Prepositional Phrases

True or false: As an adverb, a prepositional phrase will answer questions such as How? When? or Where?

• True
• False

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Can a sentence have more than one prepositional phrase contained within it? 

• Yes 
• No

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TEKS.ELA.5.11D.V

TEKS.ELA.5.11D.VI

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.III

TEKS.ELA.6.10D.IV

TEKS.ELA.7.10D.IV

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

Mrs. Immordino put new white ghost lights on the tree.

• put new white ghost lights

• on the tree

• Mrs. Immordino

• white ghost lights

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following sentences does NOT include a prepositional phrase?

• I walked all the way home.

• I walked over the hill.

• I walked through the woods.

• I walked next to the river

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Fred ran into the pole because he didn't watch where he was going.

• where he was going
• into the pole
• because he didn't watch
• ran into 

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CCSS.L.4.1F

The strange man parked his car by the tall trees.

• parked his car
• strange man parked
• by the tall trees
• the tall trees

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CCSS.L.2.1E

Mr. Pierre had to drive through the largest puddle.

• through the largest puddle
• to drive
• had to drive
• to drive through

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CCSS.L.8.1A

What is the preposition in the following sentence?
Everyone is going to the party. 

• party
• the
• going
• to

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

What is the preposition in the following sentence? 
Please don't sleep during class. 

• during
• don't
• class
• sleep

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? 
The cat slowly crept beneath the car. 

• beneath
• beneath the
• crept beneath
• beneath the car

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B