Phrase Quiz

About the Test

  • Learner Level: Intermediate to Advanced
  • Exam TypeOnline MCQ
  • Exam Code: PHRASE1635
  • Number of Questions: 20
  • Full Marks: 20

This quiz tests what you learned on the Phrases page. Some of the questions are easier, some are more difficult. Don’t worry if you don’t know the answer! Don’t use any books or websites to help you – the idea is to find your natural level! 

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Q1. He worked with all sincerity. Here ‘with all sincerity’ is-----.
A noun phrase
An adjective phrase
An adverbial phrase
An infinitive phrase
Q2. The greater part of our learning in the schools has been wasted. Here “of our learning” is a/ an-----.
Adjective Phrase
Noun Phrase
Adverbial Phrase
Participle Phrase
Q3. I am going there to visit my friend. Here “to visit” is a/ an-----.
adverbial phrase
infinitive phrase
prepositional phrase
verb phrase
Q4. Bipul is a man of letters. Here “a man of letters” is-----.
Noun phrase
Adjective phrase
Verbal phrase
Infinitive phrase
Q5. We were waiting for the bus. Here “for the bus” is-----.
A noun phrase
A prepositional phrase
An infinitive phrase
A verb phrase
Q6. We were waiting for the bus. Here ‘were waiting’ is-----.
a noun phrase
an infinitive phrase
a prepositional phrase
a verb phrase
Q7. They hired a huge beautiful home. Here “a huge beautiful home” is a/ an-----.
Adjective phrase
Prepositional phrase
Noun phrase
Adjective phrase
Q8. The beggar in front of the gate looked very hungry. Here “in front of” is a/ an-----.
adverbial phrase
adjective phrase
noun phrase
prepositional phrase
Q9. A woman with a veil over her body approached the doctor. Here “with a veil over her body” is-----.
Adverbial phrase
Verbal phrase
Adjective phrase
Prepositional phrase
Q10. Fahim as well as his friends has decided to leave London. Here, ‘as well as’ is-----.
Conjunctional phrase
Gerund phrase
Verb phrase
Adverb phrase
Q11. I have a boat made of wood. Here “made of wood” is a/ an-----.
adverbial phrase
noun phrase
verbal phrase
participle phrase
Q12. The book borrowed from the library is lost. Here “from the library” is a/ an-----.
Noun phrase
Adjective phrase
Adverb phrase
Noun phrase
Q13. Total color blindness,-----, is the result of a defect in the retina.
that a rare condition
a rare condition that
is a rare condition
a rare condition
Q14. There is no hard and fast rule in film making. Here “hard and fast” is-----.
Adjective phrase
Noun phrase
Adverbial phrase
Prepositional phrase
Q15. What a pity! The man is dead. Here “What a pity” is-----.
Interjectional phrase
Prepositional phrase
Adverbial phrase
Conjunctional phrase
Q16. He lives in the suburb of Dhaka. Here “in the suburb” is a/ an-----.
noun phrase
adverbial phrase
an adjective phrase
an infinitive phrase
Q17. They reached home safe and sound. Here “safe and sound” is a/ an-----.
adjective phrase
proverb
adverbial phrase
idiom
Q18. When I went abroad, I stayed in the suburb of Australia. Here “in the suburb” is a/ an-----.
a noun phrase
an adverbial phrase
an adjective
an infinitive phrase
Q19. “We look for the brilliant students.” What kind of phrase is 'look for’?
Adjective phrase
Verbal phrase
Adverbial phrase
Noun phrase
Q20. Loudly knocking at the door, he demanded admission. Here “knocking at the door” is-----.
Noun phrase
Adjective phrase
Adverb phrase
Participle phrase