English Grammar Quiz: Phrases
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This is another English grammar quiz on phrases. It will test your knowledge of the topic you have covered in your English classes. Differentiate the given phrase to either be a gerund, participle, infinitive, appositive, or preposition. Answer all the twenty-one questions correctly in order to score 100%.
- 1.The three of us divvied up the remaining containers of chocolate pudding.
- A.
Gerund
- B.
Participle
- C.
Appositive
- D.
Infinitive
- E.
Preposition
- 2.My brother, a clown by profession, works all weekend at parties and gatherings.
- A.
Gerund
- B.
Participle
- C.
Appositive
- D.
Infinitive
- E.
Preposition
- 3.To conclude tonight's program, our cheif of staff would like to say a few words.
- A.
Gerund
- B.
Participle
- C.
Appositive
- D.
Infinitive
- E.
Preposition
- 4.Wanting to save money, Lysbeth spent the morning clipping and filing coupons.
- A.
Gerund
- B.
Participle
- C.
Appositive
- D.
Infinitive
- E.
Preposition
- 5.Marybeth dreams about becoming a NASA astronaut.
- A.
Gerund
- B.
Participle
- C.
Appositive
- D.
Infinitive
- E.
Preposition
- 6.The plumber was unable to finish the difficult job in one day.
- A.
Gerund
- B.
Participle
- C.
Appositive
- D.
Infinitive
- E.
Preposition
- 7.Excusing the boys for their rude and reckless behavior was not an option.
- A.
Gerund
- B.
Participle
- C.
Appositive
- D.
Infinitive
- E.
Preposition
- 8.Pygmalion is by George Shaw, one of my favorite playwrights.
- A.
Gerund
- B.
Participle
- C.
Appositive
- D.
Infinitive
- E.
Preposition
- 9.My dog is so scared of storms that she runs and hides under the sofa or behind my desk whenever it rains.
- A.
Gerund
- B.
Participle
- C.
Appositive
- D.
Infinitive
- E.
Preposition
- 10.Excersizing is a good reliever.
- A.
Gerund
- B.
Participle
- C.
Appositive
- D.
Infinitive
- E.
Preposition
- 11.San Francisco is a bustling city in California.
- A.
Gerund
- B.
Participle
- C.
Appositive
- D.
Infinitive
- E.
Preposition
- 12.We will cover much of the material, depending on our time limitations.
- A.
Gerund
- B.
Participle
- C.
Appositive
- D.
Infinitive
- E.
Preposition
- 13.John went to college with the dream to study engineering.
- A.
Gerund
- B.
Participle
- C.
Appositive
- D.
Infinitive
- E.
Preposition
- 14.Bowser, the dog with sharp teeth, is coming around the corner.
- A.
Gerund
- B.
Participle
- C.
Appositive
- D.
Infinitive
- E.
Preposition
- 15.Francis found her lost sneakers behind the sofa in the living room.
- A.
Gerund
- B.
Participle
- C.
Appositive
- D.
Infinitive
- E.
Preposition
- 16.The store around the corner is painting its interior.
- A.
Gerund
- B.
Participle
- C.
Appositive
- D.
Infinitive
- E.
Preposition
- 17."Blinded by the light, revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night"- Blinded by the Light by Manfred Mann.
- A.
Gerund
- B.
Participle
- C.
Appositive
- D.
Infinitive
- E.
Preposition
- 18.Walking the dog is not my favorite task.
- A.
Gerund
- B.
Participle
- C.
Appositive
- D.
Infinitive
- E.
Preposition
- 19.Men often say on their profiles that they like to go walking in the sand on a beach; beware, for this is only so that men can get the ladies.
- A.
Preposition/infinitive
- B.
Appositive/participle
- C.
Preposition/gerund
- D.
Preposition/appositive
- E.
Infinitive/gerund
- 20.To get to our house, drive south on Main Street, turn right onto Webster Drive, and park two houses from the corner.
- A.
Infinitive/infinitive/preposition
- B.
Preposition/participial/preposition
- C.
Infinitive/preposition/preposition
- D.
Preposition/preposition/preposition
- E.
Preposition/infinitive/preposition
- 21.Skirt twirling, our professor, an obnoxiously foolish woman, made the mistake of trying to dance, embarassing herself in front of her class.
- A.
Absolute/appositive/participle/gerund/prepositional
- B.
Absolute/appositive/gerund/participle/prepositional
- C.
Preposition/appositive/infinitive/participle/prepositional
- D.
Absolute/infinitive/gerund/participle/prepositional
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