This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 14 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the appositive phrase (the identifier) in the following sentence:Don Gross was a tough guy, an ex-Marine who had never lost his military manner. (Michael Crichton, Prey) A) Don Gross was a tough guy. B) A tough guy. C) An ex-Marine who had never lost his military manner. D) No appositive phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An ex-Marine who had never lost his military manner. 2. Identify the prepositional phrase.The birds flew over the deer. A) The birds. B) Flew. C) The birds flew. D) Over the deer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Over the deer. 3. What is the object of the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? She placed the vase on the table. A) Vase. B) Placed. C) On. D) Table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Table. 4. The majority of holiday flights depart and arrive ..... A) On schedule. B) On the agenda. C) On tiptoe. D) On order. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On schedule. 5. Choose the prepositional phrase:The sky resort is located near Mt. Baldy. A) The sky resort. B) Is located. C) Near Mt. Baldy. D) Located near. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Near Mt. Baldy. 6. Identify the prepositional phrase.We can see the sky above us. A) Can see. B) The sky. C) See the sky above. D) Above us. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Above us. 7. The city of Vancouver is (to / on / in) the western coast (to / of / at) Canada A) To/ to. B) On/ at. C) On/ of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On/ of. 8. What is the best way to join following two sentences together using a prepositional phrase?On her birthday party, Karen received a digital watch. She got it from her older sister. A) Her older sister on her birthday party gave her a digital watch. B) On her birthday party, Karen received a digital watch from her older sister. C) Karen received a digital watch from her older sister on her birthday party. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On her birthday party, Karen received a digital watch from her older sister. 9. What is the preposition in the following sentence?Singing is fun during the holidays. A) Is. B) Fun. C) During. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) During. 10. The crowd c ..... mainly ..... teenage girls. A) Contained to. B) Completed of. C) Consisted of. D) Created of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consisted of. 11. I usually go to see new exhibitions ..... my girlfriend A) Along. B) With. C) Back. D) Off. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With. 12. Object of the preposition:'' My favorite actor is in the movie." A) Actor. B) My. C) Favorite. D) Movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Movie. 13. Mount Aconcagua is ..... the border of the countries Chile and Argentina. A) On. B) In. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 14. The yellow pencil fell off the desk. A) Off the desk. B) Fell off the desk. C) The yellow. D) Pencil fell off. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Off the desk. 15. Our Dogs Which shows the best way to combine Sentences 3 and 4 by using a preposition? A) We gave the dogs a bath and the bathtub. B) We gave the dogs a bath we put them in our bathtub. C) We gave the dogs a bath in our bathtub. D) Make no change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We gave the dogs a bath in our bathtub. 16. I wrote the letter ..... my client. A) On behalf of. B) In case of. C) Regardless of. D) By means of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On behalf of. 17. Identify the prepositional phrase:We walked slowly up the stairs. A) Up the stairs. B) We walked. C) Slowly up the stairs. D) We walked slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Up the stairs. 18. Are you worried ..... global warming? A) Of. B) With. C) About. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About. 19. What is the function of the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'She sat beside her friend during the movie.'? A) To describe where she sat. B) To describe when she sat. C) To describe how she sat. D) To describe why she sat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To describe where she sat. 20. Choose the prepositional phrase:An article in today's newspaper provides all the details. A) An article. B) In today's newspaper. C) Provides all the details. D) Today's newspaper. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In today's newspaper. 21. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?The nurse ran toward her patient. A) The nurse ran. B) Ran toward. C) Toward her patient. D) Her patient. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Toward her patient. 22. Floppsy graved happily among the other rabbits all day long. A) Floppsy grazed. B) Among the other rabbits. C) All day long. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Among the other rabbits. 23. Mr. Alonzo, the baker of these pastries, have a lot of experience. A) Change have to has. B) Make no change. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Change have to has. 24. Identify the appositive phrase (the identifier) in the following sentence:Once they were in her office, a small room with a large welcoming fire, Professor McGonagall motioned to Harry and Hermione to sit down. (J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.) A) Once they were in her office. B) A small room with a large welcoming fire. C) Motioned to Harry and Hermione to sit down. D) Professor McGonagall motioned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A small room with a large welcoming fire. 25. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'She walked through the park.' A) Through the. B) The park. C) She walked. D) Through the park. E) Walked through. 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