This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the preposition expressing the actual recipient function. A) For. B) To. C) At. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 2. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence below:She sat down and watched the rest of the afternoon. A) And watched. B) The rest of the afternoon. C) Of the afternoon. D) Sat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of the afternoon. 3. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:We practice our math facts before recess. A) We practice. B) Before recess. C) Practice our math. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before recess. 4. Select the preposition. The police searched throughout the apartment complex but did not find the escaped criminal. A) Throughout. B) The. C) Did. D) Find. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Throughout. 5. Complete the sentence:He was distracted ..... class. A) Over. B) Under. C) Since. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) During. 6. He arrived ..... the airport just in time for his flight. A) At. B) Into. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At. 7. I prefer working ..... a team rather than alone. A) In. B) Over. C) Under. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 8. The defendant claimed he had been acting ..... self-defence. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 9. Our class ran three laps around the playground as fast as we could A) Ran three laps. B) Around the playground. C) As fast as we could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Around the playground. 10. The athlete was disqualified ..... violating the competition's rules. A) In. B) For. C) From. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 11. Rising mists from the swamp casts an air of mystery around the scene. A) Change from to within. B) Change casts to cast. C) Change air to ayre. D) Make no change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Change casts to cast. 12. Identify the prepositional phrase:'The cat is under the table.' A) Under the table. B) The cat. C) Is under. D) The table is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under the table. 13. Why don't you come to the cinema with me ..... staying home again this evening? A) Along with. B) Instead. C) Except for. D) Instead of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Instead of. 14. Object of the preposition:'' The old house on the hill, was so scary." A) Old. B) House. C) Hill. D) Sacary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hill. 15. Which one of the following sentences contains an adjectival prepositional phrase? A) Mark Twain was born in Florida, Missouri. B) The tank near the central hall contains three small sharks. C) The book was published after his return. D) For dinner we will serve baked chicken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The tank near the central hall contains three small sharks. 16. Select the sentence with the correct use of a comma after the introductory phrase: "After dinner we watched a movie." A) After dinner we watched a movie. B) After dinner, we watched a movie. C) After, dinner we watched a movie. D) After dinner we, watched a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After dinner, we watched a movie. 17. The capital of Italy, Rome, is ..... the central part. A) To. B) On. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 18. We took a walk up the hill to the old schoolhouse.What are the prepositional phrases in this sentence? A) A walk up the hill. B) Up. C) Up and to. D) Up the hill and to the old schoolhouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Up the hill and to the old schoolhouse. 19. I always have a pen ..... hand in case I need to take notes. A) In. B) At. C) By. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 20. The green areas on the map indicate parks. A) Change indicate to indicates. B) Change parks to park. C) Change on to beneath. D) Make no change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make no change. 21. Which of the following is a prepositional phrase in the sentence:'The bird flew over the mountains.'? A) Around the mountains. B) Over the mountains. C) Through the mountains. D) Above the mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over the mountains. 22. Prices have increased ..... by five percent. A) On avarage. B) By mistake. C) On purpose. D) Out of sight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On avarage. 23. What is the preposition in the sentence?The waitress placed the glasses on the table A) Placed. B) Glasses. C) Table. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 24. Choose the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.Emily pulled the sweatshirt over her head. A) Sweatshirt over. B) Over her head. C) Emily pulled. D) Pulled the sweatshirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over her head. 25. What is the role of prepositions in a sentence? A) Prepositions are used to connect verbs to their subjects. B) Prepositions link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words in a sentence, indicating relationships in time, place, or direction. C) Prepositions are used to modify adjectives and adverbs. D) Prepositions serve as the main verbs in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositions link nouns, pronouns, or phrases to other words in a sentence, indicating relationships in time, place, or direction. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPrepositional Phrases Quiz 1Prepositional Phrases Quiz 2Prepositional Phrases Quiz 3Prepositional Phrases Quiz 4Prepositional Phrases Quiz 5Prepositional Phrases Quiz 6Prepositional Phrases Quiz 7Prepositional Phrases Quiz 8Prepositional Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books