This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Verbal Phrases – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verbal Phrases Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the product of x squared and y in mathematical phrase? A) 2xy. B) Xy. C) X$^{2}$y. D) Xy$^{2}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) X$^{2}$y. 2. In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters a participial phrase?The man, saddened by the loss of his wife, prefers to live alone. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 3. Write an algebraic expression for:35 decreased by a number A) 35+n. B) 35-n. C) N-35. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 35-n. 4. The phrase in bold letters is a(n) ..... Cooking Italian food is his hobby. A) Gerund phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Participial phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund phrase. 5. Recognize the participial phrase in the following sentence:The dog, barking loudly, chased the mailman down the street. A) Barking loudly. B) Down the street. C) The dog. D) Chased the mailman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barking loudly. 6. What is the verbal expression for the mathematical expression $\frac{1}{2}x + 4$ A) Half of a number plus four. B) Four times a number plus half. C) Four plus half of a number. D) Half plus four times a number. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Half of a number plus four. 7. Identify the infinitive phrase in the following sentence: "To win the game, the team practiced every day." A) To win the game. B) The team practiced. C) Every day. D) The game. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To win the game. 8. In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters a participial phrase?Arabian countries with large oil and natural gas deposits formed an alliance to drive up the price of their product. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 9. Which is equivalent to 2$^{4}$? A) 8. B) 20. C) 16. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 16. 10. The situation when something happens later tan planned A) ON TIME. B) CANCEL. C) DELAY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DELAY. 11. Identify the operation associated with the following key words:MORE THAN A) Addition. B) Subtraction. C) Multiplication. D) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Addition. 12. $n$ A) $\left(n+5\right)^3$. B) $n^3+5$. C) $n+5^3$. D) $n+5$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $n^3+5$. 13. Jackson weighs 8 pounds less than he did last year. A) N + 8. B) 8n. C) N-8. D) 8/n. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) N-8. 14. Translate the verbal phrase "the difference between a number and nine" into an algebraic expression. A) $9-x$. B) $x-9$. C) $x + 9$. D) $9x$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $x-9$. 15. Translate 'the sum of x and 5' into an expression. A) 5-x. B) X * 5. C) X + 5. D) X-5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) X + 5. 16. Susan sold 4 times as many raffle tickets as Ken. Susan sold 56 raffle tickets. Write and solve an equation to find out how many tickets Ken sold. A) 4k = 56, k = 14. B) $\frac{k}{4}$. C) K-4 = 56, k = 60. D) K + 4 = 56, k = 52. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4k = 56, k = 14. 17. Ten plus the quotient of a number and twenty one A) $\frac{10+n}{21}$. B) $10+\frac{n}{21}$. C) $\frac{n}{10+21}$. D) $10+\frac{21}{n}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $10+\frac{n}{21}$. 18. "The ratio of a number and four, minus seven" A) X-4-7. B) X/4-7. C) X/2-7. D) 4/x-7. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) X/4-7. 19. Which of the following mathematical expressions of "negative 9 decreased by 3 times a number" ? A) $9-3x$. B) $-9-3x$. C) $-9+3x$. D) $9+3x$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $-9-3x$. 20. Identify the verbal phrase in the following sentence: "Running through the park, she felt free and happy." A) Running through the park. B) She felt free. C) And happy. D) Through the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Running through the park. 21. What does "difference" mean? A) Add. B) Subtract. C) Multiply. D) Divide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subtract. 22. My aunt, a professional photographer, has offered to take pictures at our family reunion. A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) Appositive. D) Participle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appositive. 23. Write the algebraic expression for the phrase 'the product of a number and 3, increased by 2'. A) 3x + 2. B) 3x-5. C) 3x + 5. D) 3x-2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3x + 2. 24. For 1 point:It is a combination of constants, variables, and operations. A) Expression. B) Variable. C) Formula. D) Term. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expression. 25. She ..... live in Paris before moving to London. A) Used to. B) Is used to. C) Used. D) Use. 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