This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Verbal Phrases – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verbal Phrases Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. X divided into 10 A) 10x. B) 10/x. C) X/10. D) X + 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) X/10. 2. What is the gerund/infinitive acting as?Female dolphins breathe while asleep by lying on the surface of the water. A) Subject. B) Direct object. C) Subject complement/predicate nominative. D) Object of the preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Object of the preposition. 3. They ..... working late hours because of their job. A) Used to. B) Are used to. C) Used. D) Use. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are used to. 4. Five taken away from x A) X-5. B) 5-x. C) X + 5. D) 5x. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) X-5. 5. Use verbal phrases to combine the following choppy sentences:He spoke frankly. He said he opposed the plan. A) Speaking frankly, he said he opposed the plan. B) He spoke frankly, and he said he opposed the plan. C) Opposing the plan, he was speaking frankly. D) He said he opposed the plan while he spoke with frankness. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speaking frankly, he said he opposed the plan. 6. Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.4 divided by the sum of a number and 12 A) 4 / n + 12. B) 4 / 12n. C) 4 / (n + 12). D) (4 / n) + 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4 / (n + 12). 7. Transform the verbal phrase into a clause: "Running late for the meeting." A) If you run late for the meeting. B) Running late for the meeting is bad. C) Late for the meeting running. D) Meeting late running. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) If you run late for the meeting. 8. Identify the verbal phrase in the sentence and explain its function: "The students, excited about the trip, gathered in the hall." A) Infinitive; it shows purpose. B) Participial; it describes the students. C) Gerund; it acts as a noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Participial; it describes the students. 9. All verbs show action. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. What is the mathematical translation of "five divided by a number x" A) 5 + x. B) 5-x. C) 5x. D) 5 / x. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5 / x. 11. Identify the operation associated with the following key word:DIFFERENCE A) Addition. B) Subtraction. C) Multiplication. D) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subtraction. 12. Use the following verbal phrase in a sentence: "To learn new languages." A) Learning new languages is fun. B) To learn new languages is challenging. C) New languages to learn. D) Languages are new to learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To learn new languages is challenging. 13. Which expression represents the verbal phrase below?The sum of 8 and five times a number equals-4 A) 8 + 5n =-4. B) 8(n + 5) =-4. C) 8 + 5 + n =-4. D) 8 x 5n =-4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8 + 5n =-4. 14. The student hurried to her car parked in the back of the lot.Which word is the participial phrase "parked in the back of the lot" modifying? A) Car. B) Student. C) Lot. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Car. 15. The total of $y$ $y$ A) $4y^2$. B) $y^2+4$. C) $\left(y+4y\right)^2$. D) $y^2+4y$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $y^2+4y$. 16. Ten subtracted from five times a number A) 5a-10. B) 10a-5. C) 5a+10. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5a-10. 17. Infinitives can act like which of the following? A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 18. In the open sentence five less than two times a number is twelve, which word means "equal" ? A) Times. B) Twelve. C) Is. D) Than. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 19. Identify the operation associated with the following key words:LESS THAN A) Addition. B) Subtraction. C) Multiplication. D) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subtraction. 20. Guess the correct preposition!To enjoy someone's company A) Get over. B) Get down. C) Get along. D) Get around. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Get along. 21. Determine how the infinitive phrase is being used in the sentence.The Constitution was written to provide the boundaries of Philippine rights and laws. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adverb. 22. Argel's income is 6x+5 every day. What is his total income for x days? A) $6x^2+5x$. B) $6x+5x^2$. C) $11x^3$. D) $30x^2$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $6x^2+5x$. 23. In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters an infinitive phrase?The president tried to ease the tension between the two countries by meeting with leaders from both sides. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 24. Is the place of participle phrase correct (think about what's modified)?We started a business, motivated by Sadhguru. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 25. Eight less than the product of a number and five A) 5e-8. B) (8-e) 5. C) 8-5e. D) 8-(e + 5). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5e-8. 26. Differentiate the type of phrase: "Having finished the project, she took a break." A) Gerund phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Participial phrase. D) Prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participial phrase. 27. This symbol can be used to write the product of two numbers without using the multiplication sign. A) Fraction bar. B) Plus sign. C) Parenthesis. D) Times sign. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parenthesis. 28. The product of a number and three is the same as nineteen. A) $x\cdot19=3$. B) $3x=19$. C) $x\div3=19$. D) $x+3=19$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $3x=19$. 29. Translate this phrase into an algebraic expression.the difference of 33 and numberUse the variable c to represent the unknown number. A) C-33. B) 33-c. C) 33c. D) 33/c. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 33-c. 30. Which expression matches:The sum of 6 and 5 doubled A) 2 x 6 + 5. B) 2 x (6 + 5). C) 6 + (5 x 2). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 x (6 + 5). ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesVerbal Phrases Quiz 1Verbal Phrases Quiz 2Verbal Phrases Quiz 4Verbal Phrases Quiz 5Verbal Phrases Quiz 6Verbal Phrases Quiz 7Verbal Phrases Quiz 8Verbal Phrases Quiz 9Verbal Phrases Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books