This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 31 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the complete prepositional phrase in the following sentence:We were looking for the documents that were hidden. A) Were looking. B) For the documents. C) For the. D) That were hidden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For the documents. 2. What is the difference between a preposition and a prepositional phrase? A) A preposition is a single word, while a prepositional phrase includes the preposition and its object. B) A preposition is a phrase, while a prepositional phrase is a single word. C) A preposition can stand alone, while a prepositional phrase cannot. D) A preposition is always followed by a verb, while a prepositional phrase is not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A preposition is a single word, while a prepositional phrase includes the preposition and its object. 3. I'm not interested ..... the adverts on TV. A) About. B) In. C) To. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 4. No one may enter without a ticket. A) No one may enter. B) May enter. C) Without a ticket. D) No one may enter without a ticket. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Without a ticket. 5. They are planning to go ..... holiday to Greece this summer. A) On. B) Into. C) With. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 6. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?She received a rejection letter from New York. A) From New York. B) Received a rejection. C) Letter from New York. D) She received. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From New York. 7. Can you come ..... Monday? A) In. B) At. C) On. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 8. What is prepositional phrase in the sentence below? A) Tomorrow. B) The students. C) Will walk. D) Into the classroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Into the classroom. 9. ..... , our bus has arrived. Thank goodness. A) At last. B) At least. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At last. 10. If you're ..... , you usually walk more quickly than usual A) AT FIRST. B) BY FAR. C) IN A HURRY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) IN A HURRY. 11. I tried to convince her to go out but all of my efforts were ..... A) In vain. B) On trial. C) On occasion. D) At fault. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In vain. 12. An image that you can't see clearly is probably ..... A) Out of focus. B) DEPTH. C) FOCUS. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Out of focus. 13. Select the object of the preposition in the following sentence.Run over the hill to catch the runaway dog. A) Catch. B) Over. C) Hill. D) Runaway dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hill. 14. Select the function performed by the prepositional phrase in the sentence below.(The preposition is in purple)I dived into the water A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Gerund. D) Infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 15. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?Please do not talk during the movie. A) Talk. B) Please do not. C) During the movie. D) Do not talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) During the movie. 16. ..... , the weather is very hot here in summer A) AT FIRST. B) IN GENERAL. C) IN FACT. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) IN GENERAL. 17. How many prepositional phrases are in the sentence below?Presley jumped on her bed, ran around the house, talked on the phone, and played basketball. A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 18. Susan ran behind the bushes. A) The bushes. B) Susan ran behind. C) Ran behind the bushes. D) Behind the bushes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behind the bushes. 19. The question of security is high ..... the agenda for this afternoon's meeting. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 20. ..... operation A) For. B) At. C) By. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 21. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: "She looked at the painting." A) She looked. B) At the painting. C) Looked at. D) The painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the painting. 22. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence below:The cat slept under the warm blanket. A) The cat. B) Slept under. C) Under the warm blanket. D) Warm blanket. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under the warm blanket. 23. Choose the best definition for the following phrases (prepositional)On the brink or verge of A) Instead of. B) In match with. C) On the edge before something happens. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On the edge before something happens. 24. Select the prepositional phrase.The swimmer in the left lane is winning the race. A) The swimmer in the left lane. B) Is winning the race. C) In the left lane. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the left lane. 25. You can buy a sandwich in the shop on the corner.What are the prepositional phrases in this sentence? A) Buy a sandwich. B) In. C) In the shop. D) In the shop and on the corner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the shop and on the corner. ← 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