Prepositional Phrases

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

The pencil fell under the desk.

• the pencil

• fell under the desk

• under the desk

• the desk

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CCSS.L.7.1A

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

The bird flew into the window, but was okay.

• the bird flew

• into the window but was okay

• flew into the window

• into the window

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CCSS.L.7.1A

Which is a list of common prepositions?

• about, at, down, of, to
• first,second,third,fourth
• me, you, your mamma, my cousin
• am,is,are ,was, were

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CCSS.L.7.6

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence

I enjoy playing the clarinet

• I enjoy playing

• enjoy playing in

• playing in the clarinet

• There is no preposition!

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CCSS.L.7.1A

What do the prepositions down, over, toward and around convey?

• cause
• detail
• time
• direction

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.RI.7.4

What do the prepositional phrases at 7 PM, on Friday and in two weeks convey?

• cause
• detail
• time
• direction

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.4A

Which of the following is NOT a preposition? 

• both 
• behind
•  beneath
• beyond 

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CCSS.L.7.4C

By noon, all the runners were finished.

• By noon
• All the runners
• The runners
• Were finished

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CCSS.L.7.4A

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

The couple behind us would not stop laughing.

• The couple

• would not stop

• stop laughing

• behind us

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CCSS.L.7.1A

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

The llamas paced around the fenced yard all afternoon.

• The llamas paced

• around the fenced yard

• around the fenced

• yard all afternoon.

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CCSS.L.7.1A