This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Verbal Phrases – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verbal Phrases Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Find the gerund phrase:Grading papers is part of my job. A) Papers is. B) Grading papers. C) Of my job. D) Job. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grading papers. 2. Construct a sentence with a gerund phrase acting as the subject. A) To dance gracefully is her dream. B) Dancing gracefully is her passion. C) The graceful dancer won the competition. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dancing gracefully is her passion. 3. The wild dogs running down the street attacked the old lady.Which word is the participial phrase "running down the street" modifying? A) Dogs. B) Street. C) Lady. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dogs. 4. Write the words as an expression.Divide 48 by 6, then add 50. A) $48\div6+50$. B) $48-6\div50$. C) $\left(48\div6\right)-50$. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $48\div6+50$. 5. (a) means that we will add. A) Sum. B) Difference. C) Product. D) Quotient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sum. 6. The difference of a number and seven multiplied by two A) $2\left(7-x\right)$. B) $7\left(x-2\right)$. C) $2\left(x-7\right)$. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $2\left(x-7\right)$. 7. The sum of a number and three is 1.8 A) $x+3=1.8$. B) $x-3=1.8$. C) $3x=1.8$. D) $x\div3=1.8$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $x+3=1.8$. 8. Rewrite each sentence, placing the verbal phrase close to the word it modifies:Joan went to meet the president wearing her new white suit. A) Wearing her new white suit, Joan went to meet the president. B) Joan went to meet the president, wearing her new white suit. C) Joan wearing her new white suit went to meet the president of the club. D) Joan went, wearing, to meet the president her new white suit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wearing her new white suit, Joan went to meet the president. 9. Identify the verbal phrase in the following sentence:'Running through the park, she felt a sense of freedom.' A) Infinitive Phrase. B) Gerund Phrase. C) Participial Phrase. D) Prepositional Phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participial Phrase. 10. How do you represent 'a number' in algebraic expressions? A) By using a constant value. B) By using a variable, such as x, y, or any letter. C) By using a mathematical operation. D) By using a fraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By using a variable, such as x, y, or any letter. 11. Tell whether the given value is a solution of the equation.p-4 = 28p = 32 A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 12. I am going on a cruise this summer. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verb. 13. In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters an infinitive phrase?One of Bill's goals in life is eventually to own a repair shop. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 14. Ice Skating is my favorite winter activity. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 15. Identify the verb phrase in the following sentence: "She was running through the park free and happy." A) Was running. B) Free and happy. C) Through the park. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was running. 16. Macky is $n$ A) $n+9$. B) $n-9$. C) $9-n$. D) $9n$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $9-n$. 17. Choose the correct participial phrase in the following sentence:The cat, purring softly, lay on the windowsill. A) The cat. B) Purring softly. C) Lay on the windowsill. D) On the windowsill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Purring softly. 18. Don't ..... that poor kid. It's really mean to hurt him. A) Learn from. B) Laugh at. C) Cheer on. D) Heat up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laugh at. 19. A LONG TIME AND DISTANCE TRAVEL A) JOURNEY. B) TRIP. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) JOURNEY. 20. The bull came running toward the matador. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 21. B$^{2}$ + 4when b = 3 A) 10. B) 12. C) 13. D) 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 13. 22. Identify the verbal phrase in the sentence:To graduate a year early is my goal. A) To graduate a year early. B) Is my goal. C) A year early. D) My goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To graduate a year early. 23. You have a job at the local market and your manager tells you she is going to increase your pay for doing a good job. What will happen to your salary? A) It will stay the same. B) More will be added to it. C) It will go down. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More will be added to it. 24. Translate the verbal phrase "twice a number decreased by three" into an algebraic expression. A) $2x + 3$. B) $2x-3$. C) $3-2x$. D) $x^2-3$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $2x-3$. 25. The deserted island was a paradise. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 26. What is an example of a Gerund Phrase? A) Running in the park is fun. B) To run in the park is fun. C) Run in the park is fun. D) Running in the parks are fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running in the park is fun. 27. Combine the following phrases effectively: "To write a novel" and "is her goal." A) Writing a novel is her goal. B) To write a novel goal is her. C) Her goal is to write a novel. D) Novel to write is her goal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Writing a novel is her goal. 28. Twice a number subtracted from five A) 5-2x. B) 2x-5. C) X-5. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5-2x. 29. Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.the difference if 3 times a number and 7 A) 3(7-n). B) 3n-7. C) 3n + 7. D) 3 / 7n. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3n-7. 30. Identify the participle.We took in the abandoned kitten. A) We. B) Abandoned. C) Kitten. D) Took. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abandoned. ← 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