Prepositional Phrases and Commas

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

Putting her papers under her desk, Mrs. immordino felt like her desk was clean.

• under her desk

• putting her papers

• felt like her desk

• desk was clean

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

The bird flew into the window, but was okay.

• the bird flew

• into the window but was okay

• flew into the window

• into the window

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

Mrs. Immordino put new white ghost lights on the tree.

• put new white ghost lights

• on the tree

• Mrs. Immordino

• white ghost lights

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?

He put the quarters into his piggy bank.

• put the quarters

• he put the

• into his piggy bank

• his piggy bank

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence

I enjoy playing the clarinet

• I enjoy playing

• enjoy playing in

• playing in the clarinet

• There is no preposition!

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the preposition in the following sentence?

I love to sleep late on Fridays!

• like

• sleep

• late

• on

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

What does a prepositional phrase start with?

• A topic

• A preposition

• A subject

• I was just thinking hard when the teacher looked at me and did not pay attention

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following sentences does NOT include a prepositional phrase?

• I walked all the way home.

• I walked over the hill.

• I walked through the woods.

• I walked next to the river

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B