This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 63 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 63 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the function of the prepositional phrase in the sentence:'The keys are in the drawer.'? A) It functions as an adverbial phrase, indicating the location of the keys. B) It functions as a noun phrase, serving as the subject of the sentence. C) It functions as an adjectival phrase, describing the keys. D) It functions as a conjunction, connecting two clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It functions as an adverbial phrase, indicating the location of the keys. 2. I placed the plant beside the picture frame. A) I placed. B) The plant. C) Beside the picture frame. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beside the picture frame. 3. The majority of holiday flights depart and arrive ..... schedule. A) In. B) On. C) By. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 4. Identify the prepositional phrase:Fred ran into the pole because he didn't watch where he was going. (a) A) A. into the pole. B) Where he was going. C) Because he didn't watch. D) Ran into. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. into the pole. 5. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:Mrs. Blue had to drive through the largest puddle. A) Through the largest puddle. B) To drive. C) Had to drive. D) To drive through. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through the largest puddle. 6. Choose the correct answer. It is disheartening to know that the youth has ..... smoking again. A) Reverted to. B) Run down. C) Concentrated on. D) Looked into. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reverted to. 7. The house beside the city park (is, are) where my grandfather was born. A) Is. B) Are. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 8. Ad villam redit. A) She returns. B) They return. C) We return. D) You return. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She returns. 9. Which sentence uses a comma correctly after a prepositional phrase? A) At the beginning, it was difficult. B) In the room there are chairs. C) On the desk sits a computer. D) Under the bed there is a suitcase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the beginning, it was difficult. 10. Identify the sentence with the correct use of a comma after a prepositional phrase. A) In the morning I like to jog. B) After the movie we went to dinner. C) During the storm, we stayed inside. D) Under the bed there is a box. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) During the storm, we stayed inside. 11. Adjective or Adverb? He drank a whole quart of milk. A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 12. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:According to the poll, Bobert is the new name of our class plant. A) According to the poll. B) The new name. C) Our class plant. D) Is the new. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) According to the poll. 13. The museum has a rare painting ..... from another gallery for the exhibition A) On loan. B) By coincidence. C) At all. D) On purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On loan. 14. Select the two words that make up the prepositional phrase.A traffic helicopter hovered above us. A) Helicopter hovered. B) Above us. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Above us. 15. Some of his scores were based on Russian legends. A) Of his scores. B) Were based. C) Based on. D) Russian legends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of his scores. 16. Tokyo is located ..... the eastern part of Japan. A) In. B) On. C) To. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 17. The commercials on t.v. at night (seem, seems) to last forever. A) Seem. B) Seems. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seem. 18. She copes very well ..... pressure. A) With. B) Under. C) In. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under. 19. Select the three words that make up the prepositional phrase.Rebecca slid the napkin holder across the table. A) Slid the napkin. B) Across the table. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Across the table. 20. Select the sentence that uses a comma correctly after a prepositional phrase. A) In the morning, we have coffee. B) On the table there is a lamp. C) Under the bridge flows a river. D) Without a sound he entered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the morning, we have coffee. 21. My mom bought pencils and erasers from Walmart. A) My mom. B) Bought. C) Pencils and erasers. D) From Walmart. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) From Walmart. 22. The Great Wall of China stretches ..... the northern part of China. A) Along. B) On. C) In. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Along. 23. Choose the correct answer. Do not ..... unhealthy activities like gambling and betting. A) Revert to. B) Run down. C) Indulge in. D) Settle down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indulge in. 24. Select the four words that make up the prepositional phrase.The painter placed a thick sheet over the wood floor and then opened the paint cans. A) Over the wood floor. B) Opened the paint cans. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over the wood floor. 25. What is the effect of using a comma after a prepositional phrase? A) It creates a pause for clarity. B) It changes the meaning of the sentence. C) It indicates a question. D) It connects two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It creates a pause for clarity. ← 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