This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 49 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 49 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? We will take down our tree after Christmas. A) After Christmas. B) We will take down. C) Down our tree. D) We will take. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After Christmas. 2. Select the ONE prepositional phrase.Before you click "send, " reread all emails for spelling and grammatical errors, and make sure your thoughts are stated clearly. A) Before you click "send, ". B) Reread all emails. C) For spelling and grammatical errors. D) Are stated clearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For spelling and grammatical errors. 3. Find the preposition in this sentence:The chairs were placed upon the desks. A) Upon. B) Placed. C) Chairs. D) Desks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Upon. 4. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The red lights above us were flashing brightly. A) Red lights. B) Were flashing. C) Above us. D) Us were flashing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Above us. 5. A crowd swarmed around the injured player. A) A crowd swarmed. B) Around the injured player. C) Swarmed around. D) No prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Around the injured player. 6. What is the object of the preposition? You're expected to join us at the castle. A) Castle. B) You. C) Us. D) Join. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Castle. 7. Choose the object of the preposition in this sentence. We cleaned the kitchen floor during the commercials. A) We. B) During. C) Kitchen. D) Commercials. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commercials. 8. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence.The number ..... pupils in our school hasn't grown bigger over the year. A) In. B) From. C) At. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Of. 9. Indicate the type of prepositional phrase in the sentence below.The boys took the dragons, and they cared for the health of the dragons. A) Adjectival Phrase. B) Adverbial Phrase. C) Neither. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverbial Phrase. 10. Which word is the prepositional phrase modifying? Her family from Chicago decided to plan their trip later. A) Family. B) Decided. C) Their. D) Trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Family. 11. An article in today's newspaper provides more details. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? A) An article. B) More details. C) In today's newspaper. D) Today's newspaper. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In today's newspaper. 12. What is the preposition in the following sentence? "The females return and provide food for the little chicks." A) The. B) Return. C) And. D) Provide. E) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) For. 13. Which preposition completes the sentence correctly? The puppy is ..... the floor. A) On. B) Below. C) Below. D) Inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 14. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? :Our bodies break down starch into glucose. A) Into glucose. B) Our bodies. C) Break down. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Into glucose. 15. What do we call the noun or pronoun that follows a preposition? A) Preposition. B) Verb. C) Object of the preposition. D) Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object of the preposition. 16. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentences.One study at Boston's Harvard Medical School demonstrated this fact. A) At Boston's Harvard Medical School. B) One study at. C) Demonstrated this fact. D) This fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At Boston's Harvard Medical School. 17. Find the preposition in this sentence:Mr. Pierre drove through the largest puddle. A) Through. B) Drove. C) Mr. Pierre. D) Puddle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through. 18. What are the prepositions in the sentence below? John visited the fishing cabin of his friend at the lake. A) Of, at. B) Of, friend. C) At, lake. D) The, his. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of, at. 19. ..... we had to use candle light to see. A) Around the blackout. B) During the blackout. C) After the blackout. D) Before the blackout. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During the blackout. 20. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? Sandwiched between the canned goods and the milk, the bread was smashed. A) The bread was smashed. B) Sandwiched between the canned goods and the milk. C) Between the canned goods and the milk. D) Canned goods and the milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between the canned goods and the milk. 21. What is the preposition in the sentence? :There are six groups of nutrients:carbohydrates, fats, proteins, water, minerals, and A) There. B) Groups. C) Are. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Of. 22. Which word is the preposition in the following sentence? Within a few hours, Peeta Mellark had mowed the lawn, cleaned the house, and baked some cookies. A) Peeta. B) Within. C) Cleaned. D) Cookies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Within. 23. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? :Along with bread, pasta and potatoes provide us with starch. A) Pasta and potatoes. B) Along with bread. C) Provide us with starch. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Along with bread. 24. Which of the following answer choices is a preposition? (Read the answer choices very carefully) A) Without. B) Around. C) Underneath. D) All of the answer choices are prepositions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the answer choices are prepositions. 25. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? :Our bodies also get sugar from young vegetables. A) From young vegetables. B) Our bodies. C) Also get sugar. D) None of above. 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