This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Verbal Phrases – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verbal Phrases Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Nine less than the total of a number and two A) $9-n+2$. B) $\left(n+2\right)-9$. C) $\left(9-n\right)+2$. D) $2+n-9$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $\left(n+2\right)-9$. 2. 4 less than x A) 4-x. B) X-4. C) 4x. D) -4x. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) X-4. 3. If t-shirts cost $ 15 each and sweatshirts cost $ 25 each, write an expression which represents the cost of t, t-shirts, and s, sweatshirts. A) 15t + 25s. B) 15t 25s. C) 15t-25s. D) 15s + 25t. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 15t-25s. 4. ONLY following a linking verb, what do we call the word in the predicate that describes the subject of a sentence? A) Noun. B) Predicate adjective. C) Verb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate adjective. 5. The problem is applying the mind to the task. The noun function of the gerund phrase is ..... A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Predicate nominative. D) Object of preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Predicate nominative. 6. Translate the verbal phrase "the sum of a number and seven" into an algebraic expression. A) $7-x$. B) $x + 7$. C) $7x$. D) $x-7$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $x + 7$. 7. What is the verbal expression for the mathematical expression $x-9$ A) A number minus nine. B) Nine minus a number. C) Nine times a number. D) A number plus nine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A number minus nine. 8. Which equation represents the verbal phrase below?The sum of two times a number and five is equal to 37 A) 2x-5 = 37. B) 2x + 5 = 37. C) 2(x-5) = 37. D) 2(x + 5) = 37. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2x + 5 = 37. 9. Write an expression for:Thirty-seven more than the difference of twenty-four and twenty A) (37-24) x 20. B) (24-20) x 37. C) 37 + (24-20). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 37 + (24-20). 10. The woman wearing the blue sweater is Jack's mom. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 11. Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a verbal phrase? A) She enjoys swimming in the ocean. B) The dog barked loudly. C) Having finished his homework, he went to bed. D) To understand the problem, you need to read carefully.TagsDOK Level 1:Recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog barked loudly. 12. Identify the bolded red phrase. Flying in a plane is my favorite way to travel. A) Participle. B) Gerund. C) Infintive. D) Prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gerund. 13. A helping verb can be used with an action verb and a A) Helping verb. B) Linking verb. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking verb. 14. Find the prepositional phrase:Mrs. Bator was leaning against the wall when she when she almost fell. A) She almost fell. B) When she almost fell. C) Against the wall. D) Was leaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Against the wall. 15. What is the mathematical translation for "The product of x and y divided by 1" A) 1/xy. B) Xy/ 1. C) 1 + xy. D) Xy + 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Xy/ 1. 16. Analyze the appositive phrase in the following sentence:My sister, a doctor, works at the hospital. A) A teacher. B) A doctor. C) The nurse. D) My best friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A doctor. 17. Identify the linking verb in the following sentence:A hang glider can be dangerous if you are not trained. A) Can. B) Can be. C) Be. D) Dangerous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Be. 18. What is the function of the gerund phrase in the sentence 'Reading books is my favorite hobby'? A) Subject. B) Object. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject. 19. Taking the difference of two numbers means that we should ..... ? A) Combine. B) Add. C) Subtract. D) Compare. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subtract. 20. Which of the following expressions would need parenthesis? A) 4 times the difference of a number and 8. B) 4 times a number. C) Five times a number increased by 7. D) 15 less than a number multiplied by 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4 times the difference of a number and 8. 21. ''To be a firefighter, you must go through a lot of physical training" .What is the verbal phrase in this sentence? A) A. you must go through a lot of physical training. B) B. a lot of physical training. C) C. To be a fighter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. To be a fighter. 22. Determine how the infinitive phrase is being used in the sentence.Eric's desire to do everything perfectly will eventually frustrate him. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 23. Understand the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The students in the classroom are studying for the test. A) On the roof. B) Between the lines. C) Under the table. D) In the classroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the classroom. 24. A number increased by eighteen A) 18n. B) N+18. C) 18-n. D) $\frac{18}{n}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) N+18. 25. Twice the sum of 6x and 6y subtracted from a certain number A) $2(6x+6y)-n$. B) $2(6x+6y-n)$. C) $(6x+6y)-2n$. D) $n-2(6x+6y)$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $n-2(6x+6y)$. 26. What is the correct translation of the verbal phrase 'to speak clearly'? A) To speak clear. B) Speaking clearly. C) To speak clearly. D) Speak clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To speak clearly. 27. Evaluate 3x + 8 if x = 2 A) 13. B) 14. C) 15. D) 16. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 14. 28. Distinguish the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:I want to learn how to play the guitar. A) To learn how to play the guitar. B) Playing the guitar. C) To learn how to dance. D) Want to learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To learn how to play the guitar. 29. What is an algebraic expression? A) A mathematical phrase that includes numbers, variables, and operation symbols, and has an equality sign. B) A mathematical phrase that can include numbers, variables, and operation symbols (like +, -, *, /) but does not have an equality sign. C) A type of equation that represents a relationship between two quantities. D) A numerical value that represents a specific quantity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A mathematical phrase that can include numbers, variables, and operation symbols (like +, -, *, /) but does not have an equality sign. 30. Decreased by means A) Addition. B) Multiplication. C) Subtraction. D) Division. 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