Prepositional Phrases Quiz 21 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📘 Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 21
1. Younger workers tend to be at an advantage when applying for jobs.
A) Adverb phrase.
B) Adjective phrase.
2. He was, _____ the most part, quite helpful. (=He was usually quite helpful).
A) At.
B) Out of.
C) For.
D) By.
E) In.
3. True or false:A prepositional phrase will never contain the subject of a sentence.
A) False.
B) True.
4. Choose the prepositional phrase in each sentence.Without Earth's gravity we are much lighter.
A) Without Earth's gravity.
B) Are much lighter.
5. What is the preposition in the following sentence?I love to sleep late on Fridays!.
A) Sleep.
B) Like.
C) On.
D) Late.
6. Above.
A) Inside of.
B) Near.
C) To the left of.
D) On top of.
7. Find the modifier(s):near the celebrity.
A) The celebrity.
B) Celebrity.
C) Near.
D) The.
8. There are no exams _____ sight, so you can relax.
A) On.
B) At.
C) In.
D) To.
9. What is the preposition in this sentence?We parked our bikes in the messy garage.
A) Our.
B) Parked.
C) The.
D) Messy.
E) In.
10. The Japanese traditionally bow on certain occasions. Is this phrase adjective or adverb phrase?.
A) Adjective phrase.
B) Adverb phrase.
11. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?This book is about dinosaurs.
A) Is.
B) This book.
C) Dinosaurs.
D) About dinosaurs.
12. Which words are prepositional phrase?The cake with a cherry is mine.
A) Is mine.
B) The cake.
C) With a cherry.
D) The cake with.
13. Complete the sentence:He was distracted _____ class.
A) Since.
B) Under.
C) During.
D) Over.
14. Select the preposition in this sentence."Several dogs barked during the thunderstorm.".
A) Thunderstorm.
B) Several.
C) During.
D) Barked.
15. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? Daisy enjoys working in the kitchen.
A) Daisy enjoys working.
B) Enjoys working in.
C) Working in the kitchen.
D) In the kitchen.
16. I am grateful _____ my parents _____ their ongoing support.
A) To; for .
B) For; on.
C) To; about.
D) None of above.
17. Which word is the preposition in this sentence?"Franco rushed out the door.".
A) Franco.
B) Out.
C) Door.
D) Rushed.
E) The.
18. Most people in Japan follow the traditional customs of their country. Is this phrase adjective or adverb phrase?.
A) Adjective Phrase.
B) Adverb Phrase.
19. Preposition of the sentence " She was inside the school, when she heard the noise".
A) Inside.
B) Noise.
C) School.
D) Was.
20. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The pencil that fell off the desk was yellow.
A) Pencil that fell.
B) Fell off the desk.
C) Was yellow.
D) Off the desk.
21. Tap the correct preposition:Our coach wrote the work _____ the board and it's _____ Monday.
A) On, for.
B) To, for.
C) On, to.
D) In, of.
22. Identify the prepositional phrase:The real owner of the property is not available.
A) Of the property.
B) Owner of the property.
C) Real owner.
D) Is not available.
23. Identify the prepositional phrases:The dog hid underneath the couch during the thunderstorm.
A) There are no prepositional phrases.
B) The dog hid.
C) Underneath the couch.
24. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.We quickly discovered the lost kitten beside our mini-van this afternoon.
A) We quickly discovered.
B) Beside our mini-van.
C) This afternoon.
D) Beside our mini-van this afternoon.
25. What is the preposition in the sentence? The waitress placed the glasses on the table.
A) Table.
B) Placed.
C) Glasses.
D) On.