This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute And Participial Phrases – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute And Participial Phrases Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You want to make this sentence more descriptive:'The old dog slept on the rug.' Which revision uses an absolute phrase most effectively? A) The old dog slept on the rug, its paws twitching as it dreamed. B) The old dog slept on the rug and its paws were twitching. C) The old dog's paws were twitching while it slept on the rug. D) Twitching its paws, the old dog slept on the rug. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The old dog slept on the rug, its paws twitching as it dreamed. 2. True or False? An absolute phrase is always separated from the rest of the sentence by a comma, or a pair of commas. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. Which punctuation is commonly used to set off an absolute phrase? A) Parentheses. B) Quotation marks. C) Hyphens. D) Commas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commas. 4. What is the absolute phrase in the sentence: "The car rusted and worthless, I left it at the junkyard" ? A) The car rusted and worthless. B) I left it at the junkyard. C) Rusted and worthless. D) The car. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The car rusted and worthless. 5. Ianua celeriter claudente A) Since the door was closing quickly. B) Since the door was closed quickly. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since the door was closing quickly. 6. Senatoribus legem mutaturis A) If the senators are going to change the law. B) When the senators changed the law. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If the senators are going to change the law. 7. Which of the following is an absolute phrase, not a dependent clause? A) Because the storm started. B) The storm having started. C) After the storm started. D) The storm that started. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The storm having started. 8. An absolute phrase is most often made up of what two parts? A) A verb and an adverb. B) A noun and a participle. C) A preposition and a noun. D) An adjective and a conjunction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A noun and a participle. 9. Which option best combines these two sentences using an absolute phrase? 'The project was finally done. We all breathed a sigh of relief.' A) The project finally done we all breathed a sigh of relief. B) We all breathed a sigh of relief, the project was finally done. C) The project finally done, we all breathed a sigh of relief. D) Because the project was finally done, we all breathed a sigh of relief. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The project finally done, we all breathed a sigh of relief. 10. What is the appositive(s) phrase? A) Mr. Riley. B) Moving to a different city. C) Mr. Riley, our neighbor. D) Our neighbor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Our neighbor. 11. True or False:You are most likely to find a lot of absolute phrases in a science textbook or a car repair manual. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Complete the sentence:The car raced down the street, its engine ..... loudly. A) Roaring. B) Roared. C) Was roaring. D) To roar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Roaring. 13. Which of these is an example of an absolute phrase? A) The cat sat on the mat. B) His hands trembling,. C) She sings beautifully. D) The car is red. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His hands trembling,. 14. Identify the sentence that uses a participial phrase correctly. A) The car, its engine roaring, sped down the street. B) She was walking, her dog following her. C) Running toward the finish line, she felt exhilarated. D) The book on the table is mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running toward the finish line, she felt exhilarated. 15. Which of the following is the correct formula for an absolute phrase? A) Noun + verb. B) Possessive pronoun + adjective. C) Adjective/participle + noun. D) Noun + participle/ adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noun + participle/ adjective. 16. Which option best combines these two sentences using an absolute phrase? 'The sun was setting. The sky turned a brilliant orange.' A) The sun setting, the sky turned a brilliant orange. B) The setting sun turned the sky a brilliant orange. C) Because the sun was setting, the sky turned orange. D) The sun was setting and the sky turned a brilliant orange. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun setting, the sky turned a brilliant orange. 17. Complete the sentence with the most appropriate absolute phrase:The sun setting, ..... , we decided to head home. A) The sky became dark. B) It was getting late. C) We were tired. D) The sky turning orange. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sky turning orange. 18. Choose the correct absolute phrase to complete sentence.Samantha stood by the window, A) Her thoughts playing tricks on her mind. B) Her favorite brush dangling from her fingers. C) Her eyes searching for father's return. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her eyes searching for father's return. 19. Which word best completes this sentence using proper grammar? The wind ..... , the leaves danced in the air. A) Howling. B) Howled. C) Howls. D) With howled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Howling. 20. Which sentence correctly uses an appositive that is essential to the meaning and should *not* have commas? A) My friend, Leo, moved to a new state. B) The artist Picasso painted in many different styles. C) Our car, a blue minivan, needs to be washed. D) The capital of Texas, Austin, is known for its music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The artist Picasso painted in many different styles. 21. Complete the sentence:The crowd cheered for the team, their voices ..... with excitement. A) Filled. B) Fills. C) Filling. D) Fill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Filling. 22. Which option best combines these two sentences using an absolute phrase? 'Her hands were shaking. She opened the mysterious box.' A) Her hands shaking, she opened the mysterious box. B) She opened the mysterious box, and her hands were shaking. C) Shaking her hands, she opened the mysterious box. D) Because her hands were shaking, she opened the mysterious box. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her hands shaking, she opened the mysterious box. 23. Identify the absolute phrase in this sentence:The rain pouring down, we stayed inside and played board games. A) We stayed inside. B) Played board games. C) The rain pouring down. D) Inside and played. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The rain pouring down. 24. Complete the sentence with an absolute phrase:The cake baked, ..... A) Its aroma filling the kitchen. B) As the timer went off. C) Because the recipe was followed. D) Until it was done. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its aroma filling the kitchen. 25. Proper punctuation? A) Bugs Bunny's famous banana split a mountain of chocolate and whipped cream was quickly eaten by the children. B) Bugs Bunny's famous banana split, a mountain of chocolate and whipped cream, was quickly eaten by the children. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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