This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions And Phrases – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions And Phrases Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What i is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?(group of words that shows when or where)They got home before it rained. A) They got. B) Got home. C) Before it rained. D) It rained. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Before it rained. 2. Identify the prepositional phrase:The pencil that fell off the desk was yellow. A) Off the desk. B) Fell off the desk. C) Was yellow. D) Pencil that fell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Off the desk. 3. In the sentence "He sat beside her, " what is the object of the preposition? A) He. B) Sat. C) Beside. D) Her. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her. 4. Which sentence uses a prepositional phrase to tell when something happened? A) The cat slept on the mat. B) We went to the park after dinner. C) The dog barked loudly. D) She is reading a book. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We went to the park after dinner. 5. Construct a sentence using the prepositional phrase "under the bridge." A) The car drove under the bridge. B) The car drove quickly. C) The bridge is tall. D) The car is red. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The car drove under the bridge. 6. Which word is the preposition or connecting word in the following sentence?After dinner, she read a book. A) Dinner. B) After. C) Read. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After. 7. How many prepositional phrases are in the sentence below? Enter the number of prepositional phrases.During class, her teacher explained the process of elimination to her students. A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 8. Which of the following is a prepositional phrase in the sentence: "The children played in the garden." A) The children. B) Played in. C) In the garden. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the garden. 9. Choose the correct prepostional phrase for this sentence:I went to the grocery store ..... my dad. A) In. B) Above. C) Below. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With. 10. Identify the adjective phrase in the following sentence: "The house with the red door is mine." A) The house. B) With the red door. C) Is mine. D) Red door. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With the red door. 11. Which word is the preposition in the following sentence?(word that shows when or where)Walt played with a friend during lunch. A) Walt. B) Played. C) Lunch. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) During. 12. Rewrite the sentence using a different preposition:'The dog is under the table.' A) The dog is above the table. B) The dog is in the table. C) The dog is on the table. D) The dog is beside the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dog is beside the table. 13. What is the object of the preposition in the sentence: "He hid behind the curtain." A) Hid. B) Behind. C) Curtain. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Curtain. 14. Which word is the preposition in the following sentence?(word that shows when or where)The children walked through the woods. A) Through. B) Woods. C) Children. D) Walked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through. 15. Which of the following is a preposition of time? A) Before. B) Between. C) Across. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before. 16. Select the sentence that contains a prepositional phrase. A) She sings beautifully. B) The car is in the garage. C) He runs fast. D) They are happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The car is in the garage. 17. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence:Luke is resting under the umbrella. A) Luke. B) Is. C) Resting. D) Under the umbrella. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under the umbrella. 18. Choose the option that correctly identifies a dependent clause. A) When the sun rises. B) The sun rises. C) Rises the sun. D) The sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the sun rises. 19. Identify the prepositional phrase:The clock in my grandma's house was broken last week. A) Broken last week. B) Grandma's house was. C) In my grandma's house. D) House was broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In my grandma's house. 20. A prepositional phrase tells us ..... A) Why or how something happens. B) Where or when something happens. C) Who something happens to. D) Why or when something happens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where or when something happens. 21. Artificial and natural elements blend together in their gardens. Is this phrase adjective or adverb phrase? A) Adjective phrase. B) Adverb phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb phrase. 22. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: "She is responsible ..... organizing the event." A) For. B) In. C) On. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 23. Which word in the sentence below is a preposition?Ms. Lujan dreamed about a penguin baking cupcakes. A) About. B) Dreamed. C) Ms. Lujan. D) Penguin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About. 24. Which word in the sentence is a preposition? "The cat slept under the table." A) Cat. B) Under. C) Table. D) Slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under. 25. Which of the following is a prepositional phrase in the sentence: "He traveled across the country by train." A) He traveled. B) Across the country. C) By train. D) Both "across the country" and "by train". 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