Prepositional Phrase Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Which sentence uses “to” as a preposition rather than as part of an infinitive?
I hope to visit soon.
She paused to listen.
They drove to the coast.
We agreed to wait.
2. In which sentence does the quoted prepositional phrase act like an adjective by describing a noun?
He answered “with patience.”
We met “after class.”
The book “on the desk” belongs to Kim.
They stayed “until noon.”
3. Nora means that the sandwiches—not the guests—were on paper plates. Which revision expresses that meaning most clearly?
Nora, on paper plates, served sandwiches to the guests.
Nora served on paper plates the guests sandwiches.
Nora served sandwiches on paper plates to the guests.
On the guests, Nora served sandwiches with paper plates.
4. In “The keys on the table near the window are mine,” what does the phrase “on the table” most directly modify?
window
mine
keys
are
5. In which sentence does “up” function as a preposition with its own object?
The players gave up after the final round.
The hikers climbed up the steep trail.
Everyone woke up before sunrise.
We cleaned up after dinner.
6. Which prepositional phrase would best complete “The conservator handled the fragile document ___” by explaining how it was handled?
after the exhibition
before noon
inside the archive
with great care
7. How many prepositional phrases appear in “A box of letters from my grandmother sat under the bed”?
Three
One
Two
Zero
8. Which words form the complete prepositional phrase in “The puppy slept beneath the old wooden table”?
beneath the old wooden table
the puppy slept
slept beneath
the old wooden table
9. Why can the sentence “Lena photographed the statue in the garden” be structurally ambiguous?
“In” could be interpreted as either a preposition or a verb.
“In the garden” could describe where Lena photographed or which statue she photographed.
“Photographed” could be interpreted as either a noun or an adjective.
“The garden” could be interpreted as the subject of the sentence.
10. In “He completed the assignment in a hurried manner,” which single adverb could replace the prepositional phrase while preserving its basic meaning?
yesterday
eventually
partly
hurriedly
11. Which quoted word group is not itself a prepositional phrase?
“To finish before noon”
“During the concert”
“Beyond the fence”
“Without any warning”
12. Which option is a complete prepositional phrase?
because the rain fell
across the narrow bridge
to solve the puzzle
very quietly
13. What is the complete prepositional phrase in “The florist opened a shop between the library and the café”?
between the library and the café
the library and the café
between the library
opened a shop between
14. Which sentence contains exactly two prepositional phrases?
Before sunrise, birds sang.
She placed the vase on the shelf.
The child laughed loudly near us.
After lunch, we walked through the park.
15. In “During the long meeting, Maya took notes,” which word is the head noun of the object of the preposition “during”?
long
notes
Maya
meeting
16. Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase that modifies a noun?
We rested after lunch.
The bicycle with the bent wheel needs repair.
The speaker answered with confidence.
The path winds beneath the trees.