PHRASE AND ITS TYPES MCQS (ENGLISH GRAMMAR)
TOP PHRASE AND ITS TYPES MCQS
Noun phrase is?
a) Running fast
b) To jump quickly
c) On the roof
d) The tall man
Which type of phrase is “in the garden”?
a) Noun phrase
b) Verb phrase
c) Prepositional phrase
d) Adjective phrase
Example of gerund phrase?
a) She likes to run.
b) He ran quickly.
c) Running in the rain is fun.
d) The sun is setting.
What type of phrase is “to read books”?
a) Gerund phrase
b) Infinitive phrase
c) Prepositional phrase
d) Adjective phrase3
Identify the adjective phrase in the sentence: “The book with the red cover is mine.”
a) with the red cover
b) The book
c) mine
d) none
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“She works with dedication”, identify adjective phrase?
a) She
b) works
c) with dedication
d) Both a and b
“Playing video games” in the sentence “Playing video games is fun” is a?
a) Noun phrase
b) Gerund phrase
c) Verb phrase
d) Adjective phrase
In the sentence “John, my best friend, is a doctor,” what type of phrase is “my best friend”?
a) Adjective phrase
b) Prepositional phrase
c) Appositive phrase
d) Adverbial phrase
“He has been sleeping for hours.” Identify phrase
a) He
b) has been sleeping
c) for hours
d) been sleeping
Which type of phrase is “laughing loudly” in the sentence “The children were laughing loudly”?
a) Prepositional phrase
b) Verb phrase
c) Adverbial phrase
d) Gerund phrase
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Which phrase in the sentence “He likes to play football” is an infinitive phrase?
a) to play football
b) He likes
c) football
d) none
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Which type of phrase is “on the desk” in the sentence “The book on the desk is mine”?
a) Noun phrase
b) Prepositional phrase
c) Verb phrase
d) Gerund phrase
In the sentence “Worried about the exam, he couldn’t sleep,” what type of phrase is “Worried about the exam”?
a) Adverbial phrase
b) Prepositional phrase
c) Gerund phrase
d) Participial phrase
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What type of phrase is “the last piece of cake” in the sentence “I ate the last piece of cake”?
a) Noun phrase
b) Adjective phrase
c) Prepositional phrase
d) none of these
Which of the following is an example of “appositive phrase”?
a) He is singing a song
b) She likes to swim in the pool
c) My sister, the artist, is visiting
d) He is sitting under the tree
PHRASE AND ITS TYPES
PHRASE
A Group of words that together to express a concept and do not have a subject and a verb.
Phrase is not a complete sentence.
It act as a single part of speech in sentence
Examples of Phrases
In the morning
Under the table
On the ground
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TYPES OF PHRASE
1. NOUN PHRASE
Phrase which function as a noun in a sentence
The beautiful bouquet of flowers brightened the room
A group of students visited the fort
A glass of cold water is refreshing everybody
2. VERB PHRASE
A group of words that acts a verb
He has been working on her project all day
They are going to the city of Pakistan.
They have finished their work
3. ADJECTIVE PHRASE
A group of words that describes noun or pronoun
Our house is surrounded by trees is very intresting
The boy with curly hair smiled at us.
4. ADVERBAL PHRASE
A group of words function as adverb
He ran with great speed to meet you.
We finished our meal in a hury.
5. PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
A group of words that starts with preposition functiona as an adjective on adverb
He is sleeping under the tree
They walked through the park on her way home.
We hid the letter behind the bookshelf.
6. INFINITIVE (TO+ VERB) PHRASE
A group of words that start with an infinitive verb and can function as a noun, adjective, or adverb
He loves to read books in the morning
We want to become a teacher
They went to buy clothe
7. PARTICIPLE PHRASE
A group of words that begin with a participle and function as an adjective.
The child, crying for his mother, was died.
Burnt to a crisp, the toasts were not edible.
Painted in bright colors, the house stood out in the neighborhood.
8. GERNUD (ing+ verb) PHRASE
A group of words that begin with a gerund and function as a noun.
Running every night helps improve your stamina.
Cooking for the family is my favorite routine activity.
Reading before bed relaxes him.
9. APPOSITIVE PHRASE
A group of words that rename a noun or pronoun in a sentence
Ali, a talented artist, is performing tonight.
The city of Islamabads, the capital of Pakstan, is beautiful.
His father, a former doctor, is very strict.
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