This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 53 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 53 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Adjective or Adverb? He drank a whole quart of milk. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 2. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:According to the poll, Bobert is the new name of our class plant. A) According to the poll. B) The new name. C) Our class plant. D) Is the new. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) According to the poll. 3. The museum has a rare painting ..... from another gallery for the exhibition A) On loan. B) By coincidence. C) At all. D) On purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On loan. 4. Select the two words that make up the prepositional phrase.A traffic helicopter hovered above us. A) Helicopter hovered. B) Above us. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Above us. 5. Some of his scores were based on Russian legends. A) Of his scores. B) Were based. C) Based on. D) Russian legends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of his scores. 6. Tokyo is located ..... the eastern part of Japan. A) In. B) On. C) To. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 7. The commercials on t.v. at night (seem, seems) to last forever. A) Seem. B) Seems. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seem. 8. She copes very well ..... pressure. A) With. B) Under. C) In. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under. 9. Select the three words that make up the prepositional phrase.Rebecca slid the napkin holder across the table. A) Slid the napkin. B) Across the table. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Across the table. 10. Select the sentence that uses a comma correctly after a prepositional phrase. A) In the morning, we have coffee. B) On the table there is a lamp. C) Under the bridge flows a river. D) Without a sound he entered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the morning, we have coffee. 11. My mom bought pencils and erasers from Walmart. A) My mom. B) Bought. C) Pencils and erasers. D) From Walmart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) From Walmart. 12. The Great Wall of China stretches ..... the northern part of China. A) Along. B) On. C) In. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Along. 13. Choose the correct answer. Do not ..... unhealthy activities like gambling and betting. A) Revert to. B) Run down. C) Indulge in. D) Settle down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indulge in. 14. Select the four words that make up the prepositional phrase.The painter placed a thick sheet over the wood floor and then opened the paint cans. A) Over the wood floor. B) Opened the paint cans. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over the wood floor. 15. What is the effect of using a comma after a prepositional phrase? A) It creates a pause for clarity. B) It changes the meaning of the sentence. C) It indicates a question. D) It connects two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It creates a pause for clarity. 16. My house is ..... 35 Valley Street. A) AT. B) IN. C) ON. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AT. 17. I feel sick ..... blood. A) In aid of. B) For the attention of. C) For the purpose of. D) In need of. E) At the sight of. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) At the sight of. 18. I'll mention some facts ..... support of my argument. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 19. Marcus ad ..... sedet. A) Arborem. B) Arbore. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arborem. 20. I watch Netflix on my laptop every afternoon. A) I watch. B) Netflix. C) On my laptop. D) Every afternoon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On my laptop. 21. What is the function of the pronoun in the prepositional phrase:'Natalia sat at the table with them.' A) Object of the preposition. B) Verb in the prepositional phrase. C) Adjective modifying the table. D) Subject of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Object of the preposition. 22. Identify the preposition(s):My brother and I walked up the path and down to the stream. A) Up. B) Path. C) Down. D) Up, down. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Up, down. 23. Sextus ex ..... celeriter exit. A) Horto. B) Hortum. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Horto. 24. He first gained fame with his music for The Firebird. A) He first gained. B) Gained fame with. C) With his music. D) His music for. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With his music. 25. The drawing is transferred onto the wood ..... carbon paper. A) On account of. B) On behalf of. C) In the process of. D) By means of. E) By addition to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By means of. 26. The Caribbean Sea is ..... the east of Central America. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 27. Fill in the coordinating conjunction.I don't have a lot of free time today. I can clean my apartment, ..... I can buy some groceries. I can't do both. A) And. B) Or. C) But. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Or. 28. HE WAS ..... HIS BREAK AT THAT TIME. A) IN. B) ON. C) AT. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ON. 29. The judge gave him a reduced sentence ..... information leading to other arrests. A) For the attention of. B) In fear of. C) In exchange of. D) In need of. E) For the purpose of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In exchange of. 30. What is the function of a comma after a prepositional phrase in a sentence? A) To separate items in a list. B) To clarify the meaning of the sentence. C) To indicate a question. D) To join two sentences. 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