This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Verbal Phrases – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verbal Phrases Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A coefficient is best defined as: A) The number that stands by itself. B) A letter that represents a missing number. C) A number being multiplied by a variable. D) The number after the variable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A number being multiplied by a variable. 2. What type of verbal phrase is green? Buddy wanders around New York. A) Participial. B) Gerund. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Participial. 3. The phrase in bold letters is a(n) ..... The cat, **curled up on the sofa**, purred softly. A) Gerund phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Participial phrase. D) Prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participial phrase. 4. Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.8 less than the product of 4 and a numberUse the variable m to represent the unknown number. A) 8-4m. B) 8m-4. C) 8m + 4. D) 4m-8. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4m-8. 5. The sum of eighty-nine and a number A) 89k. B) 89-k. C) K-89. D) K+89. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) K+89. 6. In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters a gerund phrase?Without water, the crops dried up quickly under the heat of the scorching August sun. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 7. Translate the verbal phrase "the product of a number and nine" into an algebraic expression. A) $9 + x$. B) $9x$. C) $x-9$. D) $x/9$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $9x$. 8. The car stopping at the light was hit by the truck. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participle. 9. Identify the correct translation of the verbal phrase 'to eat slowly'. A) Eating slow. B) Eat slowly. C) To eat slow. D) To eat slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To eat slowly. 10. Understand the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The cat under the bed is hiding from the dog. A) Outside the window. B) Over the table. C) Inside the closet. D) Under the bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under the bed. 11. Translate this sentence into an equation.106 is the product of Kerry's score and 4.Us the variable z to represent Kerry's score. A) 106z = 4. B) 106 = z + 4. C) 106 = 4z. D) 4 = 106z. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 106 = 4z. 12. Form verbal statements or phrases for the given algebraic equations.h(6 + g) A) The quotient of six and g multiplied by h. B) The sum of six and g multiplied by h. C) The difference of six and g multiplied by h. D) The product of six times g multiplied by h. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sum of six and g multiplied by h. 13. Four times the sum of a number and-5 A) $4+x+(-5)$. B) $4x-(-5)$. C) $4x+(-5)$. D) $4[x+(-5)]$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $4[x+(-5)]$. 14. Explain the role of the verbal phrase in the sentence: "To finish the project on time, we need to work hard." A) Infinitive; it acts as a subject. B) Infinitive; it shows purpose. C) Gerund; it acts as a noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive; it shows purpose. 15. Identify the operation associated with the following key word:MINUS A) Addition. B) Subtraction. C) Multiplication. D) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subtraction. 16. Choose the sentence that correctly uses an infinitive phrase. A) She enjoys to read books. B) To read books is her favorite hobby. C) Reading books to enjoy. D) Books to read are many. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To read books is her favorite hobby. 17. "Four more than twice a number" A) 2x + 4. B) 2x + 2. C) 3x + 4. D) 2x-4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2x + 4. 18. What is the participle in the following sentence?The scientists could hear the howling coyotes. A) Scientists. B) Could hear. C) Coyotes. D) Howling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Howling. 19. What is the appositive phrase in this sentence?Chemistry, Sue's favorite subject, is easy for her. A) Chemistry. B) Is easy. C) For her. D) Sue's favorite subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sue's favorite subject. 20. Identify the verbal phrase in the sentence:To reach that number is not possible on this phone. A) To reach that number. B) Is not possible. C) On this phone. D) That number. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To reach that number. 21. Select the sentence that accurately translates the verbal phrase 'running fast'. A) He runs fast. B) He is fast running. C) He fast runs. D) He run fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He runs fast. 22. Kelly earned $ 48 babysitting and spent $ 3 per day for "d" days A) 48d + 3. B) 48(3d). C) 48 + 3d. D) 48-3d. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 48-3d. 23. Formulate a sentence that includes an infinitive phrase showing purpose. A) She enjoys swimming in the pool. B) To learn French, she took a class. C) The swimming pool is large. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To learn French, she took a class. 24. A subtracted from 15 A) A-15. B) A + 15. C) 15-a. D) 15 + a. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 15-a. 25. What is the infinitive phrase in this sentence?Eating a balanced diet allows a person to keep healthy. A) To keep healthy. B) Eating. C) A balanced diet. D) Allows a person to keep healthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To keep healthy. 26. Which of the following sentences correctly translates the verbal phrase 'running quickly'? A) He runs quickly. B) He is quick running. C) He quickly runs. D) He run quick. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He runs quickly. 27. Translate 'the difference between a and b' into a math expression. A) A * b. B) A / b. C) A-b. D) A + b. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A-b. 28. The music is too loud. Could you ..... ? A) Turn it on. B) Take it off. C) Put it down. D) Turn it down. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Turn it down. 29. Distinguish the infinitive phrase in the following sentence:She likes to swim in the ocean. A) She likes. B) Swim in the ocean. C) Likes to swim. D) To swim in the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To swim in the ocean. 30. In the sentence "Her goal is to become a doctor, " what is the function of the infinitive phrase? A) It acts as a subject. B) It acts as a predicate nominative. C) It acts as an adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It acts as a predicate nominative. ← 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