Prepositional Phrases

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: 
Humans' original source of fire was probably lightning. 

• of 
• was
• probably
• source

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: 
A fire started when a tree was struck by lightning. 

• a
• when
• was 
• by

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: 
The shelter was often deep within a cave. 

• The 
• was
• a 
• within

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence: 
Humans first learned how to make their own fire during the Stone Age. 

• Stone Age
• Humans
• fire
• how

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence: 
Janice and Carla spent the day at the mall. 

• Janice
• Carla
• day
• mall

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence: 
We visited the Royal Ontario Museum in Canada. 

• Canada
• We 
• visited
• Royal Ontario Museum

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:
Who is the inventor of the printing press? 

• Who
• inventor
• printing 
• press

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:

Our small boat bobbed in the waves.

• our

• boat

• waves

• small

Which of the choices is a prepositional phrase?
Mrs. Deal shoved all of the chocolate in her mouth.

• Mrs. Deal shoved
• all of the
• in her mouth

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Angry as she was, Angie kept control of her temper.

• angry as she was
• Angie kept control
• of her temper

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2