This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Adjective Phrases – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adjective Phrases Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the adverb phrase referring to? Helga's cousin from New Orleans waited in the living room. A) Helga. B) Cousin. C) New Orleans. D) Waited. E) Room. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Waited. 2. Noun modified:My favorite writer of science fiction is Ray Bradbury. A) Writer. B) Fiction. C) Ray Bradbury. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Writer. 3. Which noun is being modified by the prepositional phrase? Our neighborhood was once a home for young workers. A) Neighborhood. B) Was. C) Home. D) Workers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Home. 4. Everyone enjoys a relaxing day at the beach. What are the THREE adjectives? A) Everyone, enjoys, a. B) Relaxing, a, the. C) At, the, beach. D) Enjoys, beach, day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relaxing, a, the. 5. Which noun is being modified by the prepositional phrase? Their role in the community's history was important. A) Role. B) Community's. C) History. D) Important. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Role. 6. Find the Verb Phrase:"Steve was working hard on the project." A) Steve. B) Hard. C) Was working. D) Was working hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was working hard. 7. The rich woman, who was tired of losing her keys, decided to hire an assistant to carry them around for her. A) The rich woman, tired of losing her keys, decided to hire an assistant to carry them around for her. B) The rich woman, having tired of losing her keys, decided to hire an assistant to carry them around for her. C) The rich woman, tiring of losing her keys, decided to hire an assistant to carry them around for her. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rich woman, tired of losing her keys, decided to hire an assistant to carry them around for her. 8. Which is an example of Adjective Prepositional Phrase or APP? A) With the pink fur. B) Wearing black green and white. C) Has hot and cold. D) The green can. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With the pink fur. 9. Identify the adjective phrase in the sentence below.The mug on my desk belongs to my co-worker. A) The mug. B) Belongs to my co-worker. C) On my desk. D) My desk belongs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On my desk. 10. Find the Adjective Phrase:"A friend in need is a friend indeed." A) In need. B) Friend indeed. C) Is a friend. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In need. 11. What does an adjective phrase answer? A) Who?. B) What?. C) How? When? Where? How often? To what extent?. D) To whom? For whom? What kind? How many? Which one?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To whom? For whom? What kind? How many? Which one?. 12. As the map shows, some sharks prefer cold waters, and others live mostly in warm tropical oceans. Find the prepositional phrase and identify what type it is. A) Others live-adverb phrase. B) Prefer cold waters-adverb phrase. C) As the map shows-adjective phrase. D) In warm tropical oceans-adverb phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In warm tropical oceans-adverb phrase. 13. Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.The boy with a broken leg had been injured during a soccer game. A) Boy; adjective. B) Injured; adverb. C) Leg; adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Injured; adverb. 14. Find the adjective phrase:She ate a very cold, mouth-watering vanilla ice cream in the kitchen. A) In the kitchen. B) She ate a. C) Cold mouth-watering. D) Vanilla ice cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the kitchen. 15. What is the adjective phrase referring to? Elizabeth's essay about Queen Victoria was amazing. A) Essay. B) Elizabeth. C) Queen Victoria. D) Was. E) Amazing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Essay. 16. Which of the following sentence is WRONG? A) That's the teacher to whom you spoke yesterday. B) That's the teacher whom you spoke to yesterday. C) That's the teacher to that you spoke yesterday. D) That's the teacher I spoke to yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That's the teacher to that you spoke yesterday. 17. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:Let's hold our meeting after lunch. A) After lunch. B) Our meeting. C) Let's hold. D) Our meeting after lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After lunch. 18. The Karmen-Ghia used to be ..... sports car. A) A fine German. B) A fine, German. C) A German, fine. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A fine German. 19. What is the adjective phrase in this sentence? The teacher ate an apple of red color. A) Teacher. B) Apple of red color. C) Ate an apple. D) Of red color. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Of red color. 20. Which one of these sentences does not include an adjective phrase? A) The most exciting game of the season occurred yesterday. B) The woman in the business suit is distributing free tickets. C) The house beyond that hill was built two years ago. D) Elaine was unhappy with the predictable movie plot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Elaine was unhappy with the predictable movie plot. 21. Identify the prepositional phrase that is acting as an adjective.During WWII young people from the South came here to work. A) During WWII. B) Young people. C) From the South. D) Came here to work. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From the South. 22. The books which were published that year are expensive. A) The books were published that year are expensive. B) The books which published that year are expensive. C) The books published that year are expensive. D) The books publishing that year are expensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The books published that year are expensive. 23. Identify the noun that is modified by the adjective phrase.The mission was named for Saint John Capistrano, who was an Italian theologian of the 1400's. A) Mission. B) Saint John Capistrano. C) Theologian. D) 1400's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Saint John Capistrano. 24. An ADJECTIVE PHRASE can be A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE.Find the adjective prepositional phrase:Quietly, he told the tale of his adventure. A) He told. B) Told the tale. C) Of his adventure. D) Quietly, he. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of his adventure. 25. Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.With great skill, the doctor removed several tiny shards of glass. A) With great skill; adverb. B) Doctor; adjective. C) Shards; adjective. D) Removed; adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shards; adjective. 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