This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:The following sentence correctly combines two ideas using an absolute phrase:'I aced the presentation. My voice was shaking the whole time.' $\rightarrow$ 'I aced the presentation, my voice shaking the whole time.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Identify the absolute phrase in the following sentence: "Jared sat quietly, his face and hands twitching, as he waited for the principal to call him in." A) Jared sat still. B) His face and hands twitching. C) As he waited for the principal to call him in. D) As he waited for the principal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His face and hands twitching. 3. True or False:an absolute phrase usually begins with a possessive pronoun (his, her, our, their, etc.), but not always. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Identify the absolute phrase in the sentence below:Jackie struggled to concentrate on the test, her mind foggy from lack of sleep. A) Jackie struggled. B) To concentrate on the test. C) From lack of sleep. D) Her mind foggy from lack of sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her mind foggy from lack of sleep. 5. An absolute phrase can modify the entire sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. Identify the absolute phrase in this sentence:'Their voices low, they discussed the plan in secret.' A) Their voices low. B) They discussed. C) The plan in secret. D) Discussed the plan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their voices low. 7. True or False:This sentence correctly punctuates the essential (restrictive) appositive. The movie, 'Dino Planet, ' is my favorite. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Identify the sentence that contains an absolute phrase used to convey result. A) The project completed ahead of schedule, the team received praise. B) The lights flickering, we decided to leave. C) The children laughing, the parents watched happily. D) The book lying open, she lost track of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The project completed ahead of schedule, the team received praise. 9. An absolute can occur in the ..... or ..... positions A) Opening, delayed. B) Opening, closing. C) Delayed, closing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opening, delayed. 10. Where would you put the comma in the following sentence?Backpack dragging behind him the little boy got onto the bus. A) After dragging. B) After behind. C) After boy. D) After him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After him. 11. Equo in urbem tracto A) When the horse was dragged into the city. B) When the horse is dragging into the city. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When the horse was dragged into the city. 12. Which is an example of an absolute phrase modifying a sentence? A) The teacher smiled, pleased with the class's progress. B) The teacher smiled because she was pleased. C) The teacher smiled as the class progressed. D) The class's progress made the teacher smile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The teacher smiled, pleased with the class's progress. 13. In which sentence does the absolute phrase effectively convey emotion? A) The dog barked loudly. B) Her eyes filled with tears, she read the letter. C) The cat was playful. D) The weather was nice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her eyes filled with tears, she read the letter. 14. Which combination is used to create an absolute phrase? A) A noun and a verb. B) A noun and an adjective. C) A noun and an ing verb OR a noun and an ed verb. D) A noun and a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A noun and an ing verb OR a noun and an ed verb. 15. What is the absolute phrase in the following sentence:The heat of the day relenting, the sun set beyond the sparkling lake. A) The heat of the day relenting. B) The sun set beyond the sparkling lake. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The heat of the day relenting. 16. Which option best combines these two sentences using an absolute phrase? 'Her voice was trembling. She told the scary story.' A) Her voice trembling, she told the scary story. B) She told the scary story, and her voice was trembling. C) Her voice was trembling while she told the scary story. D) Trembling her voice, she told the scary story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her voice trembling, she told the scary story. 17. Identify the absolute phrase in this sentence:Her heart pounding with excitement, she ran to greet her friends. A) Her heart. B) Pounding with excitement. C) She ran. D) Her heart pounding with excitement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her heart pounding with excitement. 18. Is this an essential appositive or a nonessential appositive? In It's a Wonderful Life, one of the most popular movies ever made, a character named Clarence wants to get his wings. A) Essential (or restrictive) appositive. B) Nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonessential (or nonrestrictive) appositive. 19. Complete the sentence: ..... , the lights went out. A) The wind howling. B) While it rained. C) The power failed. D) At night. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The wind howling. 20. True or False:The absolute phrase in the following sentence is logical. 'The sun setting in the west, we ate breakfast and got ready for school.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. In the sentence, 'The movie finally over, we all stretched and stood up, ' which concept does the absolute phrase demonstrate? A) The omission of the word 'being'. B) The use of a present participle. C) The structure of a prepositional phrase. D) The function of a dependent clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The omission of the word 'being'. 22. Identify the absolute phrase in the below 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,. 23. Culina magna A) Since the kitchen is large. B) Since the kitchen was built. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since the kitchen is large. 24. Neptuno deo A) Because Neptune is a god. B) Because Neptune was called a god. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because Neptune is a god. 25. True or False:This sentence is grammatically correct as written. My alarm blaring for the tenth time I finally rolled out of bed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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 9Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books