Preposition Quiz

What is a prepositional phrase?

• a group of words consisting of a preposition, its object, and any words that modify the object.

• a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought.

• indicates that an action or condition is happening now, frequently, and may continue into the future.

• a dependent clause that takes the place of any noun in the sentence, whether they are subjects, objects, or subject complements.

Find the prepositional phrase in this sentence!

The book with the tattered cover is my favourite.

The little boy with the blue hat ate a pudding.

• Declarative Sentence

• Adjective Phrase

• Prepositional Phrase

• Noun Phrase

Make a prepositional phrase using the word 'in'.

I learnt ____ the age of 18.

There are two types of prepositional phrase, what are they?

• Adjective Phrase

• Noun Phrase

• Verb Phrase

• Adverb Phrase

State whether the following sentence is preposition, conjunction and adverb!

After we ate, we went to the theater.

• Preposition

• Conjunction

• Adverb

State whether the following sentence is preposition, conjunction and adverb!

After lunch, we went to the game.

• Preposition

• Conjunction

• Adverb

Find the preposition in the following sentence!

Dad walked toward the door.

• toward

• Dad

• the

• walked

• door

Make a prepositional phrase using the word 'before'.