Diagramming Sentence Prepositional Phrases

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

• The couple

• would not stop

• stop laughing

• behind us

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

The story takes place during the time when the Nazis overtook Poland.

• The story takes place

• during the time

• the time when the Nazis overtook Poland.

• Nazis overtook Poland.

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following sentences has all prepositional phrases correctly underlined?

• Everyone was frightened during the scary movie.

• All of my friends were terrified throughout the movie.

• After the movie, we were all afraid to go outside the house.

• Until morning, we didn’t want to close our eyes.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which of the following sentences has all prepositional phrases correctly underlined?

• Couldn’t we use the tomatoes we grew instead of those from a store?

• Upon completion, you may submit your essay to your teacher.

• Except for me, my class was allowed to sit wherever they wanted during lunch.

• Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother’s house we go.

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

What is the object of the underlined prepositional phrase in the sentence below?

Because of the fire, smoke billowed from the windows and doors.

• windows

• from

• door

• windows and doors

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What are the objects of the prepositional phrases in the sentence below? Felicia skipped through the open gate in front of her house.

• open gate, her house

• through, in front of

• open gate

• gate, house

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What are the objects of the prepositional phrases in the sentence below?

Should we climb aboard the boat beside the dock?

• climb, boat, dock

• should, boat, dock

• aboard, beside

• boat, dock

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: The cat slept under the warm blanket.

• A) The cat slept

• B) under the warm

• C) under the warm blanket

• D) the warm blanket

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following sentences contains a correctly underlined prepositional phrase?

• A) The book __on the table__ is mine.

• B) She ran __across the street__ quickly.

• C) We will meet __at the park__ later.

• D) He sat __beside the window__ and read.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the object of the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? The children played in the garden.

• A) children

• B) played

• C) in

• D) garden

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CCSS.L.3.1A