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- 1. Multiple Choice
A prepositional phrase begins with a ____________________.nounverbprepositionadjective - 2. Multiple ChoiceA prepositional phrase ends with a _________ or _________.subject, nounnoun, pronounverb, pronounadjective, noun
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which sentence does NOT contain a preposition?
I've known her throughout my career.
She lives near the country.
I met her many years ago.
The cat is on the roof looking down.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Identify the preposition in the following sentence: An eagle soars above the tree.
above
soars
tree
eagle
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is the function of the preposition in the following sentence?
In the early morning, the deer are thirsty.
In the early morning tells where the deer are thirsty.
In the early morning tells when the deer are thirsty.
In the early morning tells why the deer are thirsty.
In the early morning tells how the deer are thirsty.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: The deer find shade in a narrow canyon.
the deer find shade
in a narrow canyon
find shade
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the function of the preposition in the following sentence?
The rabbits hopped through the perfectly manicured garden.
It tells where the rabbits hopped.
It tells how the rabbits hopped.
It tells when the rabbits hopped.
It tells why the rabbits hopped.
- 8. Multiple Choice
Identify the preposition: We walked by the school this weekend.
we walked
walked by the school
by the school
this weekend
- 9. Multiple Choice
Identify the preposition: Larry lives near the playground.
near
lives
playground
the
- 10. Multiple Choice
Identify the prepositional phrase: I put your red shoes in the closet.
shoes in the closet
red shoes
I put
in the closet
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the function of the preposition in the following sentence?
Gary rode his bike down the road.
It tells how Gary rode his bike.
It tells where Gary rode his bike.
It tells when Gary rode his bike.
It tells why Gary rode his bike.
- 12. Multiple Choice
Identify the prepositional phrase: Suzy read the book to her brother.
read the book to her brother
Suzy read
read the book
to her brother
- 13. Multiple Choice
Identify the prepositional phrase: We walked slowly up the stairs.
up the stairs
we walked
slowly up the stairs
we walked slowly
- 14. Multiple Choice
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.
It was a beautiful day for a pool party.
a beautiful day
for a pool party
was a beautiful day
pool party
- 15. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
My cat jumped on my bed and woke me up.on my bedmy cat jumpedon my bed and woke me upwoke me - 16. Multiple ChoiceIdentify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
The pencil fell under the desk.the pencilfell under the deskunder the deskthe desk - 17. Multiple Choice
What is the function of the preposition in the following sentence?
I was sitting on the couch.
The preposition on tells where I am sitting.
The preposition on tells when I am sitting.
The preposition sitting tells where the couch is.
The preposition sitting tells why I sat down.
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is the function of the preposition in the sentence below?
The cat jumped on my bed and woke me up.
The function of the preposition on tells why the cat jumped.
The funciton of the preposition on tells where the cat jumped.
The function of the preposition my tells whose bed the cat jumped on.
The function of the preposition my tells who owns the cat.
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