Writer's Choice Grade 12

Unit 12: Phrases

Multiple Choice Quiz

1.
My sister Julie plans to attend college in the fall.
A)Julie is an appositive.
B)My sister is an appositive phrase.
C)My sister Julie is an appositive phrase.
D)All of the above
2.
Exercising is an important part of Lila's daily routine.
A)The sentence contains a gerund.
B)The sentence contains a participial phrase.
C)The sentence contains an appositive.
D)None of the above
3.
The patient cat watched the fish in the aquarium.
A)Patient is a verbal.
B)Cat is the object of the preposition.
C)In the aquarium is a prepositional phrase.
D)All of the above
4.
She loves to travel.
A)The sentence contains a participial phrase.
B)The sentence contains an infinitive phrase.
C)The sentence contains an appositive.
D)All of the above
5.
The yard was landscaped with daffodils and irises.
A)With daffodils and irises is a prepositional phrase.
B)Daffodils is the object of the preposition.
C)Irises is the object of the preposition.
D)All of the above
6.
His license revoked, Rich was forced to walk for the rest of the summer.
A)The sentence contains an appositive phrase.
B)This sentence contains an absolute phrase.
C)This sentence contains a participial phrase.
D)All of the above
7.
Joe, an excellent athlete, won the men's gymnastic competition.
A)The men's gymnastic competition is an appositive phrase.
B)An excellent athlete is an appositive phrase.
C)Joe is an appositive.
D)Competition is the object of the preposition.
8.
She wore a yellow ribbon for the afternoon.
A)The sentence contains a verbal phrase.
B)The sentence contains an absolute phrase.
C)The sentence contains a participial phrase.
D)None of the above
9.
The blonde waitress sings in the evening.
A)Blonde is a verbal.
B)In the evening is a prepositional phrase.
C)In the evening is an absolute phrase.
D)All of the above
10.
The smiling clown, RoboClown, made balloon animals at the party.
A)Smiling is a verbal.
B)RoboClown is an appositive.
C)At the party is a prepositional phrase.
D)All of the above
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