This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the participial phrase? A) Ate the leftovers. B) Knocking. C) Over the trashcan. D) Knocking over the trashcan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Knocking over the trashcan. 2. Whistling a tune, Coach Wright walked into the gym to start practice. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial Phrase. 3. Which of the following sentences contains an absolute phrase? A) The cat, running quickly, caught the mouse. B) Her arms folded across her chest, she walked away. C) He quickly finished his homework. D) They laughed loudly at the joke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her arms folded across her chest, she walked away. 4. A word's denotation means A) The mood or feeling of a word. B) The literal meaning of a word. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The literal meaning of a word. 5. Select the correctly punctuated participial phrase from the drop-down menu to add it to the sentence.Cortney ..... found dozens of interesting seashells. A) Wading in the shallow water,. B) Wading in the shallow water. C) , wading in the shallow water,. D) , wading in the shallow water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) , wading in the shallow water,. 6. Hoping for great results, everyone gathered around A) Participial Phrase. B) Noun Phrase. C) Absolute Phrase. D) Adjective Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial Phrase. 7. What is the participial phrase in the following sentence? The dog, barking loudly, chased the mailman down the street. A) Barking loudly. B) Chased the mailman. C) Down the street. D) The dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barking loudly. 8. Choose the participial phrase:Ron loved his new hiking shoes, wearing them even to church. A) Ron loved. B) New hiking shoes. C) Wearing them. D) Wearing them even to church. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wearing them even to church. 9. Lillian jumped rope and sang at the same time, her rhythm impressing her friends. A) Adjective phrase. B) Noun phrase. C) Absolute phrase. D) Prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absolute phrase. 10. Which of the following is NOT an absolute phrase? A) His heart racing, he crossed the finish line. B) After the movie, we went to dinner. C) The storm over, they resumed their picnic. D) Glasses on, she read the book in one sitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the movie, we went to dinner. 11. A word's connotation means A) The mood or feeling of a word. B) The literal meaning of a word. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The mood or feeling of a word. 12. Which sentence contains a participial phrase? A) The cat slept on the windowsill. B) The car, speeding down the highway, was pulled over by the police. C) The book was on the table. D) The sun set over the horizon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The car, speeding down the highway, was pulled over by the police. 13. Choose the participial phrase: A) Meet with the dean. B) Work from home. C) Removing his glasses. D) Hum a tune. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Removing his glasses. 14. Miss Hearne, her face burning, hardly listened to these words. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absolute Phrase. 15. A participial phrase is A) A phrase starting with a verb+ing OR verb+ed that describes another noun in a sentence. B) A phrase starting with a noun and a verb+ing OR verb+ed that describes another noun in a sentence. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A phrase starting with a verb+ing OR verb+ed that describes another noun in a sentence. 16. What is the participial phrase modifying (describing)?The dog running across the street almost got hit by a car. A) Street. B) Car. C) Dog. D) Running. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dog. 17. The entire crowd at lunch gathered about the Daniel, urging him to dance. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial Phrase. 18. Select the absolute phrase in the sentence.I flipped through the pages, my eyes filling with tears, of the old photo album. A) Flipped through the pages. B) I flipped through the pages. C) My eyes filling with tears. D) Of the old photo album. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My eyes filling with tears. 19. What is the function of a participial phrase in a sentence? A) To act as a noun. B) To modify a noun or pronoun. C) To express a complete thought. D) To connect two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To modify a noun or pronoun. 20. In the sentence "The stars visible, we navigated through the desert, " what role does the absolute phrase play? A) It indicates the condition under which the main action took place. B) It serves as the main verb of the sentence. C) It introduces a comparison. D) It functions as a direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It indicates the condition under which the main action took place. 21. Identify the participial phrase used as an adjective in the sentence:Terrified by Ares' power, many Greeks did not like to worship him. A) Terrified by Ares' power. B) Many Greeks. C) Did not like. D) To worship him. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Terrified by Ares' power. 22. Legs quivering, our old dog Gizmo dreamed of chasing squirrels.Which section is an example of an absolute phrase? A) Legs quivering,. B) Our old dog. C) Gizmo. D) Dreamed of chasing squirrels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Legs quivering,. 23. Choose the absolute phrase: A) The boy watched. B) His eyes bulging in the dark. C) The girl stopped. D) The dog slept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His eyes bulging in the dark. 24. Identify the absolute phrase in the sentence:The storm having passed, we ventured outside to assess the damage. A) The storm having passed. B) We ventured outside. C) To assess the damage. D) Ventured outside to assess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The storm having passed. 25. What noun is the participial phrase modifying?Hiding under the blanket, the cat meowed during the storm. A) Blanket. B) Hiding. C) Meowed. D) Cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cat. 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