This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Verbal Phrases – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verbal Phrases Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Translate:4 less than the sum of a number r and a number s. A) (r-s) + 4. B) (r-s)-4. C) (r + s) + 4. D) (r + s)-4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (r + s)-4. 2. Which of the following sentences contains a verbal phrase? A) The cat sat on the mat. B) Running through the park, she felt free. C) The book is on the table. D) He is a good student.TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running through the park, she felt free. 3. Joe is nine years younger than Drew who is $n$ A) $9-n$. B) $n-9$. C) $n+9$. D) $9n$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $n-9$. 4. The sum of m and 8 A) M/8. B) 8m. C) M + 8. D) M-8. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) M + 8. 5. Translate 'the addition of 6 and q' into an expression. A) 6-q. B) 6 + q. C) Q + 6. D) 6 * q. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 6 + q. 6. The bag is so heavy that I can't ..... in the room. A) Carry it around. B) Take it away. C) Hand it in. D) Give it away. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carry it around. 7. Thirty-seven more than the difference of twenty-four and twenty A) (37-24) x 20. B) (24-20) x 37. C) 37 + (24-20). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 37 + (24-20). 8. Were you asked to be on the academic team? A) Participle. B) Verb. C) Infinitive. D) Gerund. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infinitive. 9. Exceeds r by twenty A) 20 + r. B) R + 20. C) R-20. D) 20-r. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) R + 20. 10. Identify the function of the verbal phrase in the sentence: "The broken vase needs to be repaired." A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Adverb. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Direct object. 11. 4 less than the sum of a number r and a number s A) 4-r + s. B) (r + s)-4. C) (r-s)-4. D) 4-(r + s). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) (r + s)-4. 12. "cheating among students" what type of verbal phrase is this? A) A. Infinitive phrase. B) B. Gerund Phrase. C) C. Participial phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. Gerund Phrase. 13. (a) means that we will subtract. A) Sum. B) Quotient. C) Difference. D) Product. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Difference. 14. Differentiate the type of phrase: "The man standing by the door is my uncle." A) Prepositional phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Gerund phrase. D) Participial phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Participial phrase. 15. "The difference between a number and three" A) 3-x. B) X-3. C) X + 3. D) ( x ) ( 3 ). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) X-3. 16. The phrase in bold letters is a(n) ..... Presenting charts and graphs as proof, he illustrated the success of the marketing department. A) Gerund phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Participial phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participial phrase. 17. Choose the sentence that best translates the verbal phrase 'writing quickly'. A) He quickly writes. B) He writes quick. C) He writes quickly. D) He is quick writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He writes quickly. 18. What is the verbal expression for the mathematical expression $x + 2$ A) Two times a number. B) Two plus a number. C) A number minus two. D) A number plus two. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A number plus two. 19. Admission to a circus is $ 16 for adults and $ 8 for children. Choose the expression to find the cost of 3 adult tickets and some number of children's tickets. A) 48 + 8x. B) 16x + 8x. C) 16x + 8y. D) 16x + 64. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 48 + 8x. 20. How about this sentence, what is the verbal phrase?Surprised by the episode's ending, I sat on the couch in shock. A) A. Surprised by the episode. B) B. I sat on the counch. C) C. Surprised by the episode's ending. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. Surprised by the episode's ending. 21. Clay goes to his favorite restaurant when he wants to eat something good. A) Infinitive. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive. 22. Two times x, increased by five A) 2x-5. B) 2x + 5. C) 2(x + 5). D) 2(x-5). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2x + 5. 23. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:I enjoy reading books before bedtime. A) Reading books before bedtime. B) I enjoy. C) Books before bedtime. D) Enjoy reading books. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading books before bedtime. 24. Fill in the blank:The main verb in an infinitive phrase is always in the ..... form. A) Base. B) Future. C) Past. D) Present. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Base. 25. It's important to ..... the medicine ..... from kids. A) Give; away. B) Looked; away. C) Keep; away. D) Carry; away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Keep; away. 26. Five times the sum of a number and-23 A) $5x-(-23)$. B) $5[x+(-23)]$. C) $5+x+(-23)$. D) $5x+(-23)$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $5[x+(-23)]$. 27. Which of the following expressions would need parentheses? A) 4 times the difference of a number and 8. B) 4 times a number increased by 5. C) 4 times a number. D) 15 less than a number multiplied by 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4 times the difference of a number and 8. 28. Solve:5x + 34 =-2(-7x + 1) A) 9. B) -4. C) 36/19. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 29. Choose the algebraic expression that best fits the following situation:Marissa's allowance is increased by $ 10. A) $a-10$. B) $a+10$. C) $a\div10$. D) $a\cdot10$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $a+10$. 30. In the phrase '' the number is decreased by nine" what operation is implied? A) Subtraction. B) Addition. C) Multiplication. D) Division. 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