This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 40 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I'm not working there ..... a start, it's too far to travel. A) At. B) By. C) For. D) In. E) Out of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 2. ..... several warnings, he continued to swim. A) Due to. B) Because of. C) In spite of. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In spite of. 3. Identify the prepositional phrase:I want to sit there, so please sit next to your sister. A) Please sit. B) To Your sister. C) So please. D) I want. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To Your sister. 4. Identify the preposition:If you don't listen to your teacher, you will not go outside. A) Listen. B) Teacher. C) Outside. D) Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Outside. 5. She only shook her head at him A) Express relationship in space. B) Express other ideas. C) The complementation of an adjective. D) Adverbial of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The complementation of an adjective. 6. Miguel has to use the stairs because the lift is out ..... order A) Of. B) By. C) With. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 7. Identify the prepositional phrase:The child with the freckles won first prize. A) The child. B) With the freckles. C) Won first prize. D) Child with the freckles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With the freckles. 8. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:Mrs. Johnson put new lights on the tree. A) Put new. B) On the tree. C) Mrs. Johnson. D) New lights. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the tree. 9. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? Enter the number of prepositional phrases. On Wednesday, we celebrated at my mom's house for two hours. A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three. 10. That shirt looks so ..... date. (=old and not fashionable) A) At. B) By. C) On. D) In. E) Out of. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Out of. 11. ..... instance, we could go to the beach. A) About. B) With. C) Of. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 12. Younger workers tend to be at an advantage when applying for jobs. A) Adjective phrase. B) Adverb phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective phrase. 13. He was, ..... the most part, quite helpful. (=He was usually quite helpful) A) At. B) By. C) For. D) In. E) Out of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 14. True or false:A prepositional phrase will never contain the subject of a sentence. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. There are no exams ..... sight, so you can relax. A) On. B) To. C) In. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 16. Select the preposition in this sentence."Several dogs barked during the thunderstorm." A) Several. B) Barked. C) During. D) Thunderstorm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) During. 17. I am grateful ..... my parents ..... their ongoing support. A) For; on. B) To; about. C) To; for. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To; for. 18. Which word is the preposition in this sentence?"Franco rushed out the door." A) Franco. B) Rushed. C) Out. D) The. E) Door. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Out. 19. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The pencil that fell off the desk was yellow. A) Off the desk. B) Fell off the desk. C) Was yellow. D) Pencil that fell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Off the desk. 20. Identify the prepositional phrase:The real owner of the property is not available. A) Real owner. B) Is not available. C) Of the property. D) Owner of the property. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of the property. 21. 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. 22. Identify the prepositional phrase that functions as an adjective in the sentence. The tall girl from my class is on the basketball team. A) From my class. B) On the basketball team. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From my class. 23. Children are given toys ..... sweets on Children's Day. A) On top of. B) Due to. C) In addition to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In addition to. 24. Fernando can speak English and French in addition ..... Spanish. A) Of. B) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 25. We'll be at the airport ..... good time (=early). A) At. B) By. C) On. D) In. E) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. ← 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