This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Verbal Phrases – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verbal Phrases Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the verbal phrase in the sentence:The barking dog alerted them. A) Alerted them. B) The barking dog. C) Them. D) Dog alerted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The barking dog. 2. Analyze the function of the verbal phrase: "He loves playing the guitar." A) Direct object. B) Object of the preposition. C) Subject. D) Predicate nominative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct object. 3. How will you descibe "A = lw" ? A) The number A is equal to the product of length (l) and width (w). B) The number A is the sum of the length (l) and width (w). C) The number A is equal to the difference of length (l) and width (w). D) The number A equals the ratio of length (l) and width (w). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The number A is equal to the product of length (l) and width (w). 4. The sum of m and n A) N + m. B) M-n. C) N-m. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) N + m. 5. Translate 'the total of 8 and m' into an expression. A) 8-m. B) M + 8. C) 8 * m. D) 8 + m. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8 + m. 6. Identify the type of verbal phrase in the sentence:'The boy, excited by the news, ran home quickly.' A) Participial Phrase. B) Prepositional Phrase. C) Gerund Phrase. D) Infinitive Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial Phrase. 7. What the coefficient of the 2nd term?6t + xy-8n + 7d A) 6. B) 1. C) 8. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1. 8. What is the correct translation of the verbal phrase 'to write neatly'? A) Write neat. B) To write neat. C) Writing neatly. D) To write neatly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To write neatly. 9. Translate the verbal phrase "three more than the product of a number and two" into an algebraic expression. A) $2x + 3$. B) $3 + 2x$. C) $3x + 2$. D) $2(x + 3)$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $2x + 3$. 10. Translate the verbal phrase "the square of a number decreased by three" into an algebraic expression. A) $3x^2$. B) $x^2-3$. C) $3-x^2$. D) $x^2 + 3$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $x^2-3$. 11. Toya received 8 presents for her birthday. She is going to give some to the children's hospital. A) 8/n. B) 8 + n. C) 8-n. D) 8n. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8-n. 12. Translate 'the product of 7 and r' into an expression. A) 7-r. B) 7 + r. C) 7 / r. D) 7r. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 7r. 13. Write the words as an expression.The Quotient of 48 and 6 increased by 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) $48\div6+50$. 14. Match the clue word with the operation:LESS THAN A) Add. B) Subtract. C) Multiply. D) Divide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subtract. 15. The windshield, broken by the rock, was $ 400 to repair. A) Infinitive. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 16. What is the verbal expression for the mathematical expression $x-3$ A) A number plus three. B) Three minus a number. C) Three times a number. D) A number minus three. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A number minus three. 17. Eight less than three times a number is best represented by: A) 3(x-8). B) 3x-8. C) 8-3x. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3x-8. 18. Use verbal phrases to combine the following choppy sentences:Dad could not start the engine. He used all his patience and wisdom. A) Failing to start the engine, Dad used all his patience and wisdom. B) Dad could not start the engine, and he used all his patience and wisdom. C) Using all his patience and wisdom, the engine could not be started by Dad. D) Trying, Dad used all his patience and wisdom to the not-started engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Failing to start the engine, Dad used all his patience and wisdom. 19. Identify the type of verbal phrase in the following sentence:'To win the championship was his ultimate goal.' A) Infinitive Phrase. B) Gerund Phrase. C) Participial Phrase. D) Prepositional Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive Phrase. 20. Twice a number plus 8 A) 2 + 8a. B) 8-2a. C) $\frac{a}{2}$. D) 2a + 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2a + 8. 21. Translate this phrase into an Algebraic expression.57 more than 3 times Kate's scoreUse the variable g to represent Kate's score. A) 3g-57. B) 57g + 3. C) 57 + 3g. D) 3g + 57. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3g + 57. 22. A number decreased by 26 A) X $\div$. B) X-26. C) 26-x. D) X + 26. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) X-26. 23. Translate this phrase into an algabraic expression.78 less than Alex's Kahoot scoreUse c to represent Alex's Kahoot score. A) 78-c. B) C/78. C) C-78. D) C + 78. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C-78. 24. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:'To finish the project on time, she worked late every night.' A) To finish the project on time. B) The project on time. C) She worked late. D) Every night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To finish the project on time. 25. The phrase in bold letters is a(n) ..... Having been transferred, he closed all of his charge accounts and his bank accounts. A) Gerund phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Participial phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participial phrase. 26. In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters a gerund phrase?Knowing how to deal with the public is an important part of a salesperson's job. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 27. What is the verbal expression for the mathematical expression $x + 5$ A) A number plus five. B) A number minus five. C) Five plus a number. D) Five times a number. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A number plus five. 28. What does 'less than' indicate in algebraic expressions? A) Indicates multiplication. B) Indicates subtraction. C) Indicates division. D) Indicates addition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indicates subtraction. 29. Match the clue word with the operation:QUOTIENT A) Divide. B) Subtract. C) Add. D) Multiply. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divide. 30. What does 'plus' indicate in algebraic expressions? A) Division. B) Multiplication. C) Subtraction. D) Addition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Addition. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesVerbal Phrases Quiz 1Verbal Phrases Quiz 2Verbal Phrases Quiz 3Verbal Phrases Quiz 4Verbal Phrases Quiz 5Verbal Phrases Quiz 6Verbal Phrases Quiz 7Verbal Phrases Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books