This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 6 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fill in the blank to create a sentence with a logical absolute phrase: ..... , David put on his jacket and went outside. A) The temperature dropping quickly. B) The sun was shining brightly. C) He finished his snack. D) His video game paused. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The temperature dropping quickly. 2. Which option is true based on the sentence below?Last Sunday, my classmate Drew delivered a giant chocolate bunny to Zuri Ross's house. A) I have many classmates. B) I have only one classmate. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have many classmates. 3. Complete the sentence: ..... , the quarterback looked for an open receiver. A) The football held tightly in his hand. B) Holding the football tightly in his hand. C) Because he held the football tightly. D) With the football held tightly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Holding the football tightly in his hand. 4. True or False:An absolute phrase modifies the entire main clause of a sentence, not just a single word. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase:The exam over, ..... A) They celebrated their success. B) They were happy. C) The students were relieved. D) The students having left. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The students were relieved. 6. Complete the sentence using an absolute phrase:Her book in hand, ..... A) She read all afternoon. B) She was reading. C) She loves reading. D) She finished the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She read all afternoon. 7. Identify the sentence that contains an absolute phrase. A) The team celebrated, their faces beaming with pride. B) The team, which was beaming with pride, celebrated. C) Beaming with pride, the team celebrated. D) The team celebrated and was beaming with pride. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The team celebrated, their faces beaming with pride. 8. True or False:An absolute phrase must always come at the beginning of a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Which sentence uses an absolute phrase to add information? A) After the game, we all went for ice cream. B) The player, an all-star athlete, scored the winning goal. C) Her hands trembling with excitement, she opened the gift. D) I saw my friend walking to the library. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her hands trembling with excitement, she opened the gift. 10. In the sentence below, identify the noun and adjective (the core of the absolute phrase).Sonya refused to look down as she reached for the ledge, her hands raw from climbing the steep cliff. A) Sonya refused. B) Steep cliff. C) Her hands. D) Hands raw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hands raw. 11. What is the absolute phrase in the following sentence:School vacation having just ended, the test was more difficult than we expected. A) School vacation having just ended. B) The test was more difficult than we expected. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) School vacation having just ended. 12. Which option correctly changes the clause 'since the game was canceled' into an absolute phrase? A) The game canceled. B) The game canceling. C) Since the game. D) Canceling the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The game canceled. 13. What is an absolute phrase, and how does it function within a sentence? A) A phrase that modifies a verb. B) A phrase that contains a noun and its modifiers, providing additional information about the whole sentence. C) A phrase that includes a subject and a verb. D) A phrase used to express strong emotions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A phrase that contains a noun and its modifiers, providing additional information about the whole sentence. 14. Context:I have more than one bandmate.My bandmate, Justin, invited Perry the Platypus to play guitar with us. A) My bandmate, Justin, invited Perry the Platypus to play guitar with us. B) My bandmate Justin invited Perry the Platypus to play guitar with us. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My bandmate Justin invited Perry the Platypus to play guitar with us. 15. Does this sentence have an absolute phrase?After having ridden the roller coaster, his heart pounded, and his knees rattled. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 16. Senatoribus veritatem petentibus A) Since the senators are seeking the truth. B) Since the senators are going to seek the truth. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since the senators are seeking the truth. 17. Which sentence is improved by adding an absolute phrase? A) The rain stopped, and we went outside. B) The car parked, we entered the store. C) The storm cleared the sky. D) The movie played, and we watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The car parked, we entered the store. 18. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase: ..... , she decided to take a break. A) Her work completed. B) Her work completes. C) Completing her work. D) Her work was completed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her work completed. 19. What is the absolute phrase in this sentence?Having written to the president, the young activist wanted an answer, her heart pleading for change. A) The young activist wanted. B) Having written to the president. C) Her heart pleading for change. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her heart pleading for change. 20. Eckels, balanced on the narrow path, aimed his rifle playfully. What noun does the phrase modify? A) Eckels. B) Path. C) Rifle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eckels. 21. Complete the sentence with an appropriate absolute phrase: ..... , we finished the project in time. A) Time running out. B) The project complete. C) The deadline extended. D) Our efforts combined. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Time running out. 22. Questions that do no require a reply because the answer is obvious or self-evident. A) Effective question. B) Open ended question. C) Rhetorical question. D) Analysis question. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhetorical question. 23. Which sentence best adds a nonrestrictive appositive (extra information) to explain 'my dog'? A) My dog, a fluffy golden retriever, loves to chase squirrels. B) My dog a fluffy golden retriever loves to chase squirrels. C) My dog loves to chase squirrels a fluffy golden retriever. D) My dog is a fluffy golden retriever and loves to chase squirrels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My dog, a fluffy golden retriever, loves to chase squirrels. 24. Choose the correct absolute phrase to complete sentence.Shawn thought he heard someone whisper his name. ..... he saw a ghost coming down the hall out the corner of his eye. A) Head turned,. B) Throat dried,. C) Mouth opened,. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Head turned,. 25. Which sentence shows the correct punctuation for an absolute phrase? A) The students worked quietly, their pencils scratching against the paper. B) The students worked quietly their pencils scratching against the paper. C) The students, worked quietly their pencils, scratching against the paper. D) The students worked quietly and their pencils were scratching against the paper. 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