Mastering Prepositions and Phrases

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

• cat

• jumped

• over

• fence

Which of the following is a prepositional phrase?

• running fast

• under the table

• very tall

• quickly

Choose the sentence that correctly uses the prepositional phrase "in the garden."

• She was reading a book in the garden.

• She was in the garden reading a book.

• In the garden, she was reading a book.

• All of the above

Identify the adjective phrase in the following sentence: "The house with the red door is mine."

• The house

• with the red door

• is mine

• red door

Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase?

• The dog barked loudly.

• She sang beautifully.

• He sat beside the window.

• They laughed together.

Use the prepositional phrase "on the roof" in a sentence.

• The cat is sleeping on the roof.

• The cat is on the roof sleeping.

• On the roof, the cat is sleeping.

• All of the above

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: "She walked through the park."

• She

• walked

• through

• park

Which of the following sentences uses the prepositional phrase "under the bed" correctly?

• The cat is hiding under the bed.

• Under the bed, the cat is hiding.

• The cat under the bed is hiding.

• Both A and B

Which sentence correctly uses the adjective phrase "with blue stripes"?

• The shirt with blue stripes is mine.

• With blue stripes, the shirt is mine.

• The shirt is mine with blue stripes.

• Both A and B

Which of the following prepositional phrases would best complete the sentence that follows:

The tree ___________________________ is a weeping willow.

• that we bought at the nursery

• you killed with the Round Up

• beside the dry creek

• I climbed as a kid

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