This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Oppidum oppugnato A) When the town was attacking. B) When the town was attacked. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When the town was attacked. 2. Absolute Phrase:A sentence part which ..... the rest of the sentence. A) Completes. B) Defines. C) Describes. D) Delineates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Describes. 3. Which word best completes the absolute phrase for a concise sentence? The pizza ..... , we argued over who would get the last slice. A) Gone. B) Going. C) Went. D) Was gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gone. 4. Complete the sentence: ..... , the team captain accepted the trophy with a huge smile. A) Her face beaming with pride. B) Beaming with pride. C) Because her face was beaming. D) She was beaming with pride. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her face beaming with pride. 5. Which sentence best uses an appositive? A) The artist painted a beautiful picture. B) My brother, a talented musician, plays the guitar. C) The sun is shining brightly. D) The dog barked loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My brother, a talented musician, plays the guitar. 6. Identify the absolute phrase in this sentence:'The kids, their faces glowing with excitement, opened their gifts.' A) The kids. B) Their faces glowing with excitement. C) Opened their gifts. D) Glowing with excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their faces glowing with excitement. 7. True or False:An absolute phrase must contain a subject and a finite verb, like 'she was tired'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence. Lips quivering, mouth salivating, the dog chased the burglar out of the dark house. A) Lips quivering, mouth salivating. B) The dog chased the burglar. C) Out of the house. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lips quivering, mouth salivating. 9. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence: "His tired eyes drooping, Jordan had to pull over." A) Jordan had to pull over. B) Pull over. C) His tired eyes drooping. D) His tired eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His tired eyes drooping. 10. True or False:An absolute phrase can modify a noun in the sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Choose the best sentence that uses an absolute phrase correctly:A storm approaching, ..... A) We hurried inside. B) We were inside. C) We stayed outside. D) We saw the storm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We hurried inside. 12. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence: "I felt a sudden shock, the earth trembling beneath my feet." A) I felt a sudden shock. B) The earth trembling beneath my feet. C) There is no absolute phrase here. D) Sudden shock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The earth trembling beneath my feet. 13. Where would you put the comma in the following sentence?Hiding the ring behind his back he got ready to make his proposal. A) After ring. B) After ready. C) After back. D) After hiding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After back. 14. Which sentence part is the absolute phrase? (may be multiple answers)Two hard-faced men, both cradling submachine guns, stood watching him closely from the adjacent guard station. A) Two hard-faced men. B) Both cradling submachine guns. C) Stood watching him closely from the adjacent guard station. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both cradling submachine guns. 15. After Billy left him and walked angrily away, Jody turned up toward the house. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) Other phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Other phrase. 16. What do you call a noun plus a participle? A) Participle. B) Appositive. C) Absolute. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absolute. 17. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase:The rain pouring down, ..... A) We stayed indoors. B) The game was canceled. C) The streets were empty. D) She took an umbrella. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We stayed indoors. 18. An absolute phrase is a special kind of modifier that usually contains what two parts? A) A noun and a participle (like a verb ending in-ing or-ed). B) A subject and a main verb. C) An adjective and an adverb. D) A preposition and a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A noun and a participle (like a verb ending in-ing or-ed). 19. True or False:The phrase 'The game over' is an example of an absolute phrase in the sentence 'The game over, the crowd started to leave the stadium.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Choose the appositive phrase in the sentence:'The Eiffel Tower, a famous landmark in Paris, attracts millions of tourists every year.' A) The Eiffel Tower. B) A famous landmark in Paris. C) Attracts millions of tourists. D) Every year. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A famous landmark in Paris. 21. Which of the following is an absolute phrase, not a complete sentence or a different type of phrase? A) Her hands trembling slightly. B) Because her hands were trembling. C) She trembled. D) With trembling hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her hands trembling slightly. 22. Which revision best uses an absolute phrase to improve this sentence? 'The pizza was getting cold, so we all hurried to the table.' A) The pizza getting cold, we all hurried to the table. B) We all hurried to the table, the pizza was getting cold. C) Getting cold the pizza, we all hurried to the table. D) We all hurried to the table and the pizza was getting cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The pizza getting cold, we all hurried to the table. 23. Fill in the blank to create a logical absolute phrase:The old pickup truck rattled down the road, ..... A) My favorite song playing on the radio. B) The sun setting in the west. C) Its loose tailgate bouncing with every bump. D) We were on our way to the lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its loose tailgate bouncing with every bump. 24. What is the grammatical function of the phrase "her eyes closed" in the sentence "Her eyes closed, she fell into a deep sleep" ? A) An adverbial phrase modifying the verb "fell.". B) An adjective modifying "she.". C) An introductory clause providing context to the action. D) An absolute phrase giving detail about the subject's state. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An absolute phrase giving detail about the subject's state. 25. ..... , archaeologists rushed to the site. A) Ancient artifacts had been discovered. B) Ancient artifacts were discovered. C) Ancient artifacts being discovered. D) Ancient artifacts discovered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ancient artifacts discovered. ← 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