Grammar Mastery Quiz: Phrases and Clauses

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: "The book on the table is mine."

• The book

• on the table

• is mine

• the table is

Which of the following has an appositive phrase?

• Running quickly, I slipped on the floor.

• My brother, a doctor, works at the hospital.

• Because she was late, Maryanne missed her appointment.

• In the morning, I like to walk my dog.

Identify the participial phrase in the sentence: "The cat sitting on the windowsill meowed loudly."

• The cat

• sitting on the windowsill

• meowed loudly

• on the windowsill

Which of the following is an adverb clause?

• Before the sun rises

• The dog that barked

• With a loud noise

• The fastest runner

Identify the adjective clause in the following sentence: "The book that I lost is on the table."

• The book

• that I lost

• is on the table

• on the table

Which of the following is an absolute phrase?

• To read a book

• His tail wagging

• Because she was tired

• The girl with the red hat

Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence: "She walked through the park."

• She walked

• through the park

• the park

• walked through

Which of the following is an appositive phrase?

• His arms shaking, he opened the door to face his parents.

• Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world, is in Asia.

• After the movie, we ate ice cream although it was cold.

• The bridge, which was built in 1901, was in desperate need of repairs.

Identify the participial phrase in the sentence: "Burning brightly, the fire warmed the room."

• Burning brightly

• the fire

• warmed the room

• the room

Adverb clauses include 3 of the following:

• relative pronouns

• subordinating conjunctions

• a subject

• a verb (predicate)