Prepositional Phrases

I was late for work _________ the snowstorm, which made driving a nightmare.

• because of

• in case of

• apart from

• instead of

I wrote the letter __________ my client.

• on behalf of

• in case of

• regardless of

• by means of

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She wrote a letter on her own stationery.

• wrote a letter

• She wrote

• on her own stationery

• own stationery

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She received a rejection letter from New York.

• from New York

• received a rejection

• letter from New York

• She received

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Elizabeth Blackwell stepped onto the train.

• Elizabeth Blackwell stepped

• the train

• onto the train

• stepped onto

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Her medical bag was near the bed.

• Her medical bag

• near the bed

• was near the bed

• the bed

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Later, a dream had come true for her.

• Later, a dream

• come true

• had come true

• for her

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Women were not allowed into medical school.

• were not allowed

• into medical school

• not allowed into

• Women were not

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The nurse ran toward her patient.

• The nurse ran

• ran toward

• toward her patient

• her patient

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She studied every day until sunset.

• until sunset

• She studied

• every day

• studied every day