This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 13 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:An absolute phrase must always be separated from the main part of the sentence by a comma or commas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. In what position is the appositive below?He stared at the security guard, a giant of a man. A) Opener. B) Interrupter. C) Closer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Closer. 3. An absolute phrase modifies the entire sentence, not just a single word. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Identify the absolute phrase in the below sentence.His dog licking his face, Darren held on to the slippery ball of fur. A) His dog licking his face,. B) Darren held on to. C) The slippery ball of fur. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His dog licking his face,. 5. Locate the absolute phrase in the following sentence:The movie finally over, we all stretched and stood up. A) The movie finally over. B) We all stretched. C) And stood up. D) Stretched and stood up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movie finally over. 6. True or False:The phrase her phone buzzing nonstop is an example of an absolute phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Identify the absolute below. A) Eyes bulging. B) Falling asleep. C) Under a table. D) Between two trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eyes bulging. 8. True or False:An absolute phrase describes, or modifies, just one single word in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. What is the appositive(s) phrase?The car, a silver Honda, had two flat tires. A) The car. B) Had two flat tires. C) The car. D) A silver Honda. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A silver Honda. 10. Complete the sentence with the correct past participle to form an absolute phrase: "All our chores ..... , we were finally free to play outside." A) Do. B) Doing. C) Done. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Done. 11. Identify the absolute phrase in the following 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. 12. True or False:An absolute phrase must always be placed 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. 13. Which of the following sentences has parallel structure? A) He wanted to rent an apartment, a new car, and traveling around the country. B) He wanted to rent an apartment, to drive a new car, and to travel around the country. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He wanted to rent an apartment, to drive a new car, and to travel around the country. 14. Which of the following is a correct way to form an absolute phrase? A) A noun and a preposition. B) A noun and an ing verb. C) A verb and an adjective. D) A noun and a conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A noun and an ing verb. 15. Write the infinitive phrase and its function. Emma wishes to play the cello beautifully. A) To play the cello/modifier. B) To play the cello/noun. C) To play the cello beautifully/noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To play the cello beautifully/noun. 16. What are the essential components of an absolute phrase? A) Noun and verb. B) Noun and participle. C) Adverb and conjunction. D) Verb and preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun and participle. 17. Identify the sentence that contains an absolute phrase used to convey condition. A) The weather improving, we decided to go for a picnic. B) The car repaired, he took it for a drive. C) The project approved, they started working immediately. D) The lights turned off, the room fell silent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The car repaired, he took it for a drive. 18. Eckels, balanced on the narrow path, aimed his rifle playfully. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) Other Phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial Phrase. 19. Complete the sentence with the absolute phrase that best explains WHY Maya was nervous:Maya walked onto the stage, ..... A) The lights bright. B) Her friends waving from the audience. C) Hundreds of eyes watching her. D) The curtain made of red velvet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hundreds of eyes watching her. 20. What two parts typically make up an absolute phrase? A) A preposition and an object. B) A subject and a finite verb. C) A noun and a participle (or modifier). D) A conjunction and a clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A noun and a participle (or modifier). 21. Complete the sentence: ..... , the children played in the park. A) The sun shining brightly. B) The dogs barking loudly. C) The rain pouring. D) The sky clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun shining brightly. 22. Which option best combines these two sentences using an absolute phrase? 'Her presentation was a success. She felt a wave of relief.' A) Her presentation was a success, and she felt a wave of relief. B) Her presentation a success, she felt a wave of relief. C) Because her presentation was a success, she felt a wave of relief. D) She felt a wave of relief after her successful presentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her presentation a success, she felt a wave of relief. 23. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence: "Engines roaring, the jets cut through the morning sky." A) The jets cut. B) The jets cut through the morning sky. C) Engines roaring. D) The morning sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Engines roaring. 24. Choose the sentence that best uses an absolute phrase. A) With his homework done, Tom watched TV. B) Tom watched TV with his homework done. C) With his homework done, and Tom watched TV. D) Tom, with his homework done, he watched TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With his homework done, Tom watched TV. 25. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence: "Angie stood at the jetty, her back to the whipping wind." A) Angie stood. B) There is no absolute phrase here. C) Her back to the whipping wind. D) Angie stood at the jetty. 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