This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Verbal Phrases – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verbal Phrases Quiz 26 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Translate the verbal phrase "the quotient of a number and six" into an algebraic expression. A) $6x$. B) $x + 6$. C) $\frac{x}{6}$. D) $6-x$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) $\frac{x}{6}$. 2. He ..... his computer to finish the project. A) Used to. B) Is used to. C) Used. D) Use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Used. 3. Three times the difference of a number and 7 A) 3 (y-7). B) 3 (7-y). C) 3 (y+7). D) 3y-7. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3 (y-7). 4. Which is not a correct translation of a + b? A) The sum of a and b. B) A increased by b. C) B added to a. D) A diminished by b. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A diminished by b. 5. Use verbal phrases to combine the following choppy sentences:They tiptoed from room to room. They were holding their breath. A) Tiptoeing from room to room, they held their breath. B) They tiptoed from room to room, and they were holding their breath. C) Holding their breath, the rooms were tiptoed from by them. D) While tiptoed from room to room, their breath was being held. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tiptoeing from room to room, they held their breath. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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) $9x$. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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) $4[x+(-5)]$. 19. 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. 20. Identify the operation associated with the following key word:MINUS A) Addition. B) Subtraction. C) Multiplication. D) Division. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subtraction. 21. 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. 22. "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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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. ← 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