This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Verbal Phrases – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verbal Phrases Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Eight less than three times a number is best represented by: A) 3(x-8). B) 3x-8. C) 8-3x. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3x-8. 2. Use verbal phrases to combine the following choppy sentences:Dad could not start the engine. He used all his patience and wisdom. A) Failing to start the engine, Dad used all his patience and wisdom. B) Dad could not start the engine, and he used all his patience and wisdom. C) Using all his patience and wisdom, the engine could not be started by Dad. D) Trying, Dad used all his patience and wisdom to the not-started engine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Failing to start the engine, Dad used all his patience and wisdom. 3. Identify the type of verbal phrase in the following sentence:'To win the championship was his ultimate goal.' A) Infinitive Phrase. B) Gerund Phrase. C) Participial Phrase. D) Prepositional Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitive Phrase. 4. Twice a number plus 8 A) 2 + 8a. B) 8-2a. C) 2a + 8. D) $\frac{a}{2}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2a + 8. 5. Translate this phrase into an Algebraic expression.57 more than 3 times Kate's scoreUse the variable g to represent Kate's score. A) 57g + 3. B) 3g-57. C) 3g + 57. D) 57 + 3g. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3g + 57. 6. A number decreased by 26 A) X + 26. B) 26-x. C) X $\div$. D) X-26. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) X-26. 7. Translate this phrase into an algabraic expression.78 less than Alex's Kahoot scoreUse c to represent Alex's Kahoot score. A) C-78. B) C + 78. C) C/78. D) 78-c. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C-78. 8. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:'To finish the project on time, she worked late every night.' A) To finish the project on time. B) She worked late. C) Every night. D) The project on time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To finish the project on time. 9. The phrase in bold letters is a(n) ..... Having been transferred, he closed all of his charge accounts and his bank accounts. A) Gerund phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Participial phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participial phrase. 10. In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters a gerund phrase?Knowing how to deal with the public is an important part of a salesperson's job. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 11. What is the verbal expression for the mathematical expression $x + 5$ A) A number plus five. B) Five plus a number. C) Five times a number. D) A number minus five. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A number plus five. 12. What does 'less than' indicate in algebraic expressions? A) Indicates addition. B) Indicates multiplication. C) Indicates subtraction. D) Indicates division. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indicates subtraction. 13. Match the clue word with the operation:QUOTIENT A) Add. B) Subtract. C) Multiply. D) Divide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Divide. 14. What does 'plus' indicate in algebraic expressions? A) Subtraction. B) Multiplication. C) Addition. D) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Addition. 15. What is the subject in the phrase belowJarred is running quickly. A) Jarred. B) Running. C) Quickly. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jarred. 16. Translate:Six fewer than twice a number is four. A) 6-2x = 4. B) 2x-6 = 4. C) X$^{2}$-6 = 4. D) 6-x$^{2}$ = 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2x-6 = 4. 17. A number increased by 2 A) $x+2$. B) $2x$. C) $x-2$. D) $x\div2$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $x+2$. 18. Translate:two times the sum of a number and five A) 2 + y + 5. B) 2y + 5. C) 2(y + 5). D) 2-y + 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2(y + 5). 19. What is the infinitive in the sentence?A party would be a good way to end the semester. A) A party. B) A good way. C) To end the semester. D) Would be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To end the semester. 20. The difference of nine times a number and one A) 9x+1. B) 9x-1. C) X+9. D) X-9. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 9x-1. 21. 8 decreased by the sum of 3 and a number c A) 8-(3-c). B) 8-3-c. C) 8-(3 + c). D) 8-3 + c. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8-(3 + c). 22. Six more than some number equals 52 A) 6 + x = 52. B) 6 + 52 = x. C) 6x = 52. D) 6x + 52 =. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 6 + x = 52. 23. Identify the operation associated with the following key word:OF A) Addition. B) Subtraction. C) Multiplication. D) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multiplication. 24. Translate the verbal phrase into an expression.The quotient of a number and 4. A) 4r. B) R/4. C) 4/r. D) 4 + r. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) R/4. 25. Identify the predicate adjective in the following sentence:A hang glider can be dangerous if you are not trained. A) Glider. B) Can. C) Dangerous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dangerous. 26. Analyze the sentence and identify the type of verbal phrase: "The athlete, having trained for months, was ready for the competition." A) Infinitive. B) Participial. C) Gerund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participial. 27. Simplify the expression if m =-7 and n = 4:5m + 9n A) 71. B) 1. C) -1. D) -71. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1. 28. What is the difference between '4 less than g' and '4 minus g'? A) '4 less than g' is g-4, while '4 minus g' is 4-g. B) '4 less than g' is 4-g, while '4 minus g' is g-4. C) Both expressions are equivalent and yield the same result. D) '4 less than g' is g + 4, while '4 minus g' is 4 + g. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) '4 less than g' is g-4, while '4 minus g' is 4-g. 29. Identify the predicate adjective in the following sentence:The powerful Mohawk chief, Hiawatha, felt unhappy about war. A) Powerful. B) Mohawk. C) Chief. D) Unhappy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unhappy. 30. 8 less than a number, m A) M-8. B) $\frac{8}{m}$. C) 8-m. D) 8-m. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) M-8. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesVerbal Phrases Quiz 1Verbal Phrases Quiz 2Verbal Phrases Quiz 3Verbal Phrases Quiz 4Verbal Phrases Quiz 5Verbal Phrases Quiz 6Verbal Phrases Quiz 7Verbal Phrases Quiz 8Verbal Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books