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Grammar W10

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A prepositional phrase is a group of words that tells more about an important part of a sentence.

a)

maybe

b)

of course not

c)

true

2.

A prepositional phrase begins with a ________________

a)

random word

b)

preposition

c)

the verb

3.

About, in, near, during, and with are examples of:

a)

verbs

b)

nouns

c)

prepositions

4.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: The sun shone in the sky.

a)

the sun

b)

shone in the sky

c)

in the sky

5.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: He told a story about a bear he had seen.

a)

he told a story

b)

about a bear he had seen

c)

about a bear

6.

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: The view from the top was incredible.

a)

from the top

b)

from

c)

from the top was incredible

7.

Identify the preposition in the following sentence: I could see the lake in the distance.

a)

in

b)

in the distance

c)

I could see the lake

8.

The object of a prepositional phrase is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition.

a)

true

b)

false

9.

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence: My father knows the owner of the store.

a)

of the store

b)

my father

c)

store

10.

Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence: They worked together on the new building.

a)

on the new building

b)

new building

c)

building

11.

Use ________________ around the title of a song, part of a book, or a short story.

a)

italics

b)

commas

c)

quotation marks " "

12.

Use _________ or underlining with the title of a long work.

a)

commas

b)

colon

c)

italics

13.

Use __________ after the greeting and closing in a friendly letter and in the date and address.

a)

quotation marks

b)

italics or underlining

c)

commas

14.

Choose the correct sentence

a)

June, 5, 2020

b)

June 5, 2020

c)

June: 5, 2020

15.

Choose the correct sentence

a)

The Haunted Window, is one of my favorite stories

b)

" The Haunted Window" is one of my favorite stories

c)

The Haunted Window: is one of my favorite stories

16.

What is the following sentence missing: My mother gave me the book Suncatcher to read.

a)

underlining

b)

comma

c)

quotation mark

17.

Identify the preposition, prepositional phrase, object in the following sentence: The editor of the newspaper wanted to publish it.

a)

the, the editor, newspaper

b)

of, of the newspaper, newspaper

c)

of, the newspaper

18.

Identify the preposition, prepositional phrase, object in the following sentence: I wrote an article about the new club.

a)

about, the new club, new club

b)

about, about the new club, club

c)

about, about the new club, new