This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which part of the sentence is an absolute phrase:'With the sun rising, the birds began to sing.'? A) With the sun rising. B) The birds began. C) To sing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With the sun rising. 2. Fill in the blank:The bus finally arrived, ..... , and we all got on. A) Its brakes hissing loudly. B) Was hissing its brakes loudly. C) Because its brakes hissed. D) Hissed its brakes loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its brakes hissing loudly. 3. True or False:An absolute phrase can be removed from a sentence without altering the grammatical structure of the main clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Complete the sentence:The dinner ..... , the family gathered around the table. A) Prepared. B) Preparing. C) Having prepared. D) Being prepared. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prepared. 5. Identify the absolute phrase from the sentence below.Sonya refused to look down as she reached for the ledge, her hands raw from climbing the steep cliff. A) Her hands raw from climbing the steep cliff. B) Sonya refused to look down. C) As she reached. D) For the ledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her hands raw from climbing the steep cliff. 6. How can you change this compound sentence so that it includes an absolute phrase?Her eyes were filling with tears, and she kissed him goodbye. A) As her eyes were filling with tears, she kissed him goodbye. B) Her eyes filled with tears as she kissed him goodbye. C) Her eyes filling with tears, she kissed him goodbye. D) She kissed him goodbye, and her eyes filled with tears. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her eyes filling with tears, she kissed him goodbye. 7. What is the absolute phrase in the following sentence:The backyard filling with lightning bugs, the children shouted with delight. A) The backyard filling with lightning bugs. B) The children shouted with delight. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The backyard filling with lightning bugs. 8. Identify the absolute phrase in the sentence: "The players, their uniforms dirty and torn, celebrated their victory." A) Celebrated their victory. B) The players. C) Their uniforms dirty and torn. D) Dirty and torn. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their uniforms dirty and torn. 9. In the sentence "She stood patiently in line, her arms folded to control her hunger, " what does the absolute phrase add to the sentence? A) It replaces the subject of the sentence. B) It provides additional detail about her actions. C) It changes the meaning of the sentence. D) It acts as the main verb of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It provides additional detail about her actions. 10. An absolute phrase must include a participle. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. Modifiers can be used in which position of a sentence? A) Opener. B) Closer. C) Interrupter. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. True or False:The sentence 'The player scored the winning goal his teammates cheering wildly.' is grammatically correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Select the absolute phrase in this sentence:'Their energy spent, the players sat down to rest.' A) Their energy spent. B) The players sat down. C) To rest. D) The players. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their energy spent. 14. Which of these is NOT an absolute phrase? A) Her eyes sparkling with joy. B) The dog barking loudly. C) The storm approaching fast. D) Running quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Running quickly. 15. Which sentence uses an absolute phrase, not a participial phrase? A) Shivering with cold, the lost puppy huddled under the porch. B) The lost puppy, shivering with cold, huddled under the porch. C) Its whole body shivering with cold, the lost puppy huddled under the porch. D) The lost puppy was shivering with cold under the porch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its whole body shivering with cold, the lost puppy huddled under the porch. 16. What is the main job of an absolute phrase in a sentence? A) To modify the entire main clause. B) To modify only the subject. C) To act as the main verb. D) To connect two separate sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To modify the entire main clause. 17. Which sentence correctly uses an absolute phrase with a past participle? A) The project completing, we took a break. B) Her phone dropped on the floor, she gasped. C) Her phone, which was dropped, broke. D) Dropping her phone, she gasped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her phone dropped on the floor, she gasped. 18. Identify the appositive phrase:Have you read anything by Laurie Halse Anderson, the woman who wrote Chains and Fever? A) By Laurie Halse Anderson. B) The woman. C) The woman who wrote Chains and Fever. D) Anything by Laurie Halse Anderson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The woman who wrote Chains and Fever. 19. Choose the best option to complete the sentence with an absolute phrase: " ..... , my brother decided to start his video game marathon." A) His homework was finished. B) After finishing his homework. C) His homework finished for the day. D) To finish his homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His homework finished for the day. 20. True or False:A comma is generally needed to separate an absolute phrase from the main clause, no matter where it appears. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 21. True or False:An absolute phrase can be removed from the sentence without affecting the main clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. Gladiatore pugnante A) When the gladiator is fighting. B) When the gladiator was fought. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the gladiator is fighting. 23. True or False:An absolute phrase at the beginning of a sentence must always be set off from the main clause with a comma. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Identify the sentence with an absolute phrase. A) Her voice echoed in the hallway. B) His eyes closed, he drifted to sleep. C) The book on the table is mine. D) They were singing loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His eyes closed, he drifted to sleep. 25. Is this an essential appositive or a nonessential appositive? Clarence, an angel, must accomplish this goal by helping the character George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he has had. A) Essential (or restrictive) appositive. B) Nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Essential (or restrictive) appositive. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAbsolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 1Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 2Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 3Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 5Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 6Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 7Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 8Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 9Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books