Parts of Speech Review

Identify the preposition in the following sentence.

The children ran after the frisky puppy.

• A. children

• B. ran

• C. after

• D. frisky

Which of the following sentences does not show the correct use of a preposition?

• A. Kadija thanked her best friend for always being near enough to lend a helping hand.

• B. "I don't know near why," Kadija commented, "I just like having you."

• C. "You are always near and dear to my heart," Kadija explained to Georgianne.

• D. Near me, in the right hand corner of the picture, is my best friend Georgianne.

Which of the following sentences does not show the correct use of a preposition?

• A. The shovel you need to use is resting against a wall.

• B. First, find the wall that the against shovel is resting.

• C. "Grab the shovel that is resting against the wall!" Dante shouted.

• D. As he struggled to dig the hole, Dante pointed toward the shovel that rested against the wall.

Which of the following sentences does not show the correct use of a preposition?

• A. Have you near sat Lizette lately?

• B. On your travels around town, have you ever met my friend Lizette?

• C. Lizette lives around this area; have you ever had the pleasure of meeting her?

• D. Somewhere around here, Lizette has built her home.

Choose the sentence below that is incorrect.

• A. Him is ready to go.

• B. She has a pet rabbit.

• C. Pete waved at her.

• D. They thanked the boy.

Which sentence is correct?

• A. Did her invite you to her party, too?

• B. Don't break they window, Donice!

• C. The dancing was my favorite part of the show.

• D. Jevan goes to they grandma's house after school.

Which answer best completes the following sentence?

The guide gave all of _______________ maps of the museum

• A. they

• B. him

• C. we

• D. them

Which pronoun fits best in the following sentence?

The teacher yelled at all of _______________ for not using indoor voices.

• A. her

• B. we

• C. us

• D. they

Which of the following contains an incorrect pronoun?

• A. Them want to stay with Ernie.

• B. Last Sunday was Francisco's birthday. It was a fun day.

• C. Heidi is having a party. Her party is at the park.

• D. The cabin is great. It is made out of real logs.

Choose the correct pronoun.

Skateboards are fun, but _______________ can be dangerous.

• A. them

• B. it

• C. they

• D. we