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 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The sum of a number and 5 decreased by the thrice a number less 4. A) (a + 5)-3a-4. B) A + 5 + 3 (a-4). C) (a-5)-(3a-4). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) (a-5)-(3a-4). 2. What is the role of modifiers in phrases? A) Modifiers provide additional information about the main word in the phrase, enhancing clarity and detail. B) Modifiers are used to replace the main word in the phrase. C) Modifiers serve to confuse the reader by adding unnecessary complexity. D) Modifiers are only used in complex sentences and have no role in simple phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modifiers provide additional information about the main word in the phrase, enhancing clarity and detail. 3. A linking verb can be the main verb in a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Identify the verbal phrase in the sentence:I'd like to watch the new action movie. A) A. the new action movie. B) B. i'd like to watch. C) C. to watch the new action movie. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. to watch the new action movie. 5. Translate 'the total of x, y, and z' into a math expression. A) X * y * z. B) X-y-z. C) X / y / z. D) X + y + z. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) X + y + z. 6. Create a sentence using a participial phrase to describe a person. A) The man, running quickly, caught the bus. B) To run quickly is his goal. C) Running is his favorite activity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The man, running quickly, caught the bus. 7. Determine how the infinitive phrase is being used in the sentence.His only ambition was to succeed at his job. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Noun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Noun. 8. Identify the verbal phrase in the sentence:They started dancing to the music. A) They started. B) Dancing to the music. C) To the music. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dancing to the music. 9. Which of the following is a gerund phrase? A) To swim in the ocean. B) Swimming in the ocean. C) Swam in the ocean. D) Swims in the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swimming in the ocean. 10. Twice r divided by 3 A) 2r + 3. B) 2r-3. C) 2r x 3. D) 2r/3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2r/3. 11. Write a verbal expression for:4q A) Four q. B) Four times q. C) Four plus q. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Four times q. 12. The difference of a number t and 2 A) T + 2. B) T-2. C) 2-t. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) T-2. 13. I made money that summer by working in the campus library. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 14. In the sentence below, are the words in bold letters a participial phrase?Aiming carefully, the hunter squeezed the trigger. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 15. Half of a number, y A) Y-$\frac{1}{2}$. B) 2y. C) Y + $\frac{1}{2}$. D) $\frac{y}{2}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $\frac{y}{2}$. 16. The sum of a number x and a number y, cubed A) X + y$^{3}$. B) X + y$^{2}$. C) (x + y)$^{2}$. D) (x + y)$^{3}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (x + y)$^{3}$. 17. Four times the sum of 7 and w A) 4 x w. B) 4(7 + w). C) 47w. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4(7 + w). 18. The word "of" represents what operation? A) Addition. B) Subtraction. C) Multiplication. D) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multiplication. 19. Convert the phrase 'the difference between a number and 8, multiplied by 2' into an algebraic expression. A) 2(x + 8). B) 2(x-8). C) 2(x + 2). D) 2(x-2). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2(x-8). 20. The phrase in bold letters is a(n) ..... Selecting a vocation is a major decision. A) Gerund phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Participial phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund phrase. 21. Identify the verbal phrase in the following sentence: "To travel around the world is my dream." A) Around the world. B) Is my dream. C) To travel around the world. D) My dream. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To travel around the world. 22. X less than 10 can be written as A) 10-x. B) X-10. C) Both. D) Neither. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10-x. 23. 6 more than the difference of 9 and a number p A) 6 + (9-p). B) 6 + (p-9). C) 6 + 9-p. D) 6 + p-9. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 6 + (9-p). 24. What is the mathematical expression of the quotient of 24 times a number and-4? A) $24x+4$. B) $24x-4$. C) $\frac{24x}{-4}$. D) $-\frac{4}{24x}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $\frac{24x}{-4}$. 25. Identify the operation associated with the following key words:SPLIT INTO A) Addition. B) Subtraction. C) Multiplication. D) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Division. ← 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