Prepositions

Check which 3 are prepositions.

• Over

• Through

• the

• from

A prepositional phrase starts with a __________ and ends with a/an __________.

• capital letter, period

• preposition, object of the preposition (a noun or pronoun)

• subject, verb

A prepositional phrase can appear anywhere in a sentence.

• True

• False

A sentence can have more than one prepositional phrase.

• True

• False

Prepositional phrases can function as

• subjects and verbs

• adjectives and adverbs

• pronouns and articles

Prepositional phrases NEVER have __________ in them.

• nouns

• verbs

• adjectives

• adverbs

My dog Milo was attacked by a cat one summer.

• My dog

• was attacked

• by a cat

• one summer

Put a checkmark by the prepositional phrases in the following sentence: (Hint:  there are 3)

By the middle of the day, lack of food becomes a problem.

• By the middle

• of the day

• of food

• becomes a problem

What is the adjective prep phrase in the following sentence:

One student stated lunch was stolen from his lunchbox.

• One student

• stated lunch

• was stolen

• from his lunchbox

What is the adjective prep phrase in the following sentence:

Certain times of the day feel longer.

• Certain times

• of the day

• feel longer