Prepositional Phrases Review #1

A prepositional phrase ALWAYS begins with a(n)

• preposition

• noun

• verb

• object of the preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A prepositional phrase ALWAYS ends with a(n)

• preposition

• verbs

• subject

• object of the preposition

The object of the preposition may be a(n) ____________ or a(n) ___________

• subject or a verb

• noun or a pronoun

• adjective or an adverb

• cat or a dog

Prepositional phrases may have more than one object if there is a(n) ________________ connecting the objects

• adjective

• conjunction

• piece of tape

• noun

The words BETWEEN the preposition and the object of the preposition are most likely to be

• useless

• verbs

• adjectives

• more prepositions

A prepositional phrase will NEVER have which two things inside of it? (Choose 2 answers!)

• an object of the preposition

• a preposition

• the subject of the sentence

• a verb

An example of a compound preposition is

• between

• underneath

• up

• in spite of

Which of the following lists contains prepositions?

• llama, dog, tree, sun, love, happiness

• jump, run, smile, eat, yeet, hover

• slowly, quickly, grumpily, angrily, happily, joyously

• over, beneath, in front of, during, after, in spite of

Find the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

Mrs. Lesley moved the desks around the room.

• around the room

• Mrs. Lesley moved

• moved the desks

• the room

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Find the prepositional phrases in the following sentence:

In the dark forest, the wizard hid inside of the shadows beneath the massive trees. (Choose 3 answers!)

• In the dark forest

• the wizard hid

• inside of the shadows

• beneath the massive trees