This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence: "The cat, purring softly, lay on the windowsill." A) The cat. B) Purring softly. C) Lay on the windowsill. D) On the windowsill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purring softly. 2. High in the air, a little figure, his hands thrust in his short jacket pockets, stood staring out to sea. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absolute Phrase. 3. Sally, bored nearly to tears, did her best to make small talk with the stranger.Which section is an example of a participial phrase? A) , bored nearly to tears,. B) Did her best. C) To make small talk. D) With the stranger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) , bored nearly to tears,. 4. Participial phrases function as ..... A) Adjectives. B) Nouns. C) Adverbs. D) Verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjectives. 5. What noun is the participial phrase modifying?Watching the sunset, the man's eyes filled with tears from its beauty. A) Eyes. B) Tears. C) Sunset. D) Beauty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eyes. 6. What is an absolute phrase? A) A phrase that modifies a noun and includes a participle. B) A phrase that modifies a verb and includes a participle. C) A phrase that stands alone and includes a noun and a participle. D) A phrase that modifies an adjective and includes a participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A phrase that stands alone and includes a noun and a participle. 7. Choose the participial phrase:Her sister, using a calm voice, told us to stand still. A) Her sister. B) Using a calm voice. C) Told us to stand still. D) Stand still. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Using a calm voice. 8. In the sentence "Her voice trembling, she delivered the speech, " what type of phrase is "Her voice trembling" ? A) Appositive. B) Participial. C) Absolute. D) Prepositional. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absolute. 9. Mr. G, balancing himself carefully, aimed his camera to take a selfie. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial Phrase. 10. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:'The dog barking loudly chased the mailman down the street.' A) The dog. B) Barking loudly. C) Chased the mailman. D) Down the street. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barking loudly. 11. Which of the following sentences does NOT correctly use an absolute phrase? A) The concert over, the crowd began to leave. B) With the sun setting, we decided to head back home. C) Her eyes sparkling with joy, she accepted the award. D) They won the game, their skills unmatched. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With the sun setting, we decided to head back home. 12. He walked with a prim strut, swinging out his legs in a half-circle with each step, his heels biting smartly into the red velvet carpet on the floor. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absolute Phrase. 13. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Quickly checking over his answers, Patrick handed in his test just before time ran out. A) Quickly checking over his answers. B) Quickly checking. C) Handed in his test. D) Before time ran out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quickly checking over his answers. 14. Outside, his carpetbag in his hand, he stood for a time in the barnyard. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absolute Phrase. 15. Choose the participial phrase:The dog, barking loudly, chased the mailman down the street. A) The dog. B) Barking loudly. C) Chased the mailman. D) Down the street. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barking loudly. 16. Choose the absolute phrase:A seared man, his charred clothes fuming where the blast had blown out the fire, rose from the curb. A) A seared man. B) His charred clothes. C) His charred clothes fuming where the blast had blown out the fire. D) Rose from the curb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His charred clothes fuming where the blast had blown out the fire. 17. Henry studied the notes provided by the teacher. A) Adjective phrase. B) Participial phrase. C) Adverb phrase. D) Prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participial phrase. 18. The magician patted the hat, holding it quietly, waiting for life to revive. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial Phrase. 19. An absolute 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: B) A phrase starting with a noun and a verb+ing OR verb+ed that describes another noun in a sentence. 20. Identify the participial phrase.Racing through the woods, her heart pounded as she grew closer to the house. A) Racing through the woods. B) Heart pounded. C) Grew closer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Racing through the woods. 21. Use the participial phrase as an adjective in the following sentence:The house, surrounded by tall trees, looked beautiful in the sunlight. A) Painted by colorful flowers. B) Located near a busy street. C) Built by a famous architect. D) Surrounded by tall trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surrounded by tall trees. 22. Read the sentence.The cow standing in the meadow chewed contentedly on grass.What is the participial phrase, and which word does it modify? A) Standing in the meadow; modifies cow. B) On grass; modifies chewed. C) In the meadow; modifies standing. D) Chewed contentedly; modifies cow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Standing in the meadow; modifies cow. 23. Choose the absolute phrase:Their iPads restricted, the students could no longer play Clash of Clans. A) Their iPads restricted. B) The students could. C) No longer play. D) No longer play Clash of Clans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their iPads restricted. 24. Answer the following questions about participles:Participles look like ..... A) Nouns. B) Adjectives. C) Adverbs. D) Verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verbs. 25. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence:Her arms folded across her chest, she watched the movie intently. A) Her arms folded across her chest. B) She watched. C) Across her chest. 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