This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Phrases > Verbal Phrases – Quiz 30 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Verbal Phrases Quiz 30 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "cheating among students" what type of verbal phrase is this? A) A. Infinitive phrase. B) B. Gerund Phrase. C) C. Participial phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. Gerund Phrase. 2. (a) means that we will subtract. A) Difference. B) Product. C) Quotient. D) Sum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Difference. 3. Differentiate the type of phrase: "The man standing by the door is my uncle." A) Gerund phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Participial phrase. D) Prepositional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participial phrase. 4. "The difference between a number and three" A) X + 3. B) 3-x. C) ( x ) ( 3 ). D) X-3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) X-3. 5. The phrase in bold letters is a(n) ..... Presenting charts and graphs as proof, he illustrated the success of the marketing department. A) Gerund phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) Participial phrase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participial phrase. 6. Choose the sentence that best translates the verbal phrase 'writing quickly'. A) He writes quick. B) He is quick writing. C) He writes quickly. D) He quickly writes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He writes quickly. 7. What is the verbal expression for the mathematical expression $x + 2$ A) A number plus two. B) Two plus a number. C) Two times a number. D) A number minus two. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A number plus two. 8. Admission to a circus is $ 16 for adults and $ 8 for children. Choose the expression to find the cost of 3 adult tickets and some number of children's tickets. A) 48 + 8x. B) 16x + 8y. C) 16x + 64. D) 16x + 8x. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 48 + 8x. 9. How about this sentence, what is the verbal phrase?Surprised by the episode's ending, I sat on the couch in shock. A) A. Surprised by the episode. B) B. I sat on the counch. C) C. Surprised by the episode's ending. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. Surprised by the episode's ending. 10. Clay goes to his favorite restaurant when he wants to eat something good. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infinitive. 11. Two times x, increased by five A) 2x-5. B) 2x + 5. C) 2(x-5). D) 2(x + 5). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2x + 5. 12. Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:I enjoy reading books before bedtime. A) Reading books before bedtime. B) Enjoy reading books. C) Books before bedtime. D) I enjoy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading books before bedtime. 13. Fill in the blank:The main verb in an infinitive phrase is always in the ..... form. A) Base. B) Present. C) Future. D) Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Base. 14. It's important to ..... the medicine ..... from kids. A) Give; away. B) Carry; away. C) Keep; away. D) Looked; away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Keep; away. 15. Five times the sum of a number and-23 A) $5+x+(-23)$. B) $5x-(-23)$. C) $5x+(-23)$. D) $5[x+(-23)]$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $5[x+(-23)]$. 16. Which of the following expressions would need parentheses? A) 4 times the difference of a number and 8. B) 4 times a number increased by 5. C) 4 times a number. D) 15 less than a number multiplied by 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4 times the difference of a number and 8. 17. Solve:5x + 34 =-2(-7x + 1) A) -4. B) 9. C) 4. D) 36/19. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 18. Choose the algebraic expression that best fits the following situation:Marissa's allowance is increased by $ 10. A) $a\cdot10$. B) $a\div10$. C) $a-10$. D) $a+10$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $a+10$. 19. In the phrase '' the number is decreased by nine" what operation is implied? A) Addition. B) Division. C) Subtraction. D) Multiplication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subtraction. 20. Carrie made 5 batches of cupcakes with c cupcakes in each batch. She then ate 3 cupcakes A) 5c + 3. B) 5c-3. C) 5 + 3c. D) 5-3c. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5c-3. 21. Translate '7 less than y' into an expression. A) Y + 7. B) Y-7. C) 7y. D) Y-5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Y-7. 22. Translate the verbal phrase "four less than a number" into an algebraic expression. A) $x-4$. B) $4-x$. C) $x + 4$. D) $4x$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $x-4$. 23. Write the words as an expression. Then interpret the expression. Subtract 55 from 69, then divide by 2. A) $\left(69-55\right)\div2$ $\cdot$. B) $55-69\div2$. C) $55\div69-2$. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) $\left(69-55\right)\div2$ $\cdot$. 24. Can you please ..... this form with your information? A) Fill in. B) Fill out. C) Fill up. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fill in. 25. We were the last ones to arrive. A) Gerund. B) Participle. C) Infinitive. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infinitive. ← 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