This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Verbal Phrases – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verbal Phrases Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Analyze the appositive phrase in the following sentence:My sister, a doctor, works at the hospital. A) A doctor. B) My best friend. C) The nurse. D) A teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A doctor. 2. Identify the linking verb in the following sentence:A hang glider can be dangerous if you are not trained. A) Be. B) Dangerous. C) Can be. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be. 3. What is the function of the gerund phrase in the sentence 'Reading books is my favorite hobby'? A) Adjective. B) Subject. C) Adverb. D) Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subject. 4. Taking the difference of two numbers means that we should ..... ? A) Subtract. B) Add. C) Combine. D) Compare. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subtract. 5. Which of the following expressions would need parenthesis? A) 4 times the difference of a number and 8. B) 4 times a number. C) Five times a number increased by 7. D) 15 less than a number multiplied by 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4 times the difference of a number and 8. 6. ''To be a firefighter, you must go through a lot of physical training" .What is the verbal phrase in this sentence? A) A. you must go through a lot of physical training. B) B. a lot of physical training. C) C. To be a fighter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. To be a fighter. 7. Determine how the infinitive phrase is being used in the sentence.Eric's desire to do everything perfectly will eventually frustrate him. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 8. Understand the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The students in the classroom are studying for the test. A) In the classroom. B) Under the table. C) Between the lines. D) On the roof. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the classroom. 9. A number increased by eighteen A) $\frac{18}{n}$. B) 18n. C) N+18. D) 18-n. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) N+18. 10. Twice the sum of 6x and 6y subtracted from a certain number A) $(6x+6y)-2n$. B) $2(6x+6y-n)$. C) $2(6x+6y)-n$. D) $n-2(6x+6y)$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $n-2(6x+6y)$. 11. What is the correct translation of the verbal phrase 'to speak clearly'? A) Speak clear. B) To speak clearly. C) Speaking clearly. D) To speak clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To speak clearly. 12. Evaluate 3x + 8 if x = 2 A) 15. B) 14. C) 16. D) 13. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 14. 13. Distinguish the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:I want to learn how to play the guitar. A) To learn how to dance. B) To learn how to play the guitar. C) Want to learn. D) Playing the guitar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To learn how to play the guitar. 14. What is an algebraic expression? A) A mathematical phrase that includes numbers, variables, and operation symbols, and has an equality sign. B) A mathematical phrase that can include numbers, variables, and operation symbols (like +, -, *, /) but does not have an equality sign. C) A type of equation that represents a relationship between two quantities. D) A numerical value that represents a specific quantity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A mathematical phrase that can include numbers, variables, and operation symbols (like +, -, *, /) but does not have an equality sign. 15. Decreased by means A) Multiplication. B) Division. C) Subtraction. D) Addition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subtraction. 16. The phrase in bold letters is a(n) ..... My brother, living in Chicago, hates cold weather. A) Gerund phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Participial phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participial phrase. 17. Solve for x:-30-5x = 120 A) X = 30. B) X =-30. C) X =-18. D) X = 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) X =-30. 18. Seven decreased by the thrice a number increased by b A) 7-(3a + b). B) 7-3a + b. C) 7-(3a-b). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 7-(3a + b). 19. The sum of 48 and 3y A) $48-3y$. B) $48y+3$. C) $\left(48\right)\left(3y\right)$. D) $48+3y$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $48+3y$. 20. Identify the operation associated with the following key words:TAKE AWAY A) Subtraction. B) Division. C) Multiplication. D) Addition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subtraction. 21. Translate 'the average of x and y' into a math expression. A) (x * y) / 2. B) (x + y) / 2. C) (x-y) / 2. D) X + y. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (x + y) / 2. 22. Going on a cruise sounds like so much fun. A) Infinitive. B) Verb. C) Participle. D) Gerund. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gerund. 23. What is the correct expression for:the difference of twenty-five and ten A) 10 + 25. B) 25-10. C) 10-25. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 25-10. 24. The phrase in bold letters is a(n) ..... **Running through the park**, she felt a sense of freedom. A) Infinitive phrase. B) Participial phrase. C) Prepositional phrase. D) Gerund phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participial phrase. 25. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence: "Swimming in the ocean is very relaxing." A) Swimming in the ocean. B) Is very relaxing. C) The ocean. D) Very relaxingTagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swimming in the ocean. 26. Choose the sentence that best translates the verbal phrase 'speaking softly'. A) He speaks soft. B) He speaks softly. C) He is soft speaking. D) He softly speaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He speaks softly. 27. My grandma asked me to refill the punch bowl. A) Gerund. B) Verb. C) Infinitive. D) Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infinitive. 28. Determine whether each value is a solution. x + 46 = 214 for x = 168 A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 29. Select the sentence that accurately translates the verbal phrase 'jumping high'. A) He jump high. B) He jumps high. C) He is high jumping. D) He high jumps. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He jumps high. 30. Translate the following sentence into an equation. The sum of twice a number x and 13 is two less than three times x. A) $2\left(x+13\right)+3x-2$. B) $2x+13=2-3x$. C) $2x+13=3\left(x-2\right)$. D) $2x+13=3x-2$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $2x+13=3x-2$. ← 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