Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases Practice
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Abby Olson
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Preposition
A preposition relates a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence. They are used to show locations, time, and directions, or to provide additional details.
Ex: He visited the house near the river.
My glass of water spilled across the desk.
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The object of the Preposition
The noun or pronoun that follows the preposition is the object of the preposition.
Ex: The book on the shelf can be returned to the library.
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Prepositional Phrase
A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with the object of the preposition.
Ex: We need to review adverbs before the weekend.
The new student in our class is the son of a famous singer.
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Multiple Choice
What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence: Yao always took the same path to school.
Yao
always took
the same path
to school
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Multiple Choice
What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence: Darren enjoyed visiting the animal shelter near our school.
Darren enjoyed
near our school
visiting the
animal shelter
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Multiple Select
What are the prepositional phrases in the sentence: Hannah loves playing with her puppy in the early morning.
Hannah
loves playing with her puppy
in the early morning.
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Multiple Select
What are the prepositional phrases in the sentence: After the game, Nitesh raced home to watch the news.
After the game
Nitesh raced home
to watch the news
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Multiple Select
What are the prepositional phrases in the sentence: Before his exercise routine, Gary always makes sure to drink plenty of water
Before his exercise routine
Gary always makes
sure to drink plenty
of water.
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Multiple Select
What are the prepositional phrases in the sentence: During the storm, we stayed in the basement.
During the storm
we stayed
in the basement.
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Multiple Choice
What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence: At work, Juan is always very courteous.
At work
Juan is
always very courteous
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What are the prepositional phrases in the sentence: Gene walked across the street to his friend's house.
Gene walked
across the street
to his friend's house
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Multiple Select
What are the prepositional phrases in the sentence: The colony in the New World grew slowly during its earliest years.
The colony
in the New World
grew slowly
during its earliest years
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Multiple Choice
What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence: My father works for a large company downtown.
My father works
for a large company
downtown
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