Grammar Review for Exam #3

What is a preposition?

• Is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.

• Is a word used to connect a noun or pronoun to the rest of a sentence.

Select all of the prepositions.

• with

• for

• under my bed

• of

• on the table

From the sentence: " I received a cake from my grandma" What is the preposition?

• received

• from

• my

• cake

Select all of the prepositions that are in the sentence.

She wants to visit her friend on Friday.

• with

• in

• on

• to

What is a prepositional phrase?

• Is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.

• Is a word used to connect a noun or pronoun to the rest of a sentence.

Select all of the prepositional phrases.

• with

• for

• under my bed

• of

• on the table

From the sentence: " I received a cake from my grandma" What is the prepositional phrase?

• I received a cake

• from my grandma

• a cake from my grandma

Select all of the prepositional phrases that are in the sentence.

She wants to visit her friend on Friday.

• She wants to visit

• to visit her friend

• her friend on Friday

• on Friday

What is a sentence fragment?

• Is a group of words that does not express a complete thought.

• Is two or more sentences that are incorrectly joined by a comma or by nothing at all.

"The longest river in the Americas."

Is this a sentence fragment?

• Yes

• No