Prepositional Phrases

Choose the prepositional phrase from the following sentence:

The attorney that drives a silver BMW wrote a will for his client.

• that drives a silver BMW

• wrote a will

• the attorney

• for his client

Choose the prepositional phrase from the following sentence:

The monster under the bed ate the dust bunnies and was satisfied.

• ate the dust bunnies

• was satisfied

• under the bed

• the monster under the bed

Choose the prepositional phrase from the following sentence:

The skateboarder forgot to wear kneepads and skinned her knees.

• The skateboarder

• to wear

• skinned her knees

• None

Choose the prepositional phrase from the following sentence:

The ice on the windshield was difficult to remove.

• the ice

• on the windshield

• was difficult

• to remove

How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?

The fog light on the driver's side of the vehicle was burned out.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?

The mug on the counter with the picture of snowmen on it was filled to the brim with steaming, hot coffee brewed with beans from the country of Colombia.

• 5

• 3

• 7

• 9

In the correct order, a prepositional phrase is made up of​ (a)   and ​ (b)   .

• a preposition
• an object (who/what)
• verb (action)
• verb (state of being)

If the prepositional phrase answers ​What kind? or Which one?​ , it is functioning as ​ ​ (a)   .

• an adjective
• a verb
• a noun
• an adverb
• an interjection
• a conjunction

If the prepositional phrase answers​ Where?, When?, How?, ​or ​To what extent?, it is functioning as ​ (a)   .

• an adverb
• an adjective
• a noun
• a verb
• a conjunction
• an interjection

How is the italicized prepositional phrase in the following sentence functioning?

The twins in my family celebrate their birthday today.

• adverb

• adjective

• noun

• verb