Prepositional Phrases Test Review

What is the preposition in the following sentence:

Basketball was first played in 1891.

• was

• first

• played

• in

What is the preposition in the following sentence:

Dr. James Naismith invented the game with a peach basket and a ball.

• invented

• game

• with

• basket

What is the preposition(s) in the following sentence:

He was trying to keep his gym class active on a rainy day inside a classroom.

• trying

• active

• on

• inside

What is the preposition in the following sentence:

Unfortunately, the game didn't take off like he wanted it to.

• unfortunately

• take

• off

• like

What is the preposition in the following sentence:

After some improvements, the game started to become popular.

• after

• started

• to

• become

What is the prepositional phrase(s) in the following sentence:

He established the first set of rules, and he created a new ball that would fit through the basket.

• of rules

• he created

• would fit

• through the basket

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

Players didn't have to wait while someone dug the ball out of the basket.

• didn't' have to wait

• while someone

• dug the ball

• out of the basket

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

What is the prepositional phrase(s) in the following sentence:

They added a net under the basket to guide the ball back to the players.

• added a net

• under the basket

• to guide

• back to the players

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

Eventually, the ball was redesigned, and rubber was wrapped around the ball to give the players a better grip.

• was redesigned

• rubber was wrapped

• around the ball

• to give the players

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

More rules were added to make the game more challenging across the board.

• more rules

• were added

• to make the game

• across the baord

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A