Prepositional Phrases and Words They Modify

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English
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7th - 8th Grade
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Hard
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Margaret Anderson
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20 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?
The magician with his rabbit entertained the crowd.
entertained the crowd
The magician with
with his rabbit
his rabbit entertained
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1E
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What word does the underlined prepositional phrase describe in the following sentence?
The magician with his rabbit entertained the crowd.
magician
entertained
crowd
rabbit
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Since the underlined prepositional phrase refers to the subject, magician, what question does the phrase answer?
The magician with his rabbit entertained the crowd.
how?
which one?
where?
when?
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Since the underlined prepositional phrase refers to the subject, magician, how does the phrase function in the sentence?
The magician with his rabbit entertained the crowd.
adverb
adjective
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?
We ate dinner at five o'clock.
at five o'clock
We ate dinner
dinner at five
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1E
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What word does the underlined prepositional phrase describe in the following sentence?
We ate dinner at five o'clock.
dinner
We
ate
Tags
CCSS.L.4.1E
CCSS.L.7.1A
CCSS.L.9-10.1B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Since the underlined prepositional phrase refers to the verb, ate, what question does the phrase answer?
We ate dinner at five o'clock.
how?
which one?
where?
when?
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1I
CCSS.L.4.1E
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.K.1E
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