This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 43 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 43 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the preposition in this sentence? At what time will dinner be ready? A) What. B) Time. C) Dinner. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At. 2. What is the object of the preposition in the underlined prepositional phrase? She moved me between two other students. A) Between. B) Students. C) Two. D) Other. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Students. 3. Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence:We waited an hour beside the lake. A) Waited an hour. B) We waited an hour. C) The lake. D) Beside the lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beside the lake. 4. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? My sister painted the walls of her bedroom. A) My sister. B) Painted the walls. C) Of her bedroom. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of her bedroom. 5. #1 on the back:Choose the prepositional phrase in each sentence:Emperor penguins can be found on only one continent. A) Found on only one continent. B) Can be found. C) Only one continent. D) On only one continent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On only one continent. 6. Select the one prepositional phrase in the following sentence:In this English class, you will learn prepositions and prepositional phrases. A) You will learn. B) In this English class. C) Learn prepositions and prepositional phrases. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In this English class. 7. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The box of old books was musty and discolored. A) Was musty. B) Of old books. C) Was musty and discolored. D) The box. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of old books. 8. After which word would you put a comma in this sentence? With my brothers we took my mom out for her birthday. A) With. B) My. C) Brothers. D) Out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brothers. 9. What is the preposition in the sentence below? My aunt and uncle live across the street. A) Live. B) Aunt. C) Street. D) Across. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Across. 10. Choose the BEST preposition for the sentence:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The students ran excitedly ..... the school buses. A) Through. B) Over. C) Toward. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Toward. 11. How many prepositional phrases are in this sentence: A) 0. B) 1. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 12. ..... there is a small cabin to stay in. A) At the ski resort. B) During the hiking trip. C) On our way to the park. D) All of the above will work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the ski resort. 13. What is the preposition in the sentence:The strange man parked his car next to the tall trees. A) Strange. B) Car. C) Next. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 14. What is the preposition in the following sentence? I like to sleep late on Saturdays because school is so tiring. A) Like. B) Because. C) So. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 15. #3 on the back:Choose the prepositional phrase in each sentence:There are 17 types of penguins, and the Emperor penguin is the largest. A) Of penguins. B) And the Emperor penguin. C) Is the largest. D) Are 17 types of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of penguins. 16. How many prepositional phrases? In spite of the relentless rain, they forged on through the dense jungle across many rising rivers. A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three. 17. What is the object of the sentence? :Fiber does not release energy within our bodies. A) Does. B) Bodies. C) Fiber. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bodies. 18. Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:We were looking for the documents that were hidden. A) Looking. B) Documents. C) Hidden. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Documents. 19. What is the object of the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? My favorite restaurant is next to the enormous shoe store. A) Restaurant. B) Store. C) Enormous. D) Shoe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Store. 20. In the following sentence, what word is an OBJECT of the PREPOSITION? Before she published her book, Louisa May Alcott wrote for a small publisher. A) She. B) Book. C) Alcott. D) Publisher. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Publisher. 21. Name the prepositional phrase.Peanuts reached millions of readers in 75 countries. A) Peanuts reached. B) Millions of readers. C) Of readers. D) In 75 countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of readers. 22. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence.My cousin has been sick ..... Sunday. A) About. B) Over. C) Into. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Since. 23. Prepositional phrase? Of all the people who took the test, you were the only one with an "A" . A) An "A". B) Who took the test. C) Of all the people. D) Only one. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of all the people. 24. Indicate the type of prepositional phrase in the sentence below.You can run quickly in those new shoes. A) Adjectival Phrase. B) Adverbial Phrase. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial Phrase. 25. How can the following two sentences be joined together into one sentence using a prepositional phrase? The fax machine is an important tool. It is a tool for modern communications. A) The fax machine makes modern communications. B) The fax machine is an important tool that can be used to make modern communications. C) The fax machine is an important tool for modern communications. D) Modern communications can be done using the fax machine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The fax machine is an important tool for modern communications. 26. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? The cat with the red collar is my favorite. A) My favorite. B) The red collar. C) The cat with the red collar. D) With the red collar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With the red collar. 27. What is the object of the preposition in the sentence? The host talked among his guests. A) Talked. B) Among. C) His. D) Guests. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Guests. 28. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence.The policeman told the journalist that the corrupt politicians were ..... investigation. A) Over. B) On. C) In. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under. 29. Identify the COMPOUND PREPOSITION.Because of the water drought, everyone is thirsty. A) Water drought. B) Everyone is thirsty. C) Because of. D) Everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because of. 30. Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence:This morning, we flew above the clouds. A) We flew above. B) This morning. C) The clouds. D) Above the clouds. 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