Prepositions & Author's Purpose

Choose the preposition in the sentence below.

Cindy was hiding behind the curtains.

• Cindy

• hiding

• behind

• curtains

Choose the preposition in the sentence below.

The eagle flew across our backyard.

• eagle

• flew

• across

• backyard

Choose the preposition in the sentence below.

Customers can shop until the store closes.

• Customers

• can

• shop

• until

Choose the preposition in the sentence below.

We celebrated Henry’s birthday on Thursday.

• on
• Thursday

• Henry's

• birthday

Choose the preposition in the sentence below.

Shane’s pencil rolled off the table.

• rolled

• off

• the

• table

Choose the preposition in the sentence below.

We went to a park by the beach.

• park

• by

• the

• beach

Choose the preposition in the sentence below.

This library has been open since 1945.

• has

• been

• open

• since

What is the author's purpose?

A recipe explaining how to make chicken salad sandwiches.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

What is the author's purpose?

The Harry Potter series.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain

What is the author's purpose?

An essay arguing that a new sports complex is needed more than a new library.

• persuade

• inform

• entertain