Based on what you learned about prepositional phrases in the Attention section, answer the following questions:
1. A prepositional phrase shows the relationship between its
preposition
verb
subject
object
modifier
and another word in the sentence
.
2. A prepositional phrase must always have a(n)
preposition
verb
subject
object
modifier
.
3. A prepositional phrase starts with a(n)
preposition
verb
subject
object
modifiers
, ends with a(n)
preposition
verb
subject
object
modifiers
, and may have
preposition
verb
subject
object
modifiers
between the preposition and object of the preposition.
4. A prepositional phrase may be used as an adjective telling
where
which
when
what kind
why
or
where
which
when
what kind
why
and modifying a
subject
pronoun
verb
adverb
noun
or
subject
pronoun
verb
adverb
noun
.
Choose the correct preposition for each sentence:
5. When I arrived, I was whisked __________ the meeting.
to
of
in
at
into
within
Answer:
into
6. She was so frustrated that she wanted __________ scream.
to
of
in
at
into
within
Answer:
to
7. The girl left her book bag __________ the classroom.
into
on
in
at
to
Answer:
in
8. There were ten books __________ the table.
into
on
in
at
to
Answer:
on
9. My favorite nursery rhyme is "The Cow Jumped __________ the Moon."
Under
Outside
Near
Behind
Over
Answer:
Over
Pick out the adjective prepositional phrases in these sentences and tell what they modify.
10. The book on the table in the English classroom is Barbara's book.
There are two prepositional phrases:
11. The girl in the neighboring house plays the flute every night.
There is one prepositional phrases:
12. Large blocks of the hardest granite formed the walls of the new building.
There are two prepositional phrases:
13. The roads of ancient Rome connected the cities of the empire.
There are two prepositional phrases:
14. I know that man in the gray suit and the suede shoes.
There is one prepositional phrases:
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Answers:
10.
on the table
modifies "book"/
in the English classroom
modifies "table"
11.
in the neighboring house
modifies "girl"
12.
o
f the hardest granite
modifies "blocks"/
of the new building
modifies "walls"
13.
of ancient Rome
modifies "roads"/
of the empire
modifies "cities"
14.
in the gray suit and the suede shoes
modifies "man"
