This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Prepositional phrases that mean "EXCEPTION" A) Apart from. B) But for. C) With regard to. D) As for. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apart from. 2. Analyse the placement of the prepositional phrase in the sentence:The book is on the table. A) Before the subject. B) At the end of the sentence. C) Between the subject and the verb. D) After the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the verb. 3. The students must hand ..... their homework. A) On. B) Up. C) Back. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 4. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? During the storm, the family stayed inside the house. A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Two. 5. Information ..... bird-banding fills huge gaps in our knowledge of bird behaviour migration. A) By. B) From. C) With. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From. 6. ..... real A) In. B) On. C) At. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 7. The ceremony will begin within the hour. A) The ceremony. B) Will begin. C) Within the hour. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Within the hour. 8. Daisy enjoys working in the kitchen. A) Daisy enjoys. B) Enjoys working. C) In the kitchen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the kitchen. 9. Argentina is ..... southeastern South America. A) In. B) Of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 10. Complete these sentences using a prepositional phrase from the box.Ivan's English improved ..... , when he stayed with a host family in Manchester. A) By no means. B) On its own merits. C) At odds with. D) Over the top. E) Beyond all expectation. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Beyond all expectation. 11. What function does the prepositional phrase serve in the sentence:She went to the store after school? A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Verb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 12. Find the preposition.Spike Lee was born in Georgia. A) Spike Lee. B) Was. C) In. D) Georgia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 13. According to the phrases, which prepositional phrase fits?I am ..... with all my colleagues. A) On parole. B) On good terms. C) On sale. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On good terms. 14. Through the schoolyard, the young children happily dashed. A) Dependent clause. B) Prepositional phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional phrase. 15. Which part of the sentence is the prepositional phrase:I grow flowers in my garden. A) In my garden. B) I grow. C) Grow flowers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In my garden. 16. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:To be prepared for the test, Angel would have to stay up past midnight studying. A) To be prepared. B) For the test. C) To stay up. D) Past midnight studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For the test. 17. What is an example of a prepositional phrase indicating location? A) Under the table. B) In the car. C) On the roof. D) Beside the tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under the table. 18. The decision is subject ..... approval by the board of directors. A) From. B) Under. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 19. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?Elizabeth Blackwell stepped onto the train. A) Elizabeth Blackwell stepped. B) The train. C) Onto the train. D) Stepped onto. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Onto the train. 20. Identify the prepositional phrase:Suzy read the book to her brother. A) Read the book to her brother. B) Suzy read. C) Read the book. D) To her brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To her brother. 21. The cat was curled up underneath the window A) The cat was curled. B) Was curled up. C) Was curled up underneath. D) Underneath the window. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Underneath the window. 22. Select the object of the preposition in the following sentence.The ornaments are for the Christmas tree. A) Tree. B) For. C) Are. D) Ornaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tree. 23. Identify the complete prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The guard grabbed my friend by the arm, but I karate chopped him. A) By the arm. B) By the. C) My friend by. D) Guard grabbed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By the arm. 24. Find the object of the preposition.During a recent newscast, I heard Lee speak. A) During. B) Newscast. C) I. D) Lee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Newscast. 25. She's been w ..... hard ..... that novel. She thinks she'll have it finished by next week. A) Working on. B) Working at. C) Working for. D) Working to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Working on. 26. Of the three sisters, Sibyl was the one we liked the best. A) Of the three sisters. B) Was the one. C) Liked the best. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of the three sisters. 27. My weight, in addition to my other health problems, are my main concern. A) Change in to on. B) Change problems to problem. C) Change are to is. D) Make no change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change are to is. 28. Prepositional phrase:'' My favorite actor is in the movie." A) My favorite. B) In the movie. C) Actor is. D) The movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the movie. 29. Identify the preposition:Larry lives near the playground. A) Near. B) Lives. C) Playground. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Near. 30. Which sentence does NOT contain a preposition? A) I've known her throughout my career. B) She lives near the country. C) I met her many years ago. D) The cat is on the roof looking down. 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