This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 39 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... reach A) At. B) By. C) On. D) In. E) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 2. Which word is the object of the preposition? After dinner, we played happily. A) After. B) Dinner. C) We. D) Played. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dinner. 3. Choose the correct pronoun (s):I met the students about ..... you wrote the letter. A) Who. B) Whom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whom. 4. Boys are ..... as more scientific than girls, which affects both genders' academic and career choices. A) Believed. B) Assumed. C) Perceived. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perceived. 5. Does the following sentence have a prepositional phrase? I saw Nathan eating cauliflower pizza yesterday evening. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 6. Select the object of the preposition in this sentence?"The bumblebee landed on the orange flower." A) Bumblebee. B) On. C) The. D) Orange. E) Flower. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Flower. 7. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentencesBefore each workout, people should perform flexibility exercises. A) Should perform. B) Flexibility exercises. C) Each workout. D) Before each workout. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Before each workout. 8. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? I fell asleep during the long and boring movie. A) During the long and boring movie. B) Long and boring movie. C) Boring movie. D) Movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) During the long and boring movie. 9. What is the prepositional phrase? A) Sara fell. B) On the grass. C) The grass. D) Fell on the grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the grass. 10. What is the object of the underlined preposition? The quarterback of the football team ran with the ball across the field. A) Quarterback. B) Football. C) Field. D) Team. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Team. 11. Prepositional phrase? After school, the boys had baseball practice. A) Baseball practice. B) Had baseball practice. C) The boys. D) After school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After school. 12. Find the preposition in this sentence:My cat jumped on my bed and purred A) On. B) Jumped. C) Cat. D) Purred. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 13. Which word is the preposition in the following sentence? Myrtle's puppy chased the Frisbee across the entire playground. A) Puppy. B) Chased. C) Across. D) Playground. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Across. 14. What is the object(s) of the prepositions below.He lives in a castle near London. A) He. B) Castle/ London. C) Castle. D) London. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Castle/ London. 15. What is the preposition in this sentence: A) Are. B) Along. C) A. D) Narrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Along. 16. How can you recognize a prepositional phrase? A) By the verb. B) By the combination preposition + noun/pronoun. C) By the subject and verb. D) By the noun that the predicate is modifying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By the combination preposition + noun/pronoun. 17. What is the object of the underlined preposition? 20. The quarterback of the football team ran with the ball across the field. A) Ran. B) Field. C) Ball. D) Football. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Field. 18. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? The store is around the corner. A) The store is. B) Around the corner. C) The corner. D) Store is around. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Around the corner. 19. #2 on the back:Choose the prepositional phrase in each sentence:Antarctica's winter begins in late March. A) Winter begins. B) Begins in. C) In late March. D) Begins in late March. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In late March. 20. Which word is being modified by the underlined adverbial phrase. During the show, the baby slept. A) Slept. B) Baby. C) The. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slept. 21. Prepositions tell where and .....? A) What. B) When. C) Which one. D) What kind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 22. Incorporates a preposition and a noun A) Preposition. B) Prepositional Phrase. C) Object of the preposition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional Phrase. 23. Which sentence uses an adjectival prepositional phrase? A) The boys distributed the projects on the teacher's table. B) The projects on the table were collected last week. C) The projects will be used for the portfolio. D) The portfolio will be viewed by their parents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The projects on the table were collected last week. 24. A prepositional phrase will start with a/an ..... and end with a/an ..... A) Object of a preposition, preposition. B) Verb, adverb. C) Preposition, object of a preposition. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preposition, object of a preposition. 25. Mr. Pierre drove through the largest puddle. A) Through the largest puddle. B) Drove. C) Had to drive. D) Drove through. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through the largest puddle. 26. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:My cat jumped on my bed and purred A) On my bed. B) My cat jumped. C) On my bed and purred. D) Purred. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On my bed. 27. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence: A) Sell miscellaneous goods. B) In small stalls. C) In small stalls or shops. D) Or shops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In small stalls. 28. Identify the prepositional phrase:Be sure to review your facts before the quiz. A) Before the quiz. B) Be sure. C) To review. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before the quiz. 29. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? The host talked with his guests. A) The host talked. B) Host talked among. C) Talked among his guests. D) With his guests. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With his guests. 30. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? :Refined sugar is found in products like candy and soft drinks. A) Is found. B) Refined sugar. C) In products like candy and soft drinks. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In products like candy and soft drinks. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPrepositional Phrases Quiz 1Prepositional Phrases Quiz 2Prepositional Phrases Quiz 3Prepositional Phrases Quiz 4Prepositional Phrases Quiz 5Prepositional Phrases Quiz 6Prepositional Phrases Quiz 7Prepositional Phrases Quiz 8Prepositional Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books