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Unit 2 Grammar (Prep Phrases)

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:


Putting her papers under her desk, Mrs. Cody felt like her desk was clean.

a)

under her desk

b)

putting her papers

c)

felt like her desk

d)

desk was clean

2.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:


He put the quarters into his piggy bank.

a)

put the quarters

b)

he put the

c)

into his piggy bank

d)

his piggy bank

3.

Which is a list of common prepositions?

a)

Plus, Minus, Subtract, Add, Divide

b)

Compare, Contrast, Support, Detail, Explain

c)

Across, Behind, For, On, Under

d)

Who, What, When, Where, Why, How

4.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:


The pencil that fell off the desk was yellow.

a)

off the desk

b)

fell off the desk

c)

was yellow

d)

pencil that fell

5.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:


My cousin Jesse wore a bandage on his arm to cover his wound.

a)

on his arm

b)

to cover his wound

c)

wore a bandage

d)

a bandage on his arm

6.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:


Mrs. Blue had to drive through the largest puddle.

a)

through the largest puddle

b)

to drive

c)

had to drive

d)

to drive through

7.

True or False: Sometimes a sentence will have more than one preposition or prepositional phrase.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?


On Wednesday, we celebrated at my mom's house for two hours.

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

9.

Choose the sentence with the slash(/) between the subject and predicate.


The little puppy barked all night long downstairs.

a)

The little puppy /barked all night long downstairs.

b)

The little puppy barked /all night long downstairs.

c)

The little puppy barked all night /long downstairs.

d)

The little puppy barked all night long /downstairs.

10.

Choose the sentence with the slash(/) between the subject and predicate.


The tall oak trees blow in the wind.

a)

The /tall oak trees blow in the wind.

b)

The tall oak /trees blow in the wind.

c)

The tall oak trees /blow in the wind.

d)

The tall oak trees blow /in the wind.