This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Verbal Phrases – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verbal Phrases Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is the best translation in word phrase form of the expression $\frac{xy}{x+y}$ A) The ratio of x and y, and if they are added. B) The ratio of two numbers and their sum. C) The ratio of the sum of two numbers and their product. D) The ratio of the product of two numbers and their sum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The ratio of the product of two numbers and their sum. 2. I'm really thirsty, please ..... to the brim. A) Fill in. B) Fill out. C) Fill up. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fill up. 3. Let's ..... the candles together! A) Wake up. B) Write down. C) Try on. D) Blow out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blow out. 4. Translate 'the sum of x and y' into a math expression. A) X-y. B) X + y. C) X / y. D) X * y. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) X + y. 5. Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.24 more than Vivian's test score. Use t to represent Vivian's test score. A) T/24. B) 24t. C) T-24. D) T + 24. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) T + 24. 6. The difference of x and 7 A) X + 7. B) 7x. C) X-7. D) X/7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) X-7. 7. Everytime I have a new word I don't understand, I will ..... in the dictionary. A) Let it out. B) Put it off. C) Look it up. D) Set it up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Look it up. 8. Translate the verbal phrase 'the product of a number and 7, decreased by 9' into an algebraic expression. A) 7x + 2. B) 7x + 9. C) 7x-9. D) 7x-2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7x-9. 9. The phrase in bold letters is a(n) ..... The artist painted a picture depicting a country village. A) Gerund phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Participial phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participial phrase. 10. My cousin, who is hard of hearing, prefers watching closed-captioned television programs. A) Participial phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Gerund phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund phrase. 11. Which expression represents the verbal phrase below?The product of sixteen and x A) 16/x. B) 16-x. C) 16x. D) X + 16. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 16x. 12. Running up to the musician, he asked for an autograph. A) Infinitive. B) Participle. C) Gerund. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 13. Identify the operation associated with the following key word:DOUBLE A) Subtraction. B) Division. C) Multiplication. D) Addition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multiplication. 14. 11 greater than n A) 11 + n. B) 11n. C) N + 11. D) 11/n. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) N + 11. 15. Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.35 multiplied by the quantity r less than 45 A) 35r-45. B) 45-35r. C) 35(r-45). D) 35(45-r). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 35(45-r). 16. Fill in the blank:'Playing' in 'Playing is fun' is a ..... A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Verb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noun. 17. In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters an infinitive phrase?To the unemployed accountant, fifty dollars seemed like a lot of money. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 18. What is the infinitive phrase in this sentence?In the morning, I will learn to juggle. A) Will learn. B) To juggle. C) In the morning. D) I will learn to juggle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To juggle. 19. Combine the following phrases effectively: "To eat healthy food" and "is important." A) Important is to eat healthy food. B) Eating healthy food is important. C) Healthy food is important to eat. D) To eat healthy food important is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eating healthy food is important. 20. It costs $ 25 to rent a car each day and $ 0.95 per mile. Which expression represents the cost of the rental for one day? A) .95x + 25. B) .95 + x + 25. C) .95 + 25x. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) .95x + 25. 21. He watches that TV show every night. A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) Participle. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verb. 22. In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters a participial phrase? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 23. What type of verbal phrase is this "to be a firefighter" ? A) A. Gerund Phrase. B) B. Infinitive Phrase. C) C. Participial Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. Infinitive Phrase. 24. Identify the verbal phrase in the sentence:The barking dog alerted them. A) Dog alerted. B) Alerted them. C) The barking dog. D) Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The barking dog. 25. Analyze the function of the verbal phrase: "He loves playing the guitar." A) Subject. B) Object of the preposition. C) Predicate nominative. D) Direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Direct object. 26. 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). 27. 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. 28. Translate 'the total of 8 and m' into an expression. A) 8 * m. B) 8 + m. C) M + 8. D) 8-m. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8 + m. 29. Identify the type of verbal phrase in the sentence:'The boy, excited by the news, ran home quickly.' A) Participial Phrase. B) Gerund Phrase. C) Infinitive Phrase. D) Prepositional Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial Phrase. 30. What the coefficient of the 2nd term?6t + xy-8n + 7d A) 8. B) 1. C) 6. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1. 31. What is the correct translation of the verbal phrase 'to write neatly'? A) To write neatly. B) Write neat. C) To write neat. D) Writing neatly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To write neatly. 32. Translate the verbal phrase "three more than the product of a number and two" into an algebraic expression. A) $3 + 2x$. B) $3x + 2$. C) $2x + 3$. D) $2(x + 3)$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $2x + 3$. 33. Translate the verbal phrase "the square of a number decreased by three" into an algebraic expression. A) $x^2-3$. B) $x^2 + 3$. C) $3-x^2$. D) $3x^2$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $x^2-3$. 34. 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) 8n. D) 8/n. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8-n. 35. Translate 'the product of 7 and r' into an expression. A) 7r. B) 7 / r. C) 7-r. D) 7 + r. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 7r. 36. 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) $48\div6+50$. 37. Match the clue word with the operation:LESS THAN A) Divide. B) Subtract. C) Multiply. D) Add. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subtract. 38. The windshield, broken by the rock, was $ 400 to repair. A) Infinitive. B) Gerund. C) Verb. D) Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Participle. 39. What is the verbal expression for the mathematical expression $x-3$ A) A number plus three. B) A number minus three. C) Three times a number. D) Three minus a number. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A number minus three. 40. 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. 41. 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. 42. Identify the type of verbal phrase in the following sentence:'To win the championship was his ultimate goal.' A) Participial Phrase. B) Infinitive Phrase. C) Gerund Phrase. D) Prepositional Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive Phrase. 43. Twice a number plus 8 A) 2a + 8. B) 2 + 8a. C) $\frac{a}{2}$. D) 8-2a. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2a + 8. 44. Translate this phrase into an Algebraic expression.57 more than 3 times Kate's scoreUse the variable g to represent Kate's score. A) 57 + 3g. B) 57g + 3. C) 3g + 57. D) 3g-57. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3g + 57. 45. A number decreased by 26 A) X-26. B) X $\div$. C) 26-x. D) X + 26. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) X-26. 46. Translate this phrase into an algabraic expression.78 less than Alex's Kahoot scoreUse c to represent Alex's Kahoot score. A) C/78. B) C + 78. C) 78-c. D) C-78. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) C-78. 47. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:'To finish the project on time, she worked late every night.' A) She worked late. B) To finish the project on time. C) The project on time. D) Every night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To finish the project on time. 48. 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. 49. 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. 50. What is the verbal expression for the mathematical expression $x + 5$ A) Five times a number. B) Five plus a number. C) A number plus five. D) A number minus five. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A number plus five. 51. What does 'less than' indicate in algebraic expressions? A) Indicates addition. B) Indicates division. C) Indicates subtraction. D) Indicates multiplication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indicates subtraction. 52. Match the clue word with the operation:QUOTIENT A) Divide. B) Multiply. C) Add. D) Subtract. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Divide. 53. What does 'plus' indicate in algebraic expressions? A) Division. B) Subtraction. C) Multiplication. D) Addition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Addition. 54. What is the subject in the phrase belowJarred is running quickly. A) Is. B) Quickly. C) Running. D) Jarred. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jarred. 55. Translate:Six fewer than twice a number is four. A) 6-2x = 4. B) X$^{2}$-6 = 4. C) 2x-6 = 4. D) 6-x$^{2}$ = 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2x-6 = 4. 56. A number increased by 2 A) $x\div2$. B) $x+2$. C) $2x$. D) $x-2$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $x+2$. 57. Translate:two times the sum of a number and five A) 2(y + 5). B) 2y + 5. C) 2-y + 5. D) 2 + y + 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2(y + 5). 58. What is the infinitive in the sentence?A party would be a good way to end the semester. A) A good way. B) A party. C) Would be. D) To end the semester. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To end the semester. 59. The difference of nine times a number and one A) X+9. B) 9x+1. C) 9x-1. D) X-9. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 9x-1. 60. 8 decreased by the sum of 3 and a number c A) 8-3 + c. B) 8-(3 + c). C) 8-(3-c). D) 8-3-c. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8-(3 + c). ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesVerbal Phrases Quiz 1Verbal Phrases Quiz 2Verbal Phrases Quiz 3Verbal Phrases Quiz 4Verbal Phrases Quiz 5Verbal Phrases Quiz 7Verbal Phrases Quiz 8Verbal Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books