Lesson 5A

Lesson 5A

Prepositions

The rabbit ran _____ the log.

Comma if it comes at the beginning

According to Mrs. Jacobs, introductory prepositional phrases get a comma.

Commas if it interrupts

My dog, because of his fear of strangers, may bite other people.

Multiple Choice

Which preposition is best?

1. My best friend lives ______ Boretz Road.

• in

• on

• at

Multiple Choice

I'll be ready to leave ____ about twenty minutes.

• in

• on

• at

Multiple Choice

Since he met his new girlfriend, Juan never seems to be ______ home.

• in

• on

• at

Multiple Choice

The child responded to his mother's demands ______ throwing a tantrum.

• with

• by

• from

Multiple Choice

I think she spent the entire afternoon ______ the phone.

• on

• in

• at

Multiple Choice

I will wait ______ 6:30, but then I'm going home.

• from

• at

• until

Multiple Choice

My best friend, John, is named ________ his great-grandfather.

• after

• to

• about

Multiple Choice

It's been snowing ________ Christmas morning.

• since

• from

• until

Multiple Choice

Comma needed?

Even though John prefers yellow Stella picked blue.

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Comma needed?

I went to the store and bought groceries.

• yes

• no

Open Ended

Write a sentence with a prepositional phrase at the beginning of a sentence.

Open Ended

Write a sentence with a prepositional phrase in the middle or at the end of a sentence.

Open Ended

Write a sentence with a "who" clause and a prepositional phrase.

Open Ended

Write a sentence with a prepositional sentence and a "who" clause.

Open Ended

Write a sentence with an "-ing" at the beginning of a sentence with a prepositional phrase following it. Running down the hill, the boys slipped and fell.

Open Ended

Write a sentence with an "-ing" at the beginning with a prepositional phrase AND a "who" clause.

Listening to the song carefully, the girl, who was hoping to become a singer, sang along with it.

Open Ended

Write a sentence with a prepositional phrase in the middle or at the end of a sentence.