This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence: "Conor ran down the road, muscles tight and sweating profusely, as he tried to reach the bus stop in time." A) Conor ran down the road. B) Muscles tight and sweating profusely. C) There is no absolute phrase here. D) As he tried to reach the bus stop in time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscles tight and sweating profusely. 2. Identify the noun + participle/adjective (the core of the absolute phrase) in the sentence below.Jackie struggled to concentrate on the test, her mind foggy from lack of sleep. A) Mind foggy. B) Of sleep. C) Jackie struggled. D) Her mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mind foggy. 3. Which of the following is NOT an absolute phrase because it contains a subject and a finite verb, making it a clause? A) The talent show completed. B) All things considered. C) Her eyes wide with surprise. D) Because the bus was late. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because the bus was late. 4. True or False:An absolute phrase must contain its own noun and a participle (like a verb ending in-ing or-ed). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Mr. Posey, who was close to tears by now, told the truth. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute phrase. C) Other phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Other phrase. 6. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct absolute phrase:We watched the movie, ..... A) Our popcorn finished before the opening credits. B) Finishing our popcorn before the opening credits. C) Because our popcorn was finished. D) Our popcorn was finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Our popcorn finished before the opening credits. 7. Complete the sentence with an appropriate absolute phrase: ..... , the parade continued down the street. A) The crowd cheering. B) Because it was sunny. C) After the band played. D) When the mayor spoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The crowd cheering. 8. Complete the sentence:The cake baking in the oven, ..... , filled the kitchen. A) A delicious smell. B) The aroma. C) The smell of vanilla. D) Its sweet fragrance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A delicious smell. 9. How can you change this compound sentence so that it includes an absolute phrase?The tall oak tree stood in our yard, and its branches were covered in icicles. A) The tall oak tree stood in our yard, its branches covered in icicles. B) The tall oak tree stood in our yard as its branches were covered in icicles. C) Covered in icicles, the tall oak tree stood in our yard. D) The tall oak tree that stood in our yard was covered in icicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The tall oak tree stood in our yard, its branches covered in icicles. 10. Veritate dicta A) Since the truth was spoken. B) Since she was about to speak the truth. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since the truth was spoken. 11. What is the role of the absolute phrase in the sentence: "His voice shaking with emotion, he apologized for his behavior" ? A) Acts as the subject of the sentence. B) Provides additional information about the subject. C) Modifies the verb of the main clause. D) Gives background information on the setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provides additional information about the subject. 12. Viro baculum tenente A) Since the man is holding a stick. B) Since the stick was held by the man. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since the man is holding a stick. 13. How many SUBJECT pronouns are in the following example? "Have you read "Flowers for Algernon? It is certainly a sad story, but it will teach you about life!" A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three. 14. True or False:Absolute phrases are always found at the beginning of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. In which of the following sentences does the absolute phrase function as an introductory element to the main clause? A) The house was left unlocked, the door wide open. B) We sat quietly, the music playing softly in the background. C) His arms folded across his chest, he walked into the room confidently. D) The book was on the table, its cover torn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His arms folded across his chest, he walked into the room confidently. 16. Select the correct sentence with an absolute phrase. A) The cake baked in the oven, the kitchen smelled wonderful. B) The cake baking, the kitchen smell wonderful. C) Baked cake, the kitchen smells wonderful. D) The cake was baking, and the kitchen smelled wonderful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cake baked in the oven, the kitchen smelled wonderful. 17. ..... , the nation braced for economic consequences. A) The currency devalued. B) The currency devaluing. C) The currency was devalued. D) The currency having been devalued. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The currency devalued. 18. Which of the following is an absolute phrase and NOT a dependent clause? A) Because the game was over. B) The game being over. C) After the game was over. D) When the game was over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The game being over. 19. Complete the sentence using an absolute phrase:The lights dimmed, ..... A) The concert began. B) The audience silent. C) And the audience was silent. D) The audience being silent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The audience silent. 20. Which sentence part is the absolute phrase? (may be multiple answers)He looked over to where the huge, filthy birds sat, their naked heads sunk in the hunched feathers. A) Filthy birds sat. B) He looked over to where the huge. C) Their naked heads sunk in the hunched feathers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their naked heads sunk in the hunched feathers. 21. Choose the sentence that contains an absolute phrase: A) She smiled broadly. B) With her homework done, she relaxed. C) Her hair was curly. D) He ran quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With her homework done, she relaxed. 22. True or False:A comma is almost always used to separate an absolute phrase from the main clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Identify the absolute phrase in the sentence below:Sam could be heard all the way down the hall, his loud laughter carrying across the school. A) His loud laughter carrying across the school. B) Sam could be heard. C) Down the hall. D) Across the school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His loud laughter carrying across the school. 24. In the sentence 'Her voice trembling, she gave her speech, ' identify the participle. A) Her. B) Voice. C) Trembling. D) Gave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trembling. 25. Which of the following sentences correctly uses an absolute phrase to add detail? A) The sun set, the sky turning pink and orange. B) He runs fast to catch the bus. C) The book was on the table. D) She was singing beautifully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun set, the sky turning pink and orange. 26. A phrase that contains a noun/pronoun, its participle, and any modifiers. It modifies an entire clause rather than just one word. A) Adjective clause. B) Dependent phrase. C) Absolute phrase. D) Noun clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absolute phrase. 27. Let's show how we can add detail. We have the simple sentence:'The puppy played.' Choose the option that best expands this sentence by adding a prepositional phrase to tell us *where* the puppy played. A) The puppy played happily. B) The puppy, a tiny beagle, played. C) The puppy played in the backyard. D) The happy puppy played. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The puppy played in the backyard. 28. True or False:The phrases 'The weather being cold' and 'The weather cold' can both be used as correct absolute phrases with the same meaning. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 29. Fill in the blank by choosing the best absolute phrase to add detail:The team celebrated their victory, ..... A) Confetti raining down from the ceiling. B) Raining down from the ceiling. C) And it rained confetti. D) While confetti was raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Confetti raining down from the ceiling. 30. Libro invento A) When the book was found. B) While finding the book. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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