This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Adverbs > Adverbs And Prepositions – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adverbs And Prepositions Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the preposition in the following sentence:Those cats by the car are not mine. A) Cats. B) By. C) The. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By. 2. What part of speech is the underlined word?The puppy jumped in the pool. A) Preposition. B) Noun. C) Adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preposition. 3. Find the adverb:Jobe never runs in the hall. A) Never. B) Hall. C) Runs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never. 4. Choose the best conjunction for the following sentence:Sit down, ..... we will stay late. A) Nor. B) But. C) Or. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Or. 5. I am seeing him ..... morning A) Today. B) Tomorrow. C) Yesterday. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tomorrow. 6. What is the object of this sentence?We passed 275-foot-tall redwoods along the trails. A) Along. B) Trails. C) Passed. D) Redwoods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trails. 7. Select the correct comparison form to complete the sentence using the word ().That pup dives ..... than its mother does. (often) A) Oftener. B) More often. C) Oftenest. D) Most often. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More often. 8. In the following sentence, is the prepositional phrase an ADVERB (ADV) or ADJECTIVE (ADJ)? The dresses on the top shelf are on sale. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 9. What is the prepositional phrase?I like that lovely old pub by the bridge over the river. A) That lovely old pub. B) By the bridge. C) Over the river. D) By the bridge AND over the river. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By the bridge AND over the river. 10. What is the preposition in the following:Along the busy highway, we saw flowers. A) Busy. B) Along. C) Highway. D) Saw. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Along. 11. Identify the preposition(s): A) Up. B) Path, stream. C) Down. D) Up, down. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Up, down. 12. Find the appositive phrase:Houston, a city of opportunity, has attracted many newcomers. A) Houston. B) A city of opportunity. C) Has attracted. D) Many newcomers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A city of opportunity. 13. Identify the noun. My sweater is unraveling. A) My. B) Sweater. C) Is. D) Unraveling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sweater. 14. What part of speech is the underlined word?I live across the highway. A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Preposition. 15. Identify the adverbs i n the sentence.Jazlyn carried the laundry upstairs. A) Carried. B) Laundry. C) Jazlyn. D) Upstairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Upstairs. 16. They usually have a party ..... Xmas. A) No preposition. B) In. C) On. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At. 17. Choose an appropriate conjunction:He was supposed to study, ..... he played video games instead. A) So. B) And. C) Yet. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yet. 18. Identify the preposition in the following sentence.However, because of fiber, our digestive tract is kept healthy. A) However. B) Because of. C) Fiber. D) Kept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because of. 19. Is the underlined verb action, linking, or helping? Finally, they did finish it, and it turned out great. A) Action. B) Linking. C) Helping. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helping. 20. Which word best completes this sentences?Is James still sick, or is he ..... today? A) Good. B) Well. C) Goodest. D) Gooder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well. 21. Identify the preposition(s): ..... "Let's go over the homework, " said Mrs. Hubbs. A) Over. B) Said. C) Let's. D) Homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over. 22. Identify the prepositional phrase. Look up and you will see the kite flying in the sky. A) Look up. B) Look up and you will see. C) The kite flying. D) In the sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the sky. 23. In the following sentence, is the prepositional phrase an ADVERB (ADV) or ADJECTIVE (ADJ)? The cat in the house is very mean. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 24. How can you tell if a word is a preposition or an adverb? A) Check your adverb list. B) Check for a noun following it. C) Take your best guess. D) Look at your neighbor's paper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Check for a noun following it. 25. What is the prepositional word in the sentence.Last summer we camped in a redwood forest. A) Last. B) In. C) Summer. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 26. Select the adverb that describes the verb.Soon the cubs grow big and strong. A) Soon. B) Cubs. C) Big. D) Strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soon. 27. Which of the following is a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word? (Hint:anywhere a mouse can go) A) Adverb. B) Conjunction. C) Preposition. D) Context clues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preposition. 28. What is the preposition in the sentence? Without a care in the world, Alex is relaxing. A) With and in. B) Alex and relaxing. C) Care and the. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With and in. 29. ***Identify the preposition in each sentence.*** My aunt and uncle live above a restaurant. A) Above. B) Live. C) My. D) Restaurant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Above. 30. In the following sentence, does the adverb tell HOW, WHEN, or WHERE?She talks quietly to her class. A) How. B) When. C) Where. D) None of above. 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