This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How can you identify a prepositional phrase in a sentence? A) Look for a verb followed by an adverb. B) Look for a preposition followed by a noun or pronoun. C) Look for a conjunction connecting two clauses. D) Look for an adjective describing a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Look for a preposition followed by a noun or pronoun. 2. Choose the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.The ornaments are for the Christmas tree. A) The ornaments are. B) For the Christmas tree. C) Ornaments are for the. D) Are for the Christmas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For the Christmas tree. 3. Which group of words in the following sentence makes up the prepositional phrase?Two Englishmen built an aircraft powered by a lightweight steam engine. A) By engine. B) Lightweight steam engine. C) By a lightweight. D) By a lightweight steam engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By a lightweight steam engine. 4. Identify the prepositional phrases:Anne Frank wrote her first book on this typewriter. A) Anne Frank wrote. B) Her first book. C) On this typewriter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On this typewriter. 5. After the storm everyone got busy cleaning the debris A) Got busy. B) Cleaning the debris. C) Everyone. D) After the storm. E) Everyone got. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the storm. 6. No meat for me, thanks. I'm a vegetarian so I'm ..... killing and eating animals. A) Along. B) Along with. C) Except for. D) Against. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Against. 7. How many syntactic functions do prepositional phrases have? A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6. 8. ..... , his homework looked very difficult, but then he realized that it wasn't A) AT FIRST. B) IN GENERAL. C) IN FACT. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AT FIRST. 9. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:He sat beside Maria and Ted. A) Maria and Ted. B) He sat. C) Beside Maria and Ted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beside Maria and Ted. 10. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence below:Behind the desk is the fan. A) Behind the desk. B) The fan. C) The desk. D) Behind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behind the desk. 11. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?Geese live in flocks while cattle live among herds in pastures. A) 0. B) 1. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 12. I really wanted to buy these blue jeans but unfortunately they were ..... A) Out of stock. B) Out of reach. C) Out of doors. D) Off duty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Out of stock. 13. Would you like a glass ..... hot milk? A) Of. B) In. C) On. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 14. Choose the sentence with the correct use of a prepositional phrase. A) The book is on the table. B) The book is the table on. C) The book on is the table. D) On the book is the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The book is on the table. 15. What is an example of a prepositional phrase indicating time? A) After the party. B) During the meeting. C) Before the exam. D) In the morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After the party. 16. The professor insisted ..... the importance of citing reliable sources in academic papers. A) At. B) On. C) Into. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 17. What is the function of the prepositional phrase in the sentence:She walked through the park to clear her mind? A) It describes the manner of walking. B) It indicates the reason for walking. C) It shows the direction of walking. D) It identifies the time of walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It shows the direction of walking. 18. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?What do you think is inside the large box? A) Inside the large box. B) What do. C) Is inside. D) You. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inside the large box. 19. ..... existence A) On. B) In. C) For. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 20. Which words are prepositional phrase?The cake with a cherry is mine. A) Is mine. B) The cake with. C) The cake. D) With a cherry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With a cherry. 21. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The cat is sitting on the roof. A) On the roof. B) Inside the closet. C) Under the table. D) Beside the chair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the roof. 22. What are some examples of prepositions? A) Above, before, during, off, toward. B) Quickly, slowly, carefully, swiftly. C) Happy, sad, angry, excited. D) Red, blue, green, yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Above, before, during, off, toward. 23. I had hoped to be finished before 3:00. A) Prepositional phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive phrase. 24. Identify the function of the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:'The cat slept under the table.' A) It shows the time of the action. B) It indicates the reason for the action. C) It describes the location of the action. D) It specifies the manner of the action. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It describes the location of the action. 25. Choose the correct preposition: ..... sb's disposal A) By. B) At. C) To. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 26. Is the highlighted prepositional phrase an adjective phrase or an adverb phrase?She placed a blanket over the woman. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 27. Identify the prepositional phrase.The best movie of the club is not available. A) The best movie. B) Of the club. C) Is not available. D) Movie of the. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of the club. 28. Preposition:'' My favorite actor is in the movie." A) My. B) The. C) In. D) Movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 29. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:The books in my bag are heavy. A) In my bag. B) The books. C) My bag. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In my bag. 30. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'The dog slept beside the fireplace.' A) The dog slept. B) Beside the fireplace. C) Slept beside. D) The fireplace. 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