prepositional phrases

Select the prepositional phrase.

To her amazement, she even saw one dog smile.

• amazement, she even saw

• To her amazement,

• saw one dog smile.

• she even saw one dog smile

Select the prepositional phrase.

The man and his dog walked around the track.

• The man and his dog

• and his dog walked around the track.

• his dog walked

• around the track

One dog can jump ten feet ​ (a)   the ground.

• off
• on
• in
• around

I would like to live ​​ (a)   a farm.

• in
• above
• on
• with

Our Dogs

(1) My dogs are my best friends. (2) They like to play near a tree in

the backyard. (3) We gave the dogs a bath. (4) We put them in our bathtub.

(5) During the summer, we exercise the dogs after dinner. (6) We run with

the dogs on the beach. (7) I keep a photograph of my dogs on a shelf in my

room.

Which shows the best way to combine Sentences 3 and 4 by using a preposition?

• We gave the dogs a bath and the bathtub.

• We gave the dogs a bath we put them in our bathtub.

• We gave the dogs a bath in our bathtub.

• Make no change.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

Our Dogs

(1) My dogs are my best friends. (2) They like to play near a tree in

the backyard. (3) We gave the dogs a bath. (4) We put them in our bathtub.

(5) During the summer, we exercise the dogs after dinner. (6) We run with

the dogs on the beach. (7) I keep a photograph of my dogs on a shelf in my

room.

Which shows the best way to combine Sentences 5 and 6 by using a preposition?

• During the summer, we exercise the dogs after dinner on the beach.

• During the summer we exercise the dogs after dinner we run with

  them.

• During the summer, we exercise the dogs after dinner run on the

  beach.

• Make no change.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

The castaway built a hut ​ (a)   encountering wild dogs.

• after
• because
• during
• between
• around

Rewrite the sentence starting with a prepositional phrase.

The horse jumped over the barrier.

Answer explanation

Over the barrier, the horse jumped

Choose the prepositional phrase.

Walter knew his cat’s life would change after the accident.

• his cat’s life would change

• Walter knew his cat’s life

• would change after the accid

• after the accident

Tags

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.3.3C

He looked up and saw the birds ​ (a)   him.

• above
• with
• arorund
• between