Verbal Phrases, Prepositional Phrases, and Appositives

Identify the prepositional phrase: Please return the book to the cabinet.

• Please
• return the book
• to the cabinet
• Please return

By noon, all the runners were finished.

• By noon
• All the runners
• The runners
• Were finished

Which is a list of common prepositions?

• Against,Beside,In,Over,Up
• Desk,Chair,Table,Seat
• Honda,Toyota,Nissan, Lexus
• Chicken,Cat,Dog,Elephant

Which is a list of common prepositions?

• Red,Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue
• Above, Before, During, Off, Toward
• Him, Her, His, She, They
• Shoe, Pants, Skirt, Blouse, Shirt

Which of these is NOT a prepositional phrase?

• in the journal
• at the table
• how are you
• on the floor

Which of these is NOT a prepositional phrase?

• over the line
• by the door
• near the pool
• he stole it

Can a sentence have more than one prepositional phrase contained within it? 

• Yes 
• No

Choose the appositive in the sentence.
Jada, my sister, is beautiful.

• Jada
• my sister
• beautiful

Choose the appositive.
John, where are you moving? I am moving to the best state in America, Texas.

• John
• Texas
• no appositive

Choose the appositive.
The dogs jumped the fence, and they became lost. Mr. Fos, the owner, searched all day for them.

• the owner
• and they became lost
• no appositive