This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases Quiz 30 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the sentence that correctly uses the prepositional phrase on the table. A) Please put the keys on the table. B) Please put the keys at table. C) Please put the keys onto a tablecloths. D) Please put the keys on top a table. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Please put the keys on the table. 2. Complete the sentence with a prepositional phrase:We ate lunch ..... A) In a cafe. B) Very eagerly. C) Slowly. D) Early this afternoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a cafe. 3. Identify the preposition in the sentence. The ball rolled under the couch. A) Ball. B) Rolled. C) Under. D) Couch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under. 4. Select the preposition.The mouse ran under the house. A) Mouse. B) House. C) Under. D) Ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under. 5. What is the preposition in the sentence:'Vicky always leaves her backpack beside the front door'? A) Leaves. B) Beside. C) Backpack. D) Door. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beside. 6. Identify the prepositional phrase.There is jealousy and competition among the toys. A) There is jealousy. B) Jealousy and competition. C) Among the toys. D) The toys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Among the toys. 7. True or False:A prepositional phrase must always contain a noun or pronoun that acts as its object. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Select the word in the following sentence that is a preposition:The new video game is inside that box. A) New. B) Is. C) Inside. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inside. 9. What is the infinitive in this sentence?My friend and I decided to go to HolidayFest. A) To go. B) To HolidayFest. C) My friend and I. D) Decided to go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go. 10. Which sentence contains a complex (or multi-word) preposition? A) We walked around the lake. B) My mom stood in front of the car. C) The dog is under the blanket. D) I'll see you after school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mom stood in front of the car. 11. True or False:In the sentence 'I went to the store to buy milk, ' the word 'to' is used as a preposition both times. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Complete the sentence:The gift is ..... the table. A) On. B) In. C) At. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 13. In general, we are impressed with her performance. (Identify the prepositional phrase) A) In general. B) We are impressed. C) Her performance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In general. 14. What is the preposition in the sentence below?Hunting dogs lead hunters to wild game. A) Hunting. B) Lead. C) To. D) Wild. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 15. Find the preposition:A man with red hair joined me. A) With. B) Man. C) Red. D) Hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 16. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'The bus will come to pick us up across the street.' A) To pick. B) Pick us up. C) Across the street. D) The bus will come. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Across the street. 17. Which sentence is the clearest because the prepositional phrase is placed correctly next to the word it describes? A) The student wrote a paper on the computer with the red cover. B) The student with the red cover wrote a paper on the computer. C) On the computer, the student wrote a paper with the red cover. D) The student wrote a paper with the red cover on the computer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The student wrote a paper on the computer with the red cover. 18. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The keys are on the table. A) Inside the car. B) Beside the door. C) On the table. D) Under the chair. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On the table. 19. What do the prepositions in, on, under and next to convey? A) Cause. B) Detail. C) Time. D) Location. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Location. 20. In the sentence 'The message from my best friend made me smile, ' what is the object of the preposition? A) Message. B) From. C) Friend. D) Smile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Friend. 21. True or False:A comma is needed after the introductory phrase in this sentence:'After a long and difficult practice the team felt exhausted.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Identify the prepositional phrase(s):The book on the shelf is mine. A) The book. B) On the shelf. C) Is mine. D) The shelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the shelf. 23. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:The cat slept under the bed. A) Beside the chair. B) Under the bed. C) Over the table. D) Inside the closet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under the bed. 24. During the play, there were people texting on their cell phones. A) There. B) During. C) Play. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During. 25. Mr. Pierre had to drive through the largest puddle. A) Through the largest puddle. B) To drive. C) Had to drive. D) To drive through. 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