This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the best sentence that uses an absolute phrase correctly:A storm approaching, ..... A) We hurried inside. B) We were inside. C) We stayed outside. D) We saw the storm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We hurried inside. 2. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence: "I felt a sudden shock, the earth trembling beneath my feet." A) I felt a sudden shock. B) The earth trembling beneath my feet. C) There is no absolute phrase here. D) Sudden shock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The earth trembling beneath my feet. 3. Where would you put the comma in the following sentence?Hiding the ring behind his back he got ready to make his proposal. A) After ring. B) After ready. C) After back. D) After hiding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After back. 4. Which sentence part is the absolute phrase? (may be multiple answers)Two hard-faced men, both cradling submachine guns, stood watching him closely from the adjacent guard station. A) Two hard-faced men. B) Both cradling submachine guns. C) Stood watching him closely from the adjacent guard station. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both cradling submachine guns. 5. After Billy left him and walked angrily away, Jody turned up toward the house. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) Other phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Other phrase. 6. What do you call a noun plus a participle? A) Participle. B) Appositive. C) Absolute. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absolute. 7. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase:The rain pouring down, ..... A) We stayed indoors. B) The game was canceled. C) The streets were empty. D) She took an umbrella. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We stayed indoors. 8. An absolute phrase is a special kind of modifier that usually contains what two parts? A) A noun and a participle (like a verb ending in-ing or-ed). B) A subject and a main verb. C) An adjective and an adverb. D) A preposition and a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A noun and a participle (like a verb ending in-ing or-ed). 9. True or False:The phrase 'The game over' is an example of an absolute phrase in the sentence 'The game over, the crowd started to leave the stadium.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. Choose the appositive phrase in the sentence:'The Eiffel Tower, a famous landmark in Paris, attracts millions of tourists every year.' A) The Eiffel Tower. B) A famous landmark in Paris. C) Attracts millions of tourists. D) Every year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A famous landmark in Paris. 11. Which of the following is an absolute phrase, not a complete sentence or a different type of phrase? A) Her hands trembling slightly. B) Because her hands were trembling. C) She trembled. D) With trembling hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her hands trembling slightly. 12. Which revision best uses an absolute phrase to improve this sentence? 'The pizza was getting cold, so we all hurried to the table.' A) The pizza getting cold, we all hurried to the table. B) We all hurried to the table, the pizza was getting cold. C) Getting cold the pizza, we all hurried to the table. D) We all hurried to the table and the pizza was getting cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The pizza getting cold, we all hurried to the table. 13. Fill in the blank to create a logical absolute phrase:The old pickup truck rattled down the road, ..... A) My favorite song playing on the radio. B) The sun setting in the west. C) Its loose tailgate bouncing with every bump. D) We were on our way to the lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its loose tailgate bouncing with every bump. 14. What is the grammatical function of the phrase "her eyes closed" in the sentence "Her eyes closed, she fell into a deep sleep" ? A) An adverbial phrase modifying the verb "fell.". B) An adjective modifying "she.". C) An introductory clause providing context to the action. D) An absolute phrase giving detail about the subject's state. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An absolute phrase giving detail about the subject's state. 15. ..... , archaeologists rushed to the site. A) Ancient artifacts had been discovered. B) Ancient artifacts were discovered. C) Ancient artifacts being discovered. D) Ancient artifacts discovered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ancient artifacts discovered. 16. When a journey begins badly, it rarely ends well. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) Other phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Other phrase. 17. An absolute phrase must have what two elements? A) Noun and participle. B) Participle and modifier. C) Noun and modifier. D) Participle and object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun and participle. 18. Absolute phrases often start with a possessive pronoun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase:'The sun setting, ..... ' A) We decided to have a picnic. B) The sky turned orange and pink. C) It was a beautiful evening. D) The temperature dropped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sky turned orange and pink. 20. Complete the sentence:The party ended, ..... A) The guests leaving. B) They went home. C) She was tired. D) It was late. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The guests leaving. 21. The original sentence is awkward:'The trophy sat on the shelf, polished to a brilliant shine.' Which revision best clarifies the meaning? A) Polished to a brilliant shine, the trophy sat on the shelf. B) The trophy, polished to a brilliant shine, sat on the shelf. C) The trophy sat on the shelf, it was polished to a brilliant shine. D) The trophy sat on the shelf and was polished to a brilliant shine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The trophy, polished to a brilliant shine, sat on the shelf. 22. Complete the sentence with the best absolute phrase:The city lay in ruins, ..... A) The streets empty and silent. B) While the streets were empty. C) With empty streets. D) As the streets were empty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The streets empty and silent. 23. True or False:An absolute phrase modifies the entire sentence and usually contains a noun and a participle. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Identify the absolute phrase in the below sentence.The ballerina glided across the floor, arms raised toward the heavens. A) The ballerina glided. B) Across the floor. C) Arms raised toward the heavens. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arms raised toward the heavens. 25. Which two parts typically form the core of an absolute phrase? A) A noun and a participle. B) A verb and an adverb. C) A preposition and an object. D) A subject and a finite verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A noun and a participle. 26. Fill in the blank:An absolute phrase is grammatically separate from the rest of the sentence, but it modifies the ..... A) Main verb. B) Subject only. C) Closest noun. D) Entire main clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Entire main clause. 27. Which part of the sentence is an absolute phrase? 'The sun setting, we walked along the beach.' A) The sun setting. B) We walked. C) Along the beach. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun setting. 28. What makes 'the storm approaching' an absolute phrase, while 'because the storm was approaching' is not? A) One uses a comma and the other does not. B) The absolute phrase lacks a finite verb and a subordinator like 'because'. C) They mean the same thing, so both are absolute phrases. D) The absolute phrase can only go at the end of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The absolute phrase lacks a finite verb and a subordinator like 'because'. 29. An absolute phrase can stand alone as a complete sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. Choose the sentence with the correct use of an absolute phrase: A) The sun setting, we packed up our picnic. B) Setting the sun, we packed our picnic. C) The sun set, we pack our picnic. D) With the sun set, we pack our picnic. 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