Prepositions & Objects of the Prepositions

What is a preposition?

• a connecting word that shows direction or time

• a word that shows action

• a word that is the focus of the sentence

• a descriptive word that goes before a noun

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.7.6

What is the object of a preposition?

• the noun/pronoun that comes after the preposition

• a connecting word that shows direction or time

• a word that is the focus of the sentence

• a descriptive word that goes before a noun

What begins and ends a prepositional phrase?

• The subject of a sentence starts; the verb ends

• The preposition starts; the object of the preposition ends

• The preposition starts; the verb ends

• The adjective starts; the object of the preposition ends

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

^{Select the preposition:}

Which player is standing by the net?

• by

• is

• player

• net

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

^{Select the preposition:}

The construction workers are eating lunch outside the factory.

• outside

• are

• construction

• factory

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

^{Select the preposition:}

I stopped reading that book after the first chapter.

• after

• chapter

• reading

• first

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

^{Select the preposition:}

Do you hear the loud noises outside the school auditorium?

• outside

• hear

• the

• school

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

^{Select the preposition:}

Will you attend the meeting with us?

• with

• Will

• meeting

• us

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

^{Select the preposition:}

The clerk standing behind the shiny glass case asked, "May I help you?"

• behind

• clerk

• help

• shiny

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

^{Select the object of the preposition:}

Vicente found the cocoon on the leaf.

• leaf

• Vicente

• cocoon

• found

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A