This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 61 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 61 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Many of the students (walk, walks) to school. A) Walk. B) Walks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walk. 2. Identify the pronoun in the prepositional phrase:'Gabby will go to the party with her.' A) Her. B) Party. C) To the. D) Will go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her. 3. The Nile River flows ..... the northeastern part of Africa. A) In. B) Of. C) On. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 4. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'She placed the vase in the center of the table.' A) In the center of the table. B) Placed the vase. C) The center of the table. D) In the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the center of the table. 5. What are some common prepositions? A) In. B) Over. C) Through. D) Around. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 6. Sextus per ..... festinat. A) Agris. B) Agros. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agros. 7. In a 2-seat fighter aircraft, the flight engineer is ..... the pilot. A) Behind. B) Around. C) Among. D) Down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behind. 8. Sub arboribus sedemus. A) Under the tree. B) Under the trees. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under the trees. 9. Choose the prepositional phrase in this sentence:The grass beneath the swings is turning brown. A) Beneath the swings. B) The grass beneath. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beneath the swings. 10. How is an adverb phrase different from an adjective phrase? A) An adverb phrase describes a noun; an adjective phrase describes a verb. B) An adverb phrase modifies a verb; an adjective phrase modifies a noun. C) An adverb phrase contains a pronoun; an adjective phrase does not. D) An adverb phrase modifies an adjective; an adjective phrase modifies an adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An adverb phrase modifies a verb; an adjective phrase modifies a noun. 11. Adjective or Adverb? The stamp on that envelope is extremely rare. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 12. When I was a child even basic food products were ..... such short supply that we had to queue for hours to buy anything. A) In. B) On. C) For. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 13. Stravinsky was known as a composer of great ballet music. A) Of great ballet music. B) A composer of. C) Was known. D) Was known as. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of great ballet music. 14. She bought that designer bag ..... It was much cheaper than usual. A) On loan. B) By mistake. C) On display. D) On sale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On sale. 15. What is the purpose of a comma after a prepositional phrase at the beginning of a sentence? A) To separate the phrase from the main clause. B) To indicate a pause for emphasis. C) To show possession. D) To connect two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To separate the phrase from the main clause. 16. Select the four words that make up the prepositional phrase.The fans took a photo with the famous artist. A) Fans took a photo. B) With the famous artist. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With the famous artist. 17. She colored the map ..... to make changes easier. A) In ink. B) By hand. C) In pencil. D) On time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In pencil. 18. Identify the preposition:$_{She had to stand out of the classroom because she told the teacher no.}$ A) Classroom. B) Out. C) Stand. D) Told. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Out. 19. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?The clock, in my grandma's house, was broken last week. A) Broken last week. B) Grandma's house was. C) In my grandma's house. D) House was broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In my grandma's house. 20. Select the three words that make up the prepositional phrase.The safe behind the bookshelf holds Mr. and Mrs. Robinson's valuables. A) Behind the bookshelf. B) Holds Mr. and Mrs. Robinson's valuables. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behind the bookshelf. 21. Identify the correct sentence with a comma after a prepositional phrase. A) After lunch we went for a walk. B) In the morning, the birds sing. C) On the weekend we travel. D) Under the bridge there is a tunnel. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the morning, the birds sing. 22. What is the function of the pronoun in the prepositional phrase:'Camrie and Grace went to the park with JJ.' A) Subject of the sentence. B) Adjective modifying the noun. C) Verb in the prepositional phrase. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object of the preposition. 23. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:He put the quarters into his piggy bank. A) Put the quarters. B) He put the. C) Into his piggy bank. D) His piggy bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Into his piggy bank. 24. Choose the sentence that requires a comma after the introductory prepositional phrase. A) At the end of the day we relax. B) In the middle of the night, the phone rang. C) By the river we had a picnic. D) With great enthusiasm she accepted the award. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the middle of the night, the phone rang. 25. The two categories overlap ..... some extent. A) By. B) With. C) To. D) In. 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