Mastering Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases Quiz

Which of the following is a preposition?

• Quickly

• Under

• Beautiful

• Laugh

Answer explanation

The preposition is 'Under' as it shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: "The cat jumped over the fence."

• The cat jumped

• Jumped over

• Over the fence

• The fence

Answer explanation

The prepositional phrase in the sentence is 'over the fence' because it consists of a preposition 'over' and its object 'the fence'.

Choose the sentence that uses the preposition "between" correctly.

• She walked between the park.

• He divided the candy between his two friends.

• Between the rain stopped.

• I will meet you between 5 o'clock.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence using the preposition 'between' is: 'He divided the candy between his two friends.' This sentence correctly shows the relationship between the candy and his two friends.

Which of the following sentences contains a prepositional phrase?

• The dog barks loudly.

• She is reading a book under the tree.

• They laughed at the joke.

• He quickly ran to the store.

Answer explanation

The sentence 'She is reading a book under the tree' contains a prepositional phrase ('under the tree').

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: "After the movie, we went to eat."

• After

• Went

• To

• Eat

Answer explanation

The preposition in the sentence is 'After' because it shows the relationship between the movie and the action of going to eat.

Which sentence correctly uses the preposition "across"?

• She walked across the street.

• He is interested across learning new things.

• The book was placed across on the table.

• They talked across a long time.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence using the preposition 'across' is 'She walked across the street.' This sentence shows the proper use of 'across' to indicate movement from one side to the other.

Find the prepositional phrase in the sentence: "He looked under the bed for his shoes."

• He looked

• Under the bed

• For his shoes

• Under the bed for his shoes

Answer explanation

The prepositional phrase in the sentence is 'under the bed for his shoes' as it provides information about the location and purpose of the action.

Which of the following is NOT a preposition?

• Before

• Through

• Unless

• Create

Answer explanation

The word 'Create' is not a preposition. Prepositions show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses the preposition "among".

• The secret was kept among the two of them.

• She distributed the candies among the children.

• He walked among to the store.

• Among the rain, we stayed dry.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence using the preposition 'among' is: 'She distributed the candies among the children.' This sentence correctly demonstrates the use of 'among' to show distribution within a group.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: "Without hesitation, he jumped into the cold water."

• Without hesitation

• He jumped

• Into the cold water

• Without hesitation, he jumped

Answer explanation

The prepositional phrase in the sentence is 'into the cold water' as it starts with the preposition 'into' and includes the object 'water'.