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Prepositional Phrases

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

Elizabeth Blackwell stepped onto the train.

a)

Elizabeth Blackwell stepped

b)

the train

c)

onto the train

d)

stepped onto

2.

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

She wrote a letter on her own stationery.

a)

wrote a letter

b)

She wrote

c)

on her own stationery

d)

own stationery

3.

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

Her medical bag was near the bed.

a)

Her medical bag

b)

near the bed

c)

was near the bed

d)

the bed

4.

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

She received a rejection letter from New York.

a)

from New York

b)

received a rejection

c)

letter from New York

d)

She received

5.

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

Later, a dream had come true for her.

a)

Later, a dream

b)

come true

c)

had come true

d)

for her

6.

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

Women were not allowed into medical school.

a)

were not allowed

b)

into medical school

c)

not allowed into

d)

Women were not

7.

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

The nurse ran toward her patient.

a)

The nurse ran

b)

ran toward

c)

toward her patient

d)

her patient

8.

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

She studied every day until sunset.

a)

until sunset

b)

She studied

c)

every day

d)

studied every day

9.

What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

The man stood by the crib and cried.

a)

man stood by

b)

the crib and cried

c)

The man stood

d)

by the crib

10.

What is the prepositional phrase?

Beside the bed sat Dr. Brown.

a)

Beside the bed

b)

sat Dr. Brown

c)

the bed sat

11.

What is the PREPOSITION in this sentence?

A tear ran down his cheek.

a)

tear

b)

ran

c)

down

d)

cheek

12.

What is the PREPOSITION in this sentence?

She handed the baby to me.

a)

handed

b)

She

c)

me

d)

to

13.

What is the PREPOSITION in this sentence?

She said she would call in the morning.

a)

in

b)

the

c)

morning

d)

would

14.

What is the OBJECT of the preposition?

The family waited outside the room

a)

outside

b)

the

c)

room

d)

family

15.

What is the OBJECT of the preposition?

Elizabeth left her home in Philadelphia.

a)

left

b)

her

c)

home

d)

Philadelphia

16.

What is the OBJECT of the preposition?

The doctor at the hospital was well known.

a)

at

b)

the

c)

hospital

d)

known

17.

What is the OBJECT of the preposition?

The child ran down the hall.

a)

child

b)

ran

c)

down

d)

hall

18.

Is the highlighted prepositional phrase an adjective phrase or an adverb phrase?

She placed a blanket over the woman.

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

19.

Is the highlighted prepositional phrase an adjective or adverb phrase?

The man with the broken leg groaned loudly.

a)

adjective

b)

adverb

20.

Is the highlighted prepositional phrase an adjective or an adverb phrase?

The woman in the shawl was watching Elizabeth.

a)

adjective

b)

adverb