This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate absolute phrase:' ..... , the kids cheered loudly.' A) The game won. B) The coach happy. C) The final whistle blown. D) The score tied. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The final whistle blown. 2. In the sentence below, identify the noun and participle (the core of the absolute phrase).Sam could be heard all the way down the hall, his loud laughter carrying across the school. A) Loud laughter. B) Laughter carrying. C) Be heard. D) Sam could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laughter carrying. 3. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase:The storm approaching, ..... , we hurried inside. A) Quickly. B) With urgency. C) Our pace quickened. D) Hurry inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Our pace quickened. 4. Which sentence uses an absolute phrase to show cause? A) The wind blowing fiercely, the kite took flight. B) He ran quickly to catch the bus. C) The cat sat on the windowsill. D) They laughed loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The wind blowing fiercely, the kite took flight. 5. Select the correctly punctuated absolute phrase to add it to the sentence ..... Senora Alvarez waited excitedly for her guests to arrive. A) Her house bedecked in garlands of flowers,. B) Her house, bedecked in garlands of flowers. C) Her house bedecked, in garlands of flowers. D) Her house bedecked in garlands, of flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her house bedecked in garlands of flowers,. 6. Fill in the blank: ..... , the students quietly read their books. A) The teacher watching them. B) Because the teacher watched. C) Watching the teacher. D) The teacher's watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher watching them. 7. Which option best combines these two sentences using an absolute phrase? The sun began to set. The temperature dropped quickly. A) The sun setting, the temperature dropped quickly. B) The sun set and the temperature dropped quickly. C) Setting sun, the temperature dropped quickly. D) The sun, setting, the temperature dropped quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun setting, the temperature dropped quickly. 8. Which of the following sentences includes an absolute phrase that indicates contrast? A) The sun setting, we decided to continue our hike. B) The rain pouring down, she chose to go for a run. C) The game lost, the team remained optimistic. D) The cake baking in the oven, he started cleaning the kitchen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The game lost, the team remained optimistic. 9. Which absolute phrase completes the sentence:' ..... , she felt a sense of relief.' A) Her work completed. B) The day ending. C) The clock ticking. D) The sky darkening. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her work completed. 10. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase:Dinner finished, ..... A) We cleared the table. B) The table was cleared. C) We were clearing the table. D) We cleared the table quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We cleared the table. 11. True or False:In the sentence, 'The boy holding the basketball is on my team, ' the phrase 'holding the basketball' is an absolute phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. What is the independent clause in the sentence below?The girl, a straight A student, still studied hard for the test. A) The girl. B) The girl still studied hard for the test. C) A straight A student. D) The girl, a straight A student. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The girl still studied hard for the test. 13. In the sentence "Her eyes sparkling, she greeted her guests, " what is the absolute phrase? A) Her eyes sparkling. B) She greeted. C) Her guests. D) Her eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her eyes sparkling. 14. Choose the best way to revise the start of this sentence using an absolute phrase:'Since my chores were all done, I could finally play my video game.' A) My chores all done. B) My chores all done,. C) Because my chores were all done,. D) All my chores were done,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My chores all done,. 15. Absolute phrases can occur at the beginning, middle, or end of sentences. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Which sentence revision is the best? Original:'The dog ran through the park, excited by all the new smells.' A) The dog, excited by all the new smells, ran through the park. B) Excited by all the new smells, the dog ran through the park. C) The dog ran through the park and was excited by all the new smells. D) The dog ran through the park, its tail wagging, its nose sniffing every bush. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dog ran through the park, its tail wagging, its nose sniffing every bush. 17. Servo ab patre vocato A) When the slave was called by father. B) When the slave was calling father. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the slave was called by father. 18. Absolute phrases can provide additional detail without altering the main sentence structure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. Write the infinitive phrase and its function. The sport to play in the fall is volleyball. A) To play/modifier. B) To play in the fall/modifier. C) Sport to play/noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To play in the fall/modifier. 20. Complete the sentence:The sun setting, ..... A) We decided to leave the beach. B) The waves were calming. C) It was a beautiful day. D) The sky turned orange. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sky turned orange. 21. Find the appositive:Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, two American astronauts, first walked on the moon on July 20, 1969. A) Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. B) First walked on the moon. C) Two American astronauts. D) On July 20, 1969. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two American astronauts. 22. Complete the sentence with the correct irregular past participle to form the absolute phrase:All the snacks ..... , we had to go to the store for more. A) Ate. B) Eaten. C) Eated. D) Eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eaten. 23. Absolute phrases can only appear 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. 24. Complete the sentence with a prepositional phrase: "The car stopped ..... " A) At the red light. B) Very fast. C) She was driving. D) Yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the red light. 25. What is the form of phrase?Grunting and snuffling noisily, the bear reached on tiptoe for our suspended food bags. A) Participial. B) Absolute. C) Appositive. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial. ← 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