Unit 3 Conventions

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

The pencil fell under the desk.

• the pencil

• fell under the desk

• under the desk

• the desk

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 
Above the trees flew a beautiful bald eagle. 

• flew a beautiful
• bald eagle
• above the trees
• above the trees flew a beautiful

Which is a list of common prepositions?

• about, at, down, of, to
• first,second,third,fourth
• me, you, your mamma, my cousin
• am,is,are ,was, were

What is the antecedent of the underlined word?

When Josh danced with Jinx, he got a bruise.

• Jinx

• Josh

What is the antecedent of the underlined word?

Jenni and I were there, and we cheered for the team.

• Jenni

• I

• Jenni and I

The boy jumped in the water. He made such a splash.

What is the antecedent for the pronoun HE?

• water

• spash

• the boy

If the singer gets on American Idol, she will be so happy.

What is the pronoun?

• American Idol

• the

• she

Thomas ate … that was in his lunch bag, except for the carrot.

• everything

• anything

• somebody

I didn’t go … on my holiday. I was so bored!

• nowhere

• somewhere

• anywhere

I always introduce _______ with a smile.

• myself

• myselves