This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 42 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence.Why don't we meet ..... front of the restaurant? A) At. B) In. C) On. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 2. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:In the early morning the deer are thirsty. A) The early morning. B) In the early morning. C) The deer are thirsty. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the early morning. 3. Identify the prepositional phrase:Ashtyn is hiding behind the door. A) Is hiding. B) Is hiding behind the door. C) Behind the door. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behind the door. 4. How many prepositional phrases? Before you click send, reread all emails for spelling and grammatical errors. A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One. 5. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence.A beautiful line of trees runs ..... the river. A) Along. B) Over. C) Beneath. D) Within. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Along. 6. Check the sentence that has the prepositional phrase underlined correctly. A) Mary climbed into the tree house. B) Jake rode the camel in the parade. C) The cups are in the cabinet on the right. D) The lead horse towered above the rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cups are in the cabinet on the right. 7. They both sang with musical groups. What is object? A) They both sang. B) With musical groups. C) Musical groups. D) Groups. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Groups. 8. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? He came by the office in a big hurry. A) In a big hurry. B) He came by. C) The office in. D) By the office. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By the office. 9. Identify the preposition in this sentence? She turned up that street. A) She. B) Turned. C) Up. D) Street. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Up. 10. Indicate the type of prepositional phrase in the sentence below.She nudged her six little baby dragons toward the crowd . A) Adjectival Phrase. B) Adverbial Phrase. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial Phrase. 11. What is the adjectival phrase in the following sentence? An investigator uncovered a file of important papers. A) An investigator. B) A file. C) Of important papers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of important papers. 12. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? Your little brother had surgery and must stay in the hospital. A) Your little brother. B) In the hospital. C) Had surgery and. D) Must stay in. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the hospital. 13. Find the preposition:Ryan wanted to sit on his new bike. A) Wanted to. B) Ryan. C) On. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 14. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? You will pass through a small town while you are driving. A) 0. B) 1. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1. 15. What is the object of the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? My soccer team played well during the championship tournament. A) Championship. B) Tournament. C) Soccer. D) Team. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tournament. 16. In the following sentence, which word is the preposition? The green truck drove through the red light. A) Red. B) Truck. C) Drove. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Through. 17. What does underlined prepositional phrase describe in the following sentence? I have read most of Beverly Cleary's books many times. A) Times. B) I. C) Have read. D) Most. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Most. 18. Which word is the preposition in the following sentence? Lord Voldemort tried to see what I was hiding behind my back. A) Lord. B) Tried. C) See. D) Behind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behind. 19. Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence:During his childhood, he lived there. A) During his childhood. B) His childhood. C) He lived. D) Lived there. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) During his childhood. 20. Many prepositions and their phrases can tell you ..... A) Location and time. B) Who or what. C) How many or how much. D) How and why. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Location and time. 21. What is the preposition of the sentence? :Energy stored in carbohydrates is released quickly. A) Stored. B) In. C) Released. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 22. Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition and end with ..... A) The word that follows the preposition. B) The noun or pronoun following the preposition. C) The first verb after the preposition. D) The end of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The noun or pronoun following the preposition. 23. What is the preposition in the following sentence? I love to sleep late on Fridays! A) Like. B) Sleep. C) Late. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 24. A prepositional phrase starts with a ..... A) Noun. B) They tend. C) Object of the preposition. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Preposition. 25. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? The plane flew above the clouds. A) The plane. B) The plane flew. C) Above the clouds. D) The clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Above the clouds. 26. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? Spiders do not usually build webs in a busy area. A) In a busy area. B) Spiders do not. C) Usually builds. D) Do not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a busy area. 27. Which word is the preposition in the following sentence? Dora the Explorer poured too much orange juice into the glass. A) Dora. B) Poured. C) Into. D) Orange juice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Into. 28. What is the preposition in the following sentence? "Emperor penguins breed in the winter." A) Emperor. B) Penguins. C) Breed. D) In. E) Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 29. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? We tried sneaking by him, but I tripped over a mop. A) 0. B) 1. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2. 30. Which statement best describes the sentence below? The most behaved pupil in class will receive a special award from his adviser. A) The statement uses an adjectival phrase. B) The statement uses both adjectival and adverbial phrases. C) The statement uses an adverbial phrase. D) The statement does not have any prepositional phrase. 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