Prepositional Phrases, Genres, and Figurative Language

Which of the following is NOT a Prepositional Phrase?

• all

• again

• before

• behind

Identify ALL the Prepositions in the following sentence

Billy was before Jim in line to get a snack.

• Billy

• to

• in

• before

What genre is Little Red Riding Hood?

• Fairy Tale

• Fantasy

• Non-Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

What type of Figurative Language is an extreme exaggeration?

• Idiom

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

The time crawled slowly in math class

What example of figurative language is this?

• hyperbole

• personification

• simile

• alliteration

Which of the following is a preposition?

• within

• out

• playing

• taking

How many Prepositions are in the following sentence?

Jim was playing football until his mom called him in for dinner.

• one

• none

• two

• four

What is a Simile?

• Comparing two things using like or as

• Comparing two things without using like or as

• An extreme exaggeration

• Comparing two this using like

Against is a prepositional Phrase

• True

• False

How many Prepositional Phrases are in the following sentence

The cat escaped from the house

• one

• three

• two

• zero