Phrases and Clauses Quiz

Which of the following is a participial phrase?

• Running through the park

• To play football

• The car in the driveway

• The artist created

Identify the participial phrase in the sentence: "The dog barking loudly woke me up."

• The dog

• Woke me up

• Barking loudly

• None of the above

What is the function of the participial phrase in this sentence: "Frightened by the thunder, the child hid under the bed."?

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

• Direct Object

Choose the correct participation phrase:

• Caught in traffic

• To read

• On the table

• Very happy

Which of the following is an appositive phrase?

• The cat on the shelf

• My friend, the engineer, is visiting.

• He ran quickly.

• To climb mountains

Identify the appositive in the sentence: "The city of lights, Paris, is beautiful."

• The city of lights

• Paris

• Is

• Beautiful

What does the appositive phrase add to the sentence: "Sarah, my sister, is an artist."?

• Verb

• Clauses

• Additional information

• None of the above

Choose the sentence containing an appositive phrase:

• Skipping is fun.

• Tom, a software developer, works at Google.

• The cat slept.

• After the rain, the sun appeared.

Which of the following is a prepositional phrase?

• Running fast

• Under the bridge

• To learn

• Happy about the results

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

• She walked

• Through the muddy field

• The muddy field

• None of the above