Prepositional Phrases Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📘 Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 9
1. The defendant claimed he had been acting _____ self-defence.
A) In.
B) On.
C) At.
D) None of above.
2. I was completely caught _____ surprise when my parents told me we had to move again.
A) BY.
B) IN.
C) ON.
D) FOR.
3. Which word is the preposition? Brian arrived before the party.
A) Before.
B) Party.
C) The.
D) Arrived.
4. As a _____ of his hard work, he achieved the target.
A) Result of .
B) Instead of.
C) Apart from.
D) None of above.
5. What is the preposition? Over the years we have learned to study hard.
A) To.
B) Over.
C) Have.
D) The.
6. They are, _____ , the nicest people I've ever met.
A) In pain.
B) Without a doubt.
C) By heart.
D) On sale.
7. He spent his summer days in the sun. What kind of prepositional phrase is in the sun?.
A) Adjective.
B) Adverb.
8. My views on environmental issues are similar _____ those my age.
A) Of.
B) With.
C) About.
D) To.
9. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?Please do not talk during the movie.
A) Do not talk.
B) Please do not.
C) During the movie.
D) Talk.
10. Select the preposition in this sentence?"During the program, several students played the violin.".
A) Students.
B) The.
C) During.
D) Played.
E) Program.
11. We climbed up the hill to see the view.
A) To see.
B) We climbed.
C) To see the view.
D) Up the hill.
E) Climbed up.
12. _____ hire.
A) By.
B) In.
C) At.
D) For.
13. Let's pick the strawberries tomorrow.
A) Tomorrow.
B) Let's pick.
C) Pick the strawberries.
D) No prepositional phrase.
14. Choose the correct pronoun (s):The new student feels accepted by the students and _____ .
A) I.
B) Us.
C) We.
D) They.
15. Which prepositional phrase tells us when?.
A) After college.
B) Around the garden.
C) Over the fence.
D) Through the woods.
16. Choose the prepositional phrase:The sky resort is located near Mt. Baldy.
A) Located near.
B) Is located.
C) Near Mt. Baldy.
D) The sky resort.
17. Michael is very good at acting. At acting is an adverb prepositional phrase that modifies _____ .
A) Michael.
B) Good.
18. Cut the grass _____ least once a week in summer.
A) On.
B) For.
C) At.
D) In.
E) By.
19. In ancient Britain, purple paint was only available.
A) To the king and queen by law.
B) By a complete unknown.
C) On art failed to notice it was upside down.
D) Of construction began in the 7th century BC.
20. On the morning of the Parade, the Emperor came to the weaver's shop.
A) Adverbial of place.
B) Adverbial of time.
21. By the time i got there he had gone.
A) Had gone.
B) There.
C) I got.
D) By the time.
22. Please make sure that you're _____ time for the class.
A) On.
B) In.
C) Out.
D) And.
E) Or.
23. My grandfather left home _____ the age of fourteen.
A) At.
B) In.
C) On.
D) None of above.
24. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? The dog sat by the warm fireplace.
A) The dog sat.
B) Sat by the.
C) By the warm fireplace.
D) Dog sat by.
25. TRUE or FALSE:A preposition may be by itself in a sentence.
A) FALSE.
B) TRUE.