Preposition & Prepositional Phrases

Preposition & Prepositional Phrases

What are they?

Preposition relates a noun or a pronoun to other words in a sentence.

• time: in, on, at, until, before, after, tomorrow, etc

• place: in, on, at, under, between, above, beside, through, near, down, etc.

Multiple Choice

Choose the preposition in this sentence.

It's their first day in their new house.

• It's

• first

• day

• in

Multiple Choice

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One of the most important jobs is cleaning up after the party.

• is

• after

• party

• important

Multiple Choice

Choose the preposition in this sentence.

Curtis and Mia drew on the wall.

• drew

• on

• and

• wall

Multiple Choice

Choose the prepositional phrase in this sentence.

Beside Ms. Leen there was a huge cabinet.

• Beside Ms. Leen

• there was

• a huge

• huge cabinet

Multiple Choice

Choose the prepositional phrase in this sentence.

Beside Ms. Leen there was a huge cabinet.

• Beside Ms. Leen

• there was

• a huge

• huge cabinet

Multiple Choice

Choose the prepositional phrase in this sentence.

Deep under the surface, Earth is a very different place.

• very different

• deep under

• very different place

• under the surface

Multiple Choice

Choose the prepositional phrase in this sentence.

Food plants grew right near their houses.

• Food plants

• their houses

• right near

• near their houses