This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Adjective Phrases – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adjective Phrases Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many adjective phrases are there in this sentence: "A fine meal was served up, but the young prince ate not a morsel, so intently was he busied in gazing on her." A) 0. B) 1. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 2. I did poorly on the test, which was in Biology, and cried for hours when I got home. A) I did poorly on the test. B) And cried for hours. C) Which was in Biology. D) When I got home. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Which was in Biology. 3. Find an adjective phrase in the following sentence.Trees tumbled down the dangerous mountain path. A) Trees. B) Down the dangerous mountain path. C) The dangerous mountain. D) The dangerous mountain path. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The dangerous mountain. 4. Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.Throughout the spring, Ava spent much time picking flowers. A) Ava; adjective. B) Spent; adverb. C) Fishing; adverb. D) Flowers; adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spent; adverb. 5. Avatar and 2012, neither of ..... I have seen yet, are science fiction movies. A) Them. B) Whom. C) Which. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Which. 6. Identify the prepositional phrase that is acting as an adjective.We read newspapers from the past. A) We read. B) Read newspapers. C) Newspapers from. D) From the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) From the past. 7. Monica adopted two kids from Morocco. A) Place. B) Time. C) Manner. D) Reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Place. 8. Which of these is NOT an Adjectival phrase? A) She tasted the rich, milky chocolate. B) He threw the ball. C) He wore his Blue T-shirt. D) She had horrible yellow teeth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He threw the ball. 9. Which preposition best completes the sentence? The butterfly flapped its wings ..... the next flower. A) To. B) Onto. C) Into. D) Toward. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onto. 10. Noun modified:A man with a long beard came to see me. A) Man. B) Beard. C) Me. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Man. 11. What is the object of the adjective phrase:Raphael enjoys reading articles about early space exploration. A) Raphael. B) Enjoys. C) Reading. D) Articles. E) Exploration. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Exploration. 12. Find the adjective phrase:Dianne cooked a delightful exotic Caribbean dish. A) A delightful exotic. B) Dianne cooked. C) Delightful exotic Caribbean. D) Caribbean dish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Delightful exotic Caribbean. 13. Find the Adjective Phrase:"Quietly, he told the tale of his adventure." A) He told. B) Of his adventure. C) Told the tale. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of his adventure. 14. Which word heads the adjective phrase in the sentence, "Students upset about the rising cost of tuition staged a rally." ? A) Upset. B) About rising. C) Tuition. D) Staged. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Upset. 15. Find the Verb Phrase:"Sarah is giving a present to Mark." A) Is. B) Is giving. C) Giving. D) Giving present. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is giving. 16. What is the object of the adverb phrase(s)? 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: E) Room. 17. What is the adjective phrase(s) referring to? Herbert watched an informative video on the air battles of World War II. A) Herbert. B) Informative video. C) Video, battles. D) Air battles. E) World War II. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Video, battles. 18. Find the adjective prepositional phrase:The pie needs four cups of fruit. A) Pie needs. B) Four cups. C) Of fruit. D) Needs four. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of fruit. 19. What is the adjective phrase in this sentence? The dog tore up a pillow of feathers. A) Pillow of feathers. B) Tore up. C) The dog. D) Of feathers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pillow of feathers. 20. "Old" in "an old friend" is A) Inherent. B) Non-inherent. C) All of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-inherent. 21. What is the adjective phrase in the sentence below? Dr. Charles Drew's accomplishments in medicine were remarkable and continue to save lives today. A) Continue to save lives. B) In medicine. C) Were remarkable. D) Dr. Charles Drew. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In medicine. 22. The orchestra rehearses in the auditorium. A) Place. B) Time. C) Frequency. D) Manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Place. 23. Identify the noun being modified by the adjective phrase.The mission's large stone church, which was called the Great Stone Church, was once the largest stone structure west of the Mississippi River. A) Church. B) Great Stone Church. C) Structure. D) Mississippi River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Church. 24. Noun modified:They show great respect for their elders. A) They. B) Respect. C) Elders. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Respect. 25. What is the infinitive phrase? I wanted to give him directions to the store, but he didn't want to. A) To give him directions. B) To the store. C) Didn't want to. D) To. 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