This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the purpose of the absolute phrase in the sentence: "Her hands trembling with fear, she stepped onto the stage" ? A) Modifies the subject of the sentence. B) Provides a reason for her fear. C) Serves as the main verb of the sentence. D) Gives context to her action. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gives context to her action. 2. What is the absolute phrase in the sentence: "Brian wandered into the woods, a map folded in his back pocket" ? A) Brian wandered into the woods. B) A map folded in his back pocket. C) Wandered into the woods. D) Brian. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A map folded in his back pocket. 3. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence:We all stared at the blank screen, the Wi-Fi having suddenly disconnected. A) We all stared. B) At the blank screen. C) The Wi-Fi having suddenly disconnected. D) Suddenly disconnected. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Wi-Fi having suddenly disconnected. 4. Which sentence shows the correct comma punctuation for an absolute phrase? A) The sun setting we packed up our beach towels. B) The sun setting, we packed up our beach towels. C) We, the sun setting, packed up our beach towels. D) We packed up our beach towels the sun setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sun setting, we packed up our beach towels. 5. In the sentence 'My dog, a fluffy golden retriever, loves to chase squirrels, ' what is the appositive phrase? A) My dog. B) A fluffy golden retriever. C) Loves to chase. D) Chase squirrels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A fluffy golden retriever. 6. Fill in the blank:The car sat in the driveway, ..... , waiting for a jump-start. A) Its battery dead. B) Its battery was dead. C) The battery is dead. D) With a dead battery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its battery dead. 7. In what position is the absolute phrase in the sentence below?Eyes staring at the floor, the team hung their heads in defeat. A) Opener. B) Closer. C) Interrupter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opener. 8. Where would you put the comma in the following sentence?Nervously looking at his test the student hoped his studying had paid off. A) After looking. B) After nervously. C) After student. D) After test. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After test. 9. Fill in the blank:The bus pulled away from the curb, ..... A) Its brakes squealing loudly. B) And its brakes squealed loudly. C) Squealing loudly. D) Because its brakes squealed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its brakes squealing loudly. 10. True or False:An absolute phrase can function as a complete sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence:The car broken down, we had to walk the remaining distance. A) The car. B) Broken down. C) We had to walk. D) The car broken down. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The car broken down. 12. True or False:The phrase 'Running down the street' in the sentence 'Running down the street, the boy tripped and fell' is an absolute phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Using the same pattern of words to show that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance and to help the reader comprehend what is being written is called: A) Parallel structure. B) Obtuse structure. C) Perpendicular structure. D) Acute structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Parallel structure. 14. Which of the following sentences best demonstrates the use of an absolute phrase to express cause or condition? A) The project completed successfully, we celebrated our victory. B) She sat silently, her thoughts wandering. C) The sky darkening quickly, we decided to head home. D) The car parked outside, he walked into the office. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sky darkening quickly, we decided to head home. 15. True or False: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. 16. Select the sentence that contains an absolute phrase. A) The car turned the corner, its tires screeching on the pavement. B) Screeching on the pavement, the car turned the corner. C) Because its tires were screeching, the car turned the corner. D) The car's tires were screeching on the pavement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The car turned the corner, its tires screeching on the pavement. 17. Which sentence contains an incorrect absolute phrase? A) The plan failing, they sought alternatives. B) His concerns dismissed, he left quietly. C) The evidence contradicting his claims, the case was reopened. D) The operation had been successful, the doctors relieved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The operation had been successful, the doctors relieved. 18. Which group of words is a prepositional phrase? A) My favorite game. B) Before the movie. C) Singing loudly. D) The dog barked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before the movie. 19. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence: "The car, speeding down the highway, was pulled over by the police." A) The car. B) Speeding down the highway. C) Was pulled over. D) By the police. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speeding down the highway. 20. ..... , the students prepared for their final exams. A) The semester having come to an end. B) The semester come to an end. C) The semester was coming to an end. D) The semester coming to an end. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The semester coming to an end. 21. Which of the following is an absolute phrase that could be added to a sentence? A) The game glitching again. B) Glitching again. C) Because the game was glitching. D) On top of the glitching game. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The game glitching again. 22. Absolute phrases often begin with a possessive pronoun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Even his eyes, which had been young, looked old. A) Participial Phrase. B) Absolute Phrase. C) Other phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Other phrase. 24. Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence:Opening the book to the last page, Sally read the ending first. A) Opening the book. B) Read the ending. C) Ending first. D) Opening the book to the last page. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Opening the book to the last page. 25. Identify the absolute phrase in the below sentence.Body shaking from the cold, the hitchhiker tried to flag a ride down. A) A ride down. B) Body shaking from the cold. C) The hitchiker tried to flag. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Body shaking from the cold. ← 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 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