Prepositional Phrases Quiz

Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase used as an adjective?

• The cat slept under the chair.

• The dog barked loudly.

• The student with the green backpack is my friend.

• We arrived after the movie.

What is the function of the prepositional phrase in this sentence? “The bird flew over the trees.”

• Adjective phrase

• Adverb phrase – describes a verb

• Adverb phrase – describes an adjective

• Noun phrase

Which word does the phrase “in the closet” describe in this sentence? “The shoes in the closet are mine.”

• Shoes

• Closet

• Mine

• Are

In the sentence below, what does the prepositional phrase modify? “She is excited about the trip.”

• Verb

• Noun

• Adjective

• Adverb

What is the function of the prepositional phrase in this sentence? “Tom spoke loudly during the meeting.”

• Describes a noun

• Describes an adverb

• Describes an adjective

• Is the subject

Which sentence uses a prepositional phrase to describe a pronoun?

• We walked to the store.

• The teacher near the board is my aunt.

• Those on the team practiced early.

• The kids in the front row clapped.

In the sentence below, what kind of prepositional phrase is “with a red collar”? “The dog with a red collar barked at us.”

• Adverb phrase

• Adjective phrase

• Preposition only

• Verb phrase

What question does the prepositional phrase answer in this sentence? “We will leave after lunch.”

• Where?

• How?

• When?

• Which one?

Which part of the sentence does the prepositional phrase modify? “He ran quickly through the tunnel.”

• Ran

• Quickly

• Tunnel

• He

Choose the sentence that contains an adverbial prepositional phrase.

• The girl beside the window is my sister.

• The man in the red coat smiled.

• The kids in the park were playing.

• He left without saying goodbye.