This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Adjective Phrases – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adjective Phrases Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the adjective phrase referring to? Raphael enjoys reading articles about early space exploration. A) Raphael. B) Enjoys. C) Articles. D) Space. E) Exploration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Articles. 2. Identify the word the underlined phrase modifies and tell if it's an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase.Chase watched an interesting video on the tank battles of World War II. A) Chase; adjective. B) Video; adjective. C) Watched; adverb. D) Interesting; adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Video; adjective. 3. Find the adjective prepositional phrase:They show great respect for their elders. A) They show great. B) Great respect. C) For their elders. D) Their elders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For their elders. 4. Which sentence has an Adjective phrase A) Jack brought the flowers for his mother. B) We must finish our project before the holidays. C) The carpenter hit the nail with a hammer. D) The candy was dark chocolate brown. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The candy was dark chocolate brown. 5. Find the adjective prepositional phrase:A friend in need is a friend indeed. A) In need. B) Is a friend. C) Friend indeed. D) A friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In need. 6. Select the noun from the sentence below that the adjective phrase (by the park) modifies/describes My friend is going to the school by the park. A) Going. B) School. C) Friend. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) School. 7. How many syntactic functions does adjective phrase have? A) 4. B) 5. C) 6. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6. 8. The car which is being parked there is Ferarri. A) The car parked there is Ferarri. B) The car being parked there is Ferarri. C) The car parking there is Ferarri. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The car being parked there is Ferarri. 9. Which preposition best completes the sentence? She went ..... the church. A) To. B) On. C) Over. D) Between. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 10. Correct or incorrect? Are the independent and the dependent/subordinate clauses written correctly? The electrician which works down the street can do the job for us. A) Incorrect dependent clause. B) Incorrect independent clause. C) Both clauses are correct. D) Both clauses are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Incorrect dependent clause. 11. Find the adjective prepositional phrase:My favorite writer of science fiction is Ray Bradbury. A) My favorite writer. B) Of science fiction. C) Is Ray Bradbury. D) Writer of science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of science fiction. 12. The Avengers is the ..... movie I've ever seen. A) Most excited. B) Most excitable. C) Most exciting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Most excited. 13. "Indeed" is in " ..... " structure of adjective phrase. A) Premodifier. B) Postmodifier. C) Head. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Postmodifier. 14. Which preposition should be used to make the sentence correct? She was actually calm ..... the chaos. A) Beneath. B) Along. C) Amid. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Amid. 15. The huge whale shark, however, falls under the "not dangerous" category. Find the prepositional phrase and identify what type it is. A) However, falls-adjective. B) Under the "not dangerous category"-adverb. C) The huge whale shark-adjective phrase. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under the "not dangerous category"-adverb. 16. Correct or incorrect? Are the independent and the dependent/subordinate clauses written correctly? This is the park where we can walk the dogs. A) Incorrect dependent clause. B) Incorrect independent clause. C) Both clauses are correct. D) Both clauses are incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both clauses are correct. 17. Noun modified:That is my glass of water. A) That. B) Glass. C) Water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glass. 18. What is NOT a prepositional phrase in this sentence? The teacher gave directions for the exam and then sat down at the back of the room waiting for kids to start. A) For the exam. B) At the back. C) Of the room. D) To start. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To start. 19. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The story takes place during the time when the Nazis overtook Poland. A) The story takes place. B) During the time. C) The time when the Nazis overtook Poland. D) Nazis overtook Poland. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During the time. 20. Which of the following underlined group of words is functioning as an adjective? A) She picked up her phone, shattered and damaged from dropping it. B) Sara and Jason are siblings, but they act like best friends. C) We adopted the dog from the animal shelter last week. D) She wants to be a doctor when she grows up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She picked up her phone, shattered and damaged from dropping it. 21. How many adverb phrases do you find in the following sentence? On weekends my sister works until noon. A) 2. B) 1. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2. 22. What word does the underlined adjective phrase in the sentence below modify? Please pick up the clothes on the floor. A) Please. B) Floor. C) Pick up. D) Clothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clothes. 23. 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 cried during a soccer game. A) Boy; adjective. B) Injured; adverb. C) Had injured; adverb. D) Cried; adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cried; adverb. 24. Identify the function of the underlined word(s) in the sentence:The horse ran off our property during the night. A) Subject. B) Predicate. C) Preposition. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preposition. 25. What are the prepositional phrases in this sentence? During spring break, friends from my hometown and I went to Sunset Beach. A) During spring break. B) From my hometown. C) To sunset beach. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAdjective Phrases Quiz 1Adjective Phrases Quiz 2Adjective Phrases Quiz 3Adjective Phrases Quiz 4Adjective Phrases Quiz 5Adjective Phrases Quiz 6Adjective Phrases Quiz 7Adjective Phrases Quiz 8Adjective Phrases Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books