Prepositions

A preposition is...

• a word that takes the place of a noun

• a word that shows the relationship of a word to a noun (or pronoun)

• a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb

• a word that modifies nouns or pronouns

What is the preposition in this sentence:

My friends donated to a charity.

• my

• donated

• to

• charity

What is the preposition in this sentence:

Junior ran quickly through the woods.

• ran

• quickly

• through

• woods

Select all of the prepositions from the following words:

• with

• played

• from

• to

• at

What is the object of preposition in this sentence:

The students discovered three narrow streams over the hill.

• students

• streams

• over

• hill

What is the object of preposition in this sentence:

The finger painting on the wall is so beautiful.

• finger

• painting

• wall

• is

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence:

Somebody took my pencil under my desk.

• Somebody took my pencil

• took my pencil

• pencil under my desk

• under my desk

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence:

Lillian threw the ball behind the dumpster.

• behind the dumpster

• threw the ball behind

• Lillian threw the ball

• ball behind the dumpster

What are the prepositions in this sentence:

John from Yigo came inside the restaurant.

• Yigo; restaurant

• from Yigo; inside the restaurant

• John; Yigo; restaurant

• from; inside

Is the blue word in the sentence a preposition or adverb:

All of the cats and dogs came inside.

• adverb

• preposition