Parts of Speech MCQs

What is a preposition?

A) A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

B) A person, place, thing, or idea

C) A word that shows action

D) A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

Identify the preposition in the sentence: “The cat is under the table.”

A) The

B) Cat

C) Is

D) Under

Which of the following is a prepositional phrase?

A) Quickly

B) In the park

C) Running

D) Book

Select the correct preposition to complete the sentence: “The book is on the shelf.”

A) Shelf

B) The

C) Is

D) On

What type of preposition is “across” in the sentence: “She swam across the river”?

A) Time preposition

B) Place preposition

C) Manner preposition

D) Place preposition

In the sentence “The keys are inside the drawer,” what does the preposition “inside” indicate?

A) Keys

B) Are

C) Location

D) Drawer

Which of the following is a compound preposition?

A) Quickly

B) Running

C) In spite of

D) Ocean

What preposition is used to show the relationship of time in the sentence: “He will arrive before dinner”?

A) Arrive

B) He

C) Will

D) Before

Identify the object of the preposition in the sentence: “She walked along the beach.”

A) She

B) Walked

C) Beach

D) The beach

Which preposition is correctly used in the sentence: “The ball rolled between the two trees”?

A) Rolled

B) The

C) Two

D) Between