Unit 2 Grammar (Prep Phrases)

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

Putting her papers under her desk, Mrs. Cody felt like her desk was clean.

• under her desk

• putting her papers

• felt like her desk

• desk was clean

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

He put the quarters into his piggy bank.

• put the quarters

• he put the

• into his piggy bank

• his piggy bank

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which is a list of common prepositions?

• Plus, Minus, Subtract, Add, Divide

• Compare, Contrast, Support, Detail, Explain

• Across, Behind, For, On, Under

• Who, What, When, Where, Why, How

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

The pencil that fell off the desk was yellow.

• off the desk

• fell off the desk

• was yellow

• pencil that fell

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

My cousin Jesse wore a bandage on his arm to cover his wound.

• on his arm

• to cover his wound

• wore a bandage

• a bandage on his arm

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

Mrs. Blue had to drive through the largest puddle.

• through the largest puddle

• to drive

• had to drive

• to drive through

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

True or False: Sometimes a sentence will have more than one preposition or prepositional phrase.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?

On Wednesday, we celebrated at my mom's house for two hours.

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Choose the sentence with the slash(/) between the subject and predicate.

The little puppy barked all night long downstairs.

• The little puppy /barked all night long downstairs.

• The little puppy barked /all night long downstairs.

• The little puppy barked all night /long downstairs.

• The little puppy barked all night long /downstairs.

Choose the sentence with the slash(/) between the subject and predicate.

The tall oak trees blow in the wind.

• The /tall oak trees blow in the wind.

• The tall oak /trees blow in the wind.

• The tall oak trees /blow in the wind.

• The tall oak trees blow /in the wind.