This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Absolute Phrases – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Absolute Phrases Quiz 1 (16 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which option best combines these two sentences using an absolute phrase? 'The sun rose over the mountains. The fog began to lift.' A) The sun rose over the mountains, and the fog began to lift. B) As the sun rose over the mountains, the fog began to lift. C) The sun having risen over the mountains, the fog began to lift. D) The sun rose over the mountains, which made the fog lift. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun having risen over the mountains, the fog began to lift. 2. Which sentence uses a present participle (-ing) in its absolute phrase? A) The test finished, the students breathed a sigh of relief. B) My phone buzzing in my pocket, I tried to ignore the call during class. C) She stood there, her face a mask of surprise. D) With the door closed, we could talk privately. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My phone buzzing in my pocket, I tried to ignore the call during class. 3. Fill in the blank: ..... , we decided to order a pizza instead of cooking. A) All the groceries forgotten on the counter. B) Forgetting all the groceries on the counter. C) We forgot all the groceries on the counter. D) Since all the groceries were forgotten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All the groceries forgotten on the counter. 4. In the sentence, 'He waited for the bus, his foot tapping impatiently, ' what specific detail or circumstance does the absolute phrase add? A) It tells where he was waiting. B) It explains why he was waiting. C) It describes how he was feeling or acting while he waited. D) It states the time of day. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It describes how he was feeling or acting while he waited. 5. Identify the absolute phrase in the sentence:'The skater moved gracefully across the ice, her arms extended for balance.' A) The skater moved gracefully. B) Across the ice. C) Her arms extended for balance. D) For balance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her arms extended for balance. 6. Read the sentence:'Stumbling over the rock, I almost fell.' Why is 'Stumbling over the rock' NOT an absolute phrase? A) It doesn't have a noun. B) It modifies 'I' directly instead of the whole sentence. C) It comes at the beginning of the sentence. D) It uses a present participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It modifies 'I' directly instead of the whole sentence. 7. Fill in the blank to correctly complete the sentence with a past-participle absolute phrase: ..... , we decided to postpone the picnic. A) The sandwiches all eaten. B) Eating all the sandwiches. C) We ate all the sandwiches. D) The sandwiches were all eaten. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sandwiches all eaten. 8. True or False:The sentence 'We walked home in silence, our minds full of thoughts' contains an absolute phrase where the word 'being' is left out. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. An absolute phrase is typically made up of what two parts? A) A verb and an object. B) A preposition and a noun. C) A noun or pronoun and a participle or other modifier. D) A conjunction and a clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A noun or pronoun and a participle or other modifier. 10. True or False:The sentence 'The project complete, our team celebrated with a pizza party' correctly uses an absolute phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. In which sentence is the absolute phrase formed with a past participle? A) The team celebrated, their voices cheering loudly. B) All the chores completed, I was finally free to play video games. C) We watched the storm approach, the sky growing darker. D) The cat, tired from its nap, stretched in the sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) All the chores completed, I was finally free to play video games. 12. Fill in the blank to create a logical absolute phrase:The players left the field, ..... A) The game was a tie. B) Because the game was a tie. C) The game being a tie. D) And the game was a tie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The game being a tie. 13. Which sentence below contains an absolute phrase? A) After the game ended, we went for pizza. B) The final bell ringing, students flooded the hallways. C) My friend who plays guitar is in a band. D) To win the prize, you need the most points. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The final bell ringing, students flooded the hallways. 14. True or False:An absolute phrase at the beginning of a sentence should be followed by a comma. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Fill in the blank:The car sat in the driveway, its engine ..... A) To sputter. B) Sputtering. C) Was sputtering. D) And sputtered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sputtering. 16. Which sentence correctly uses punctuation for its absolute phrase? A) My homework done I went outside. B) She listened to the teacher her eyes focused on the board. C) The dog, its tail wagging excitedly, greeted me at the door. D) He ran toward the finish line his lungs, burning for air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dog, its tail wagging excitedly, greeted me at the door. Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAbsolute And Participial Phrases QuizAdjective Phrases QuizAppositive Phrases QuizAppositives And Interjections QuizGerund Phrases QuizInfinitive Phrases QuizNoun Phrases QuizParticipial Phrases QuizPrepositional Phrases QuizVerb Phrases QuizVerbal Phrases Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books