Prepositions and Commas

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

The mouse was caught on the cheese.

• was caught
• on the cheese
• The mouse
• the cheese

Which of the following is a preposition?

• ago
• spiral downward
• down
• because

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

The lawnmower is kept in the garage behind the rake.

• in the garage
• behind the rake
• is kept
• in the garage/behind the rake

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:  
The people in the car were afraid.

• in the car
• The people in the car
• were afraid
• the car

Does this sentence have an adverb or a prepositional phrase?  
The kids ran on the playground.

• adverb
• prepositional phrase

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:  
The cat watched its prey carefully before attacking.

• its prey
• before attacking
• watched its prey
• carefully before attacking

Does this sentence have an adverb or a prepositional phrase?  
They left soon after.

• adverb
• prepositional phrase

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:  
We went on a field trip.

• We went on
• went on a field trip
• went on 
• on a field trip

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

The mouse ran under the log because it was being chased.

• under the log
• was being chased
• The mouse ran
• because it was

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:  
The cake in the kitchen was half-eaten.

• The cake in
• in the kitchen
• was half-eaten
• cake in the