The basics of Prepositions

A preposition is used in a group of words called a:

• prepositional clause

• prepositional phrase

• verbal phrase

• adjective phrase

The noun that ends a prepositional phrase is called the:

• finis

• object of the preposition

• finishing noun

• pronoun

Prepositional phrases provide necessary _____ to sentences.

• Problems

• Details

• Goals

• Ideas

Prepositional phrases can modify:

• Nouns

• Verbs

• Nouns and Verbs

• None of the answers are correct

The information that a prepositional phrase adds to the sentence can answer which of the following questions:

• where

• when

• which one

• Prepositional phrases can answer all of these questions.