This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Noun Phrases – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Noun Phrases Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It is ..... A) A controversial idea. B) All those winged insects. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A controversial idea. 2. Match the set of noun phrases to grammar structures:people in their local area A) Adjective + noun. B) Noun + prepositional phrase. C) Noun phrase + relative clause. D) Noun + noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun + prepositional phrase. 3. What is the noun phrase in the sentence below? That funny boy told a joke. A) That funny boy. B) Told a joke. C) A joke. D) Funny boy told. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That funny boy. 4. I hope to win the ..... prize. A) One. B) First. C) A. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First. 5. How many functions can a noun phrase have? A) Seven. B) Eight. C) Nine. D) Ten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ten. 6. It's a useful learning to practice on the board. A) Noun Phrase. B) Adjective. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun Phrase. 7. I wasn't sure how to get to the restaurant. A) Prepositional phrase. B) Participial phrase. C) Gerund phrase. D) Appositive phrase. E) Infinitive phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prepositional phrase. 8. Use the noun phrase 'a beautiful garden' in a sentence. A) I love spending time in a beautiful garden. B) He planted vegetables in the backyard. C) The cat sat on the windowsill. D) I enjoy walking through a crowded city. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I love spending time in a beautiful garden. 9. Identify the post-modifier in the noun phrase:'The car parked in the garage.' A) Parked. B) In the garage. C) The car. D) Garage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the garage. 10. The bright, white room was blinding for the ..... , ..... boy. A) Young, scared. B) Bravest. C) Tall. D) Aimless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Young, scared. 11. Are adjectives before or after the nouns? (Based on the sentences given in 9-15) A) Adjectives are before the nouns. B) Adjectives are after the nouns. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjectives are after the nouns. 12. How can you simplify the sentence below using the apostrophe S?The mother of the children is pretty. A) The children mother is pretty. B) The childrens mother is pretty. C) The children's mother is pretty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The children's mother is pretty. 13. A person smarter than me needs to figure this out. A) Noun phrase. B) Verb phrase. C) Adjective phrase. D) Adverb phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective phrase. 14. What function does a noun phrase serve in a sentence? A) A noun phrase is only used in questions. B) A noun phrase functions as a subject, object, or complement in a sentence. C) A noun phrase can only be a subject in a sentence. D) A noun phrase serves as an adverb in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A noun phrase functions as a subject, object, or complement in a sentence. 15. The ..... , ..... girl stood patiently waiting for her ride A) Youngest. B) Young, beautiful. C) Small. D) Running girl. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Young, beautiful. 16. The mosque has a ..... minaret. A) Shape-pencil. B) Pencil-shaped. C) Pencil-shape. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pencil-shaped. 17. What is the agreement rule for noun phrases? A) Noun phrases must always be singular regardless of context. B) Noun phrases do not have any agreement rules. C) Noun phrases agree in number and gender with associated verbs and adjectives. D) Noun phrases only agree in number with verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun phrases agree in number and gender with associated verbs and adjectives. 18. Which of the following is a verb phrase? A) The sun is shining. B) Is shining brightly. C) The sun bright. D) Shine on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is shining brightly. 19. Which is the expanded noun phrase in the sentence?A brown furry rat was scurrying in the bushes. A) Furry. B) A brown furry. C) A brown furry rat. D) Scurrying. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A brown furry rat. 20. Moussaka with fetta is (delectable). A) Noun phrase. B) Adjective phrase. C) Verb phrase. D) Adverb phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective phrase. 21. Use the noun phrase 'the tall building' in a sentence. A) The tall building is a great place to eat. B) The tall building was painted blue yesterday. C) The tall building fell down during the storm. D) The tall building stood majestically against the skyline. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The tall building stood majestically against the skyline. 22. Find the noun phrase in:'My favorite book is on the table.' A) Is on the table. B) The table. C) My favorite book. D) My favorite. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My favorite book. 23. The red noun phrase is a:My parents sent all of their children to good Universities. A) Subject. B) Object complement. C) Object of verb. D) Object of a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object of verb. 24. The head of each noun phrase is in bold. How are these noun phrases post modified? A) Verb-ing phrase. B) Relative clause. C) Prepositional phrase. D) To infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prepositional phrase. 25. Noun Phrase:on the table A) Other noun. B) Relative clause. C) Prepositional phrase. D) Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prepositional phrase. 26. Identify the noun phrase in:'The teacher gave the students homework.' A) The students. B) Gave the students. C) Homework. D) The teacher. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The students. 27. What is the structure of the expanded noun phrase in the sentence: "The bright, shining stars lit up the night sky" ? A) Adjective + Noun. B) Adjective + Adjective + Noun. C) Noun + Verb. D) Adjective + Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective + Adjective + Noun. 28. What period of time does this refer to? the 1990s A) General past time. B) Specific past time. C) Present. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Specific past time. 29. Choose the best verb phrase to complete the sentence: "They ..... preparing for the test all week." A) Will. B) Have been. C) Is being. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have been. 30. Combine the nouns with modifiers:'car' and 'red'. A) Red car. B) Blue car. C) Fast car. D) Old car. 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