This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence with the preposition that best indicates a deadline:We have to finish our project ..... Friday. A) By. B) Through. C) Among. D) Without. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By. 2. True or False:A prepositional phrase must always start with a preposition and end with a noun or pronoun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Identify the preposition in the sentence. The eagle flew over the trees. A) Eagle. B) Flew. C) Trees. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Over. 4. True or False:In the sentence 'The girl with the blue jacket is my cousin, ' the prepositional phrase 'with the blue jacket' acts as an adverb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:'Paulo worked ..... a busy area downtown.' A) In. B) On. C) At. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 6. Choose the sentence that contains a prepositional phrase:'The dog ran fast.' or 'The dog ran under the table.' A) The dog ran fast. B) The dog ran under the table. C) The cat jumped high. D) The bird flew quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog ran under the table. 7. Identify the preposition in the sentence. The dog ran around the yard. A) Ran. B) Around. C) Yard. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Around. 8. What is the prepositional phrase?Sara fell on the grass. A) Sara fell. B) On the grass. C) The grass. D) Fell on the grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the grass. 9. Which word is a preposition? A) cat B) between C) run D) happy A) Cat. B) Between. C) Run. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between. 10. Complete the sentence with the best prepositional phrase:'The dog ran ..... the garden chasing a butterfly.' A) Through. B) On. C) At. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through. 11. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?Above her head sat the Cheshire cat. A) Above her head. B) Sat the Cheshire cat. C) The Cheshire cat. D) Above her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Above her head. 12. Which sentence does NOT contain a prepositional phrase? A) In the morning, we go for a walk. B) She is interested in learning Spanish. C) They laughed at the joke. D) She can run very fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She can run very fast. 13. My sister placed the book on the top shelf. A) Sister placed the book. B) On top of the shelf. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On top of the shelf. 14. True or False:The phrase "after the storm" in the sentence "We went outside after the storm" is a prepositional phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Identify the prepositional phrase:He is going there with his friend. A) Going there. B) With his. C) With his friend. D) He is going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With his friend. 16. How many prepositional phrases are in this sentence?I'm going to go to the parade with my friends after school. A) 3. B) 4. C) 1. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 17. Identify the prepositional phrase:How many pieces of cake would you like? A) Of cake. B) How many. C) Would like. D) Pieces of cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of cake. 18. Which sentence is written most clearly, with no misplaced prepositional phrase? A) The girl hit the baseball with the red hair. B) She served pizza to the guests on paper plates. C) I saw a squirrel on the way to school with a bushy tail. D) With a loud roar, the lion scared the tourists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With a loud roar, the lion scared the tourists. 19. True or False:In the sentence 'She walked toward the stage, ' the prepositional phrase 'toward the stage' functions as an adjective modifying 'She'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Identify the preposition in the following sentence:The book is on the shelf. A) Book. B) Is. C) On. D) Shelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 21. The dog hid underneath the bed A) Underneath. B) Hid. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Underneath. 22. Identify the prepositional phrases in the sentence:The cat jumped off the couch and ran towards the kitchen. A) Jumped off. B) Off the couch and ran. C) Towards the kitchen. D) Off the couch, towards the kitchen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Off the couch, towards the kitchen. 23. Find the preposition:I hiked up the mountain. A) I. B) Hiked. C) Mountain. D) Up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Up. 24. What is the preposition in the phrase?The napkin is placed beside the plate. A) Placed. B) Is. C) Beside. D) Napkin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beside. 25. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: "Without hesitation, he jumped into the cold water." A) Without hesitation. B) He jumped. C) Into the cold water. D) Without hesitation, he jumped. 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