Preposition and Conjunction Test

What is the preposition in the following sentence?

Joe put the peanut butter on the bread.

• put

• on

• the

• bread

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Prepositions can show time, location, or movement.

Which of the following prepositions can be used to show location?

• above

• until

• through

• before

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

What conjunction does the "A" in "FANBOYS" stand for?

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?

Ariel was a mermaid who lived under the sea.

• was a mermaid

• under

• who lived

• under the sea

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?

Margie grows tomatoes in the garden behind her house.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Is the underlined word in the following sentence the preposition or the object of the preposition?

Emperor penguins swim under the ice when they hunt.

• Preposition

• Object of the Preposition

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a __?__

• verb

• adjective

• noun

• subject

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

True or False: A prepositional phrase must come at the end of a sentence.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which preposition best completes the following sentence?

The Emperor penguins of Antarctica spend winter __?__ the open ice.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What is the purpose of the underlined preposition in the following sentence?

The feathers of the penguin protect the egg by keeping out cold air and water.

• to connect feathers with cold

• to show a relationship between feathers and penguin

• to tell what a penguin's feathers do

• to show a relationship between penguin and cold

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E