This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:An appositive is a phrase that renames or explains a noun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase that shows a cause: ..... , the students cheered and packed their bags. A) The final bell ringing. B) Ringing the final bell. C) When the final bell was ringing. D) The final bell that was ringing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The final bell ringing. 3. ..... , the military moved into action. A) The enemy's intentions unclear. B) The enemy's intentions having been unclear. C) The enemy's intentions were unclear. D) The enemy's intentions was unclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The enemy's intentions unclear. 4. Fill in the blank to correctly position the absolute phrase and make the sentence clear:The runner crossed the finish line, ..... A) Panting heavily, her arms raised in victory. B) Her arms raised in victory, panting heavily. C) And her arms were raised in victory. D) Her arms raised in victory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her arms raised in victory. 5. Which of the following uses an absolute phrase correctly? A) Head spinning, I sat down to take the test. B) I sat down to take the test, head spinning. C) Both of the sentences given are correct. D) Neither of the sentences given are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of the sentences given are correct. 6. Absolute phrases can contain a noun followed by a participle. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Fill in the blank to logically complete the sentence:My dog stared at the door, ..... for my mom to come home. A) His tail wagging excitedly. B) He wags his tail excitedly. C) His tail wagged excitedly. D) Because his tail was wagging. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His tail wagging excitedly. 8. True or False:An absolute phrase can modify the entire sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Identify the appositive:My cousin Sammy broke his arm in the championship game last weekend. A) Cousin. B) Sammy. C) Arm. D) Game. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sammy. 10. ..... , the researchers intensified their efforts. A) The hypothesis was proving accurate. B) The hypothesis proving accurate. C) The hypothesis proven accurate. D) The hypothesis having been proven accurate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The hypothesis proving accurate. 11. Which option best combines these two sentences into one using an absolute phrase? 'The movie ended. The crowd slowly began to leave.' A) Because the movie ended, the crowd slowly began to leave. B) The movie ended, and the crowd slowly began to leave. C) The crowd slowly began to leave after the movie ended. D) The movie having ended, the crowd slowly began to leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The movie having ended, the crowd slowly began to leave. 12. True or False:You must always place a comma after an absolute phrase that starts a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. How many OBJECT pronouns are in the following sentence? I was excited that he decided to come with me to the party. A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One. 14. Create a sentence using an absolute phrase:Eyes closed, ..... A) He drifted off to sleep. B) He was sleepy. C) He is tired. D) He will sleep soon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He drifted off to sleep. 15. Choose the sentence that includes an absolute phrase: A) The wind howled through the trees. B) Her mind racing, she couldn't concentrate. C) He left the room quietly. D) The sun set in the west. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her mind racing, she couldn't concentrate. 16. Which sentence correctly rewrites 'The classroom was silent, and every student was focused on the test' using an absolute phrase? A) The classroom silent, every student focused on the test. B) The silent classroom had students focusing on the test. C) Focusing on the test, the classroom was silent. D) The classroom was silent and the students were focused. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The classroom silent, every student focused on the test. 17. True or False:In the sentence "She stood at the starting line, her face pale with fear, " the absolute phrase is "her face pale with fear, " and the participle "being" is implied. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. True or False:In the phrase 'The weather (being) cold, ' the word 'being' is optional and can be removed without creating a grammatical error. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Add the most logical absolute phrase to the sentence:The old car chugged up the hill, ..... A) Its engine sputtering black smoke. B) It was a very steep hill. C) Sputtering black smoke from its engine. D) Because its engine was old. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its engine sputtering black smoke. 20. Complete the sentence with a present participle to form a proper absolute phrase:The students worked on their project, their pencils ..... furiously across the paper. A) Scratched. B) Were scratching. C) Scratching. D) To scratch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scratching. 21. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate absolute phrase:' ..... , the kids cheered loudly.' A) The game won. B) The coach happy. C) The final whistle blown. D) The score tied. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The final whistle blown. 22. In the sentence below, identify the noun and participle (the core of the absolute phrase).Sam could be heard all the way down the hall, his loud laughter carrying across the school. A) Loud laughter. B) Laughter carrying. C) Be heard. D) Sam could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laughter carrying. 23. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase:The storm approaching, ..... , we hurried inside. A) Quickly. B) With urgency. C) Our pace quickened. D) Hurry inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Our pace quickened. 24. Which sentence uses an absolute phrase to show cause? A) The wind blowing fiercely, the kite took flight. B) He ran quickly to catch the bus. C) The cat sat on the windowsill. D) They laughed loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The wind blowing fiercely, the kite took flight. 25. Select the correctly punctuated absolute phrase to add it to the sentence ..... Senora Alvarez waited excitedly for her guests to arrive. A) Her house bedecked in garlands of flowers,. B) Her house, bedecked in garlands of flowers. C) Her house bedecked, in garlands of flowers. D) Her house bedecked in garlands, of flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her house bedecked in garlands of flowers,. 26. Fill in the blank: ..... , the students quietly read their books. A) The teacher watching them. B) Because the teacher watched. C) Watching the teacher. D) The teacher's watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher watching them. 27. Which option best combines these two sentences using an absolute phrase? The sun began to set. The temperature dropped quickly. A) The sun setting, the temperature dropped quickly. B) The sun set and the temperature dropped quickly. C) Setting sun, the temperature dropped quickly. D) The sun, setting, the temperature dropped quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun setting, the temperature dropped quickly. 28. Which of the following sentences includes an absolute phrase that indicates contrast? A) The sun setting, we decided to continue our hike. B) The rain pouring down, she chose to go for a run. C) The game lost, the team remained optimistic. D) The cake baking in the oven, he started cleaning the kitchen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The game lost, the team remained optimistic. 29. Which absolute phrase completes the sentence:' ..... , she felt a sense of relief.' A) Her work completed. B) The day ending. C) The clock ticking. D) The sky darkening. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her work completed. 30. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase:Dinner finished, ..... A) We cleared the table. B) The table was cleared. C) We were clearing the table. D) We cleared the table quickly. 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