Prepositional Phrases

Day 2: Prepositional Phrases

By Sarah Rhea

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of a preposition?

• shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to some other word in a sentence

• a person, place, thing, or idea

• an action or state of being

• a word that takes the place of a noun or other pronoun

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of the object of the preposition?

• shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to some other word in a sentence

• noun or pronoun following a preposition that the preposition is relating to another word in the sentence

• an action or state of being

• an exclamation

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a preposition?

• in

• out

• is

• over

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a preposition?

• off

• are

• on

• under

Multiple Choice

Find the preposition in the sentence below.

We eagerly waited for announcements to start.

• we

• for

• to

• start

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct preposition below.

The lion is too tired so it sleeps ________ the big rock.

• on

• beside

• between

• in

Multiple Choice

Complete the sentence with the correct preposition below.

The horse stands __________ the tall giraffe.

• on

• in

• beside

• between

Multiple Choice

Find the preposition in the sentence below.

Tina put the teddy bears under her Christmas tree.

• put

• under

• her

• the

Multiple Choice

Find the preposition in the sentence below.

When the bell rang, students eagerly ran out the door.

• when

• the

• eagerly

• out

Multiple Choice

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?

Amber left the glass on the counter.

• Amber set

• left the glass

• on the counter

Multiple Choice

What is prepositional phrase in the sentence below?

Tomorrow, the students will once again walk into the classroom.

• Tomorrow

• the students

• will walk

• into the classroom

Multiple Choice

Which word is the object of the prepositions?

Tomorrow the students will once again walk into the classroom.

• students

• once

• walk

• classroom

Multiple Choice

Identify the prepositional phrase:

The dog hid underneath the couch.

• The dog hid

• underneath the couch

• There are no prepositional phrases.

Multiple Choice

What is the object of the preposition in the sentence below?

The dog hid underneath the couch.

• dog

• underneath

• couch

Multiple Choice

What is the prepositional phrase?

Hemingway wrote his first book on this typewriter.

• Hemingway wrote

• his first book

• on this typewriter

Multiple Choice

What is the object of the preposition?

Hemingway wrote his book on this typewriter.

• Hemingway

• his

• book

• typewriter

Multiple Choice

What is the prepositional phrase?

A passenger without a life jacket jumped overboard.

• A passenger

• without a life jacket

• jumped overboard

Multiple Choice

Identify the object of the preposition:

A passenger without a life jacket jumped overboard.

• A passenger

• life jacket

• overboard