Preposition Phrase Types

Which answer is NOT a characteristic of a prepositional phrase?

• Begins with a preposition

• Ends with a noun or pronoun

• Every sentence has one

• Relates one object to another in a sentence

What is the noun or pronoun in a prepositional phrase known as?

• article of the preposition
• object of the preposition
• adjective of the preposition
• noun of the preposition

What is the preposition in the following sentence?

I like to sleep late on Saturdays.

• like

• sleep

• late

• on

What is the preposition in the sentence?

Jerry, who is from New Jersey, lives here now.

• now

• who

• is

• from

What is the prepositional phrase?

I went by my friend's house to see if she was home.

• by my friend's house

• to see if she was home

• if she was home

• I went by

What is the prepositional phrase?

After school, the boys had baseball practice.

• baseball practice

• had baseball practice

• the boys

• After school

How many prepositions are in this sentence?

Dairy Queen has Oreo Peppermint Blizzards during the month of January.

• 1

• 2

• 3

What is the common formula for prepositional phrases?

• preposition + article + noun

• noun + article + preposition

• preposition + noun + article

• adjective + article + preposition

Select all of the prepositions in this sentence: Wilma Rudolph won the gold medal during the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome

• during

• gold

• in

• won

Label the preposition in this sentence: Throughout history, people have studied the stars and the planets.

• have

• and

• Throughout

• people