Noun Phrases, Verb Phrases, Prepositional Phrases

How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? During our math test, I kept hearing strange noises in the ceiling.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Analyze the sentence and identify the prepositional phrase(s).

A crowd swarmed around the injured player.

• a crowd swarmed

• around the injured player

• swarmed around

• No prepositional phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Prepositions begin phrases and end with an object. An object is always either a ______ or a _______ .

• adjective or adverb

• noun or verb

• pronoun or conjunction

• noun or pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? My dog barked at my neighbor on Tuesday after dinner.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?

Somewhere over the rainbow birds fly gracefully to their destinations with strong wings and with the help of the wind.

• 6

• 3

• 4

• 5

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Find the Noun Phrase: "The large dog was waiting for me outside so it could eat me." 

• was waiting

• the large dog

• dog

• for me

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of these is a noun phrase in the sentence: “I still have the book that she gave me last week.”

• still have the book

• me last week

• the book that she gave me

• she gave me last

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Is this a noun phrase?

The yellow brick road seems endless.

• Yes

• No

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the noun phrase:

I tried to solve the puzzle.

• tried

• the puzzle

• I tried

• I tried to solve

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Find the Noun Phrase: "I love eating lots of junk food." 

• I love

• lots of junk food

• junk food

• eating lots

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B