This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 28 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the synonym to:at sea A) To some extent. B) To a certain degree. C) To no avail. D) At a loss. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At a loss. 2. Read the sentence. My mom took a walk around the block.Which part of the sentence is a prepositional phrase? A) Took. B) Around the block. C) A walk. D) My mom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Around the block. 3. My new boss explained the job ..... A) In detail. B) In public. C) At a profit. D) In whole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In detail. 4. Choose the function in group cause ~ purpose function. A) Manner. B) Means. C) Goal. D) Agentive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Goal. 5. Although it was cold, Azaylia did not wear her coat at recess. A) Although it was cold. B) Did not wear. C) At recess. D) Her coat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At recess. 6. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?Ryann's guinea pig ran down the hallway this morning. A) Down the hallway. B) This morning. C) Ryann's guinea pig. D) Ran down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Down the hallway. 7. What type of phrase is 'covered in snow' in the sentence:The mountains, covered in snow, looked beautiful. A) Prepositional. B) Participial. C) Appositive. D) Absolute. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participial. 8. Select the prepositional phrase in the following sentence. The eagle soared gracefully above the trees. A) The eagle. B) Soared. C) Gracefully. D) Above the trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Above the trees. 9. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence? The cat slept under the table. A) The cat slept. B) Under the table. C) Slept under. D) The table. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under the table. 10. Complete the sentence:The dog was ..... the table. A) Up. B) Between. C) Under. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under. 11. A prepositional phrase ends with ..... called the ..... A) The last word of the sentence; final word. B) Another preposition; phrase. C) A verb; conclusion. D) A noun or pronoun; object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A noun or pronoun; object. 12. Identify the prepositional phrases:Before lunch, Brooklynn finished the book she was writing. A) Before lunch. B) Brooklynn finished. C) Finished the book. D) She was writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before lunch. 13. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The cat slept on the warm blanket. A) The cat slept. B) On the warm blanket. C) Slept on the. D) Warm blanket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the warm blanket. 14. If you ..... i ..... , you should go to the doctor. A) Feel ill for. B) Is in pain. C) Are in pain. D) Felt ill after. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are in pain. 15. Several teaspoons of cinnamon (was added, were added) to the mix. A) Was added. B) Were added. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were added. 16. He's very passionate ..... photography and spends hours taking pictures. A) With. B) On. C) About. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About. 17. Look at the picture ..... the wall. A) Behind. B) On. C) In. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 18. Identify the function of the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'He arrived after the meeting.' A) Adjectival. B) Adverbial. C) Noun. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial. 19. Find the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE(S) in the sentence below:Thomas has vacationed in the Bahamas for years. A) Has vacationedfor years. B) ThomasBahamas. C) Hasin. D) In the Bahamasfor years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the Bahamasfor years. 20. Choose the prepositional phrase in each sentence.Astronauts may fly at the speed of light. A) Astronauts may fly. B) At the speed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the speed. 21. ..... the encouraging response, the manager decided to continue the project. A) Due. B) Because. C) Despite. D) Because of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because of. 22. Choose the sentence where the prepositional phrase is used correctly: A) She looked the book at. B) He walked the dog with. C) They sat on the bench. D) We went the store to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They sat on the bench. 23. Which prepositional phrase would best complete this sentence?We drove ..... A) By the school. B) Through the school. C) Under the school. D) Over the school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By the school. 24. Identify the preposition in this sentence:He can hardly wait until his sixteenth birthday. A) He. B) Can. C) Hardly. D) Until. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Until. 25. How many types of preposition of place? A) 3. B) 5. C) 7. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 7. ← 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