Prepositional Phrase

Fill the blank with the correct preposition!

Deva's vacation was canceled _ rain.

A) by

B) due to

C) because

• A.

• B.

• C.

Answer explanation

The right answer is B because the correct preposition is 'due to', which is used to state the reason why something happened. If we used 'by', that would mean 'rain' is the one who cancelled the vacation. If we used 'because', it would not be grammatically correct.

Which sentence has a prepositional phrase?

A) He cheated on his friend during the exam.

B) Adi walked very slowly, like a snail.

C) Sinta gave her sister a new laptop.

• A.

• B.

• C.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'A' because that sentence contains prepositions, such as 'on' and 'during', which means they contain prepositional phrases: 'on his friends' and 'during the exam'.

Identify the prepositional phrase from this sentence!

Sally went to the mall with her sister.

A) Went to the mall, with her sister.

B) To the mall.

C) To the mall, with her sister.

• A.

• B.

• C.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'C' because the prepositional phrases in this sentence are 'To the mall' and 'with her sister' since they contain prepositional phrases like 'to' and 'with'.

Which sentence does not have a prepositional phrase?

A) Caleb drank the milk that was on the table.

B) Andrew got the watch from his father.

C) My mother has cooked the meal.

• A.

• B.

• C.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'C' because that sentence is a verb phrase. The sentence does not have any preposition, unlike 'A' and 'B' that have prepositions such as 'On' and 'From', which contain prepositional phrases such as 'On the table' and 'From his father'.

Fill the blank with the correct preposition!

Sally work _ as a teacher.

A) in the school

B) at the school

C) on the school

• A.

• B.

• C.

Answer explanation

The right answer is B because the correct prepositional phrase is 'at the school'. This sentence indicates a place and in English grammar 'at' is used to indicate a specific address or place. 'in' is used to indicate closed places, countries, continents, or private transportation. Meanwhile 'on' is used to indicate surface area or place, road, island, and large vehicle.

Which word is the boldened prepositional phrase modifying?

My sister is studying for the exam.

A) Sister.

B) Studying.

C) Exam.

• A.

• B.

• C.

Answer explanation

The correct answer is B. The boldened prepositional phrase 'for the exam' is modifying the verb 'studying'. It provides additional information about the purpose or reason for the action of her studying.