subtracted from 11 A) $11+x$. B) $x-11$. C) $11-x$. D) $x+11$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $11-x$. 50. Match the clue word with the operation:DECREASED BY A) Multiply. B) Divide. C) Add. D) Subtract. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subtract. 51. In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters a participial phrase?Letting the dough rise twice is the secret to making good bread. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 52. Determine whether each value is a solution. 86 + x = 102 for x = 16 A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 53. Using the recycling bin judiciously, you can make your way through the piles of paper thathave been collecting for weeks. A) Participial phrase. B) Gerund phrase. C) Infinitive phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial phrase. 54. Translate the verbal phrase "the quotient of a number and six" into an algebraic expression. A) $6x$. B) $\frac{x}{6}$. C) $x + 6$. D) $6-x$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $\frac{x}{6}$. 55. He ..... his computer to finish the project. A) Used. B) Is used to. C) Use. D) Used to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used. 56. Three times the difference of a number and 7 A) 3y-7. B) 3 (y-7). C) 3 (7-y). D) 3 (y+7). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3 (y-7). 57. Which is not a correct translation of a + b? A) The sum of a and b. B) A increased by b. C) B added to a. D) A diminished by b. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A diminished by b. 58. Use verbal phrases to combine the following choppy sentences:They tiptoed from room to room. They were holding their breath. A) Tiptoeing from room to room, they held their breath. B) They tiptoed from room to room, and they were holding their breath. C) Holding their breath, the rooms were tiptoed from by them. D) While tiptoed from room to room, their breath was being held. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tiptoeing from room to room, they held their breath. 59. A coefficient is best defined as: A) The number that stands by itself. B) A letter that represents a missing number. C) A number being multiplied by a variable. D) The number after the variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A number being multiplied by a variable. 60. What type of verbal phrase is green? Buddy wanders around New York. A) Participial. B) Gerund. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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