Prepositional Phrase Quiz

Example Questions From the Test

• 1Which 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.
• 2In 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.”
• 3Nora 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.