This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 22 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When a journey begins badly, it rarely ends well. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) Other phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Other phrase. 2. An absolute phrase must have what two elements? A) Noun and participle. B) Participle and modifier. C) Noun and modifier. D) Participle and object. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun and participle. 3. Absolute phrases often start with a possessive pronoun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase:'The sun setting, ..... ' A) We decided to have a picnic. B) The sky turned orange and pink. C) It was a beautiful evening. D) The temperature dropped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sky turned orange and pink. 5. Complete the sentence:The party ended, ..... A) The guests leaving. B) They went home. C) She was tired. D) It was late. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The guests leaving. 6. The original sentence is awkward:'The trophy sat on the shelf, polished to a brilliant shine.' Which revision best clarifies the meaning? A) Polished to a brilliant shine, the trophy sat on the shelf. B) The trophy, polished to a brilliant shine, sat on the shelf. C) The trophy sat on the shelf, it was polished to a brilliant shine. D) The trophy sat on the shelf and was polished to a brilliant shine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The trophy, polished to a brilliant shine, sat on the shelf. 7. Complete the sentence with the best absolute phrase:The city lay in ruins, ..... A) The streets empty and silent. B) While the streets were empty. C) With empty streets. D) As the streets were empty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The streets empty and silent. 8. True or False:An absolute phrase modifies the entire sentence and usually contains a noun and a participle. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Identify the absolute phrase in the below 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. 10. Which two parts typically form the core of an absolute phrase? A) A noun and a participle. B) A verb and an adverb. C) A preposition and an object. D) A subject and a finite verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A noun and a participle. 11. Fill in the blank:An absolute phrase is grammatically separate from the rest of the sentence, but it modifies the ..... A) Main verb. B) Subject only. C) Closest noun. D) Entire main clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Entire main clause. 12. Which part of the sentence is an absolute phrase? 'The sun setting, we walked along the beach.' A) The sun setting. B) We walked. C) Along the beach. D) Setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun setting. 13. What makes 'the storm approaching' an absolute phrase, while 'because the storm was approaching' is not? A) One uses a comma and the other does not. B) The absolute phrase lacks a finite verb and a subordinator like 'because'. C) They mean the same thing, so both are absolute phrases. D) The absolute phrase can only go at the end of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The absolute phrase lacks a finite verb and a subordinator like 'because'. 14. An absolute phrase can stand alone as a complete sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Choose the sentence with the correct use of an absolute phrase: A) The sun setting, we packed up our picnic. B) Setting the sun, we packed our picnic. C) The sun set, we pack our picnic. D) With the sun set, we pack our picnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun setting, we packed up our picnic. 16. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence: "Conor ran down the road, muscles tight and sweating profusely, as he tried to reach the bus stop in time." A) Conor ran down the road. B) Muscles tight and sweating profusely. C) There is no absolute phrase here. D) As he tried to reach the bus stop in time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscles tight and sweating profusely. 17. Identify the noun + participle/adjective (the core of the absolute phrase) in the sentence below.Jackie struggled to concentrate on the test, her mind foggy from lack of sleep. A) Mind foggy. B) Of sleep. C) Jackie struggled. D) Her mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mind foggy. 18. Which of the following is NOT an absolute phrase because it contains a subject and a finite verb, making it a clause? A) The talent show completed. B) All things considered. C) Her eyes wide with surprise. D) Because the bus was late. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because the bus was late. 19. True or False:An absolute phrase must contain its own noun and a participle (like a verb ending in-ing or-ed). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Mr. Posey, who was close to tears by now, told the truth. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute phrase. C) Other phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Other phrase. 21. Complete the sentence by choosing the correct absolute phrase:We watched the movie, ..... A) Our popcorn finished before the opening credits. B) Finishing our popcorn before the opening credits. C) Because our popcorn was finished. D) Our popcorn was finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Our popcorn finished before the opening credits. 22. Complete the sentence with an appropriate absolute phrase: ..... , the parade continued down the street. A) The crowd cheering. B) Because it was sunny. C) After the band played. D) When the mayor spoke. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The crowd cheering. 23. Complete the sentence:The cake baking in the oven, ..... , filled the kitchen. A) A delicious smell. B) The aroma. C) The smell of vanilla. D) Its sweet fragrance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A delicious smell. 24. How can you change this compound sentence so that it includes an absolute phrase?The tall oak tree stood in our yard, and its branches were covered in icicles. A) The tall oak tree stood in our yard, its branches covered in icicles. B) The tall oak tree stood in our yard as its branches were covered in icicles. C) Covered in icicles, the tall oak tree stood in our yard. D) The tall oak tree that stood in our yard was covered in icicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The tall oak tree stood in our yard, its branches covered in icicles. 25. Veritate dicta A) Since the truth was spoken. B) Since she was about to speak the truth. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since the truth was spoken. ← 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