Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Which of the following is a preposition?

• walk
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• beside
• too

Which of the following is NOT a preposition?

• under
• to
• over
• all

Which of the following is prepositional phrase?

• to the bus
• walked in the door
• waited outside
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What type of prepositional phrase is the following and what question does it answer:  All the people I know walk to school.

• adjective/who?
• adverb/where?
• adjective/how many?
• adverb/why?

What questions does an adverb prepositional phrase answer?

• which, what, how many
• where, what, which, what king
• when, what kind, who
• where, when, why, how, to what extent

What questions does an adjective prepositional phrase answer?

• what, which, how much/many
• when, where, why, how, to what extent
• to what extent
• none of the above

Which of the following is a CLAUSE and not phrase?

• Before I went shopping
• Under the bushes
• Into the kitchen drawer
• Inside the door

Which of the following is a compound preposition?

• inside
• according to
• into
• beside

What is the object of the preposition in the following prepositional phrase?  Taylor Swift will play a concert this weekend in Atlanta.

• Taylor Swift
• concert
• in
• Atlanta

What is the object of the preposition in the following prepositional phrase?  Elizabeth and Natalie enjoy picking baskets of flowers and leaves.

• enjoy
• Elizabeth/Natalie
• flowers/leaves
• picking