This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the absolute phrase in this sentence:'Her homework finished, Sarah went to bed early.' A) Sarah went to bed early. B) Her homework finished. C) Went to bed early. D) Finished, Sarah went. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her homework finished. 2. Which option best describes the role of an absolute phrase? A) It connects two independent clauses. B) It modifies a noun in the sentence. C) It provides additional information by modifying the entire sentence. D) It serves as the main subject of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It provides additional information by modifying the entire sentence. 3. What is the absolute phrase in the sentence: "The quarterback, sweat streaming from his face, called a timeout" ? A) Sweat streaming from his face. B) The quarterback called a timeout. C) Called a timeout. D) The quarterback. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sweat streaming from his face. 4. Which sentence shows the correct punctuation for an absolute phrase in the middle of a sentence? A) The driver his hands gripping the wheel, navigated the icy road. B) The driver, his hands gripping the wheel navigated the icy road. C) The driver, his hands gripping the wheel, navigated the icy road. D) The driver his hands gripping the wheel navigated the icy road. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The driver, his hands gripping the wheel, navigated the icy road. 5. Bob, smiling widely, posed for a selfie A) Absolute phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Absolute phrase. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. ..... , 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. ..... , 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAbsolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 1Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 2Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 3Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 4Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 5Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 6Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 7Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 8Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books