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PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE QUIZ

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  1. 1. What is the prepositional phrase?

    I told my daughter to stop jumping on the couch.

a)

On the couch

b)

My daughter

c)

I told

d)

Stop jumping

2.
  1. 2. What is the prepositional phrase?

    We quickly boiled the beautiful eggs in the kitchen.

a)

Boiled

b)

Beautiful egg

c)

in the kitchen

d)

We quickly boiled

3.
  1. 3. 1. before Christmas this year

    2. several times

    3. on the right side

    4. beautiful day

  2. Prepositional phrases are shown by numbers ….

a)

2,3

b)

1,3

c)

1,2

d)

3,4

4.

4. Which is the following the RIGHT phrase?

a)

She goes

b)

Policeman stand

c)

Early yesterday afternoon

d)

My mother is calling

5.
  1. 5. What is the function of the underlined phrase in the sentence below?

    Edy Yahya crept secretly behind the window.

a)

Adjective

b)

Phrase

c)

Adverb

d)

Verb

6.
  1. 6. Identify the prepositional phrase:

    Watch the horse run around the field.

a)

around

b)

around the field

c)

watch the horse

d)

run around

7.

Identify the prepositional phrase:

Please return the book to the cabinet.

a)

Please return

b)

Return the book

c)

To the cabinet

d)

Please return the book

8.
  1. 8. What is the OBJECT of the preposition in the following sentence?

  2. I received a letter from the friendly little, old lady.

a)

From

b)

Lady

c)

Friendly

d)

Old

9.
  1. 9. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? Enter the number of prepositional phrases.

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

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

10.
  1. 10. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 
    We stood behind a tall person and couldn't see the stage.

a)

We stood

b)

Couldn't see the stage

c)

Behind a Tall Person

d)

and Couldn't see

11.
  1. 11. Prepositions begin phrases and end with an object. An object is always either a ______ or a _______ .

a)

Adjective or adverb

b)

Noun or verb

c)

Pronoun or conjunction

d)

Noun or pronoun

12.
  1. 12. 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.

a)

Six

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

Five

13.
  1. 13. In the following sentence, what word is an OBJECT of the PREPOSITION?

    It all started the summer before second grade when our moving van pulled into her neighborhood.

a)

Summer

b)

Grade

c)

Moving

d)

Pulled

14.
  1. 14. Mary ran around the corner to meet her friends.

a)

To meet

b)

Her friends

c)

Ran around

d)

Around the corner

15.
  1. 15. Which of the following sentences does NOT include a prepositional phrase?

a)

I walked all the way home.

b)

I walked over the hill.

c)

I walked next to the river

d)

I walked through the woods.

16.
  1. 16. Identify the prepositional phrase: How many pieces of cake would you like?

a)

How many

b)

Would like

c)

Of cake

d)

Pieces of cake

17.
  1. 17. A prepositional phrase NEVER has a....

a)

Preposition

b)

Subject

c)

Topic

d)

Compound sentence

18.
  1. 18. A prepositional phrase ENDS in a...

a)

Pronoun and Noun

b)

Subject and period

c)

Noun and Subject

d)

Subject and time

19.
  1. 19. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence

I enjoy playing the clarinet

a)

I enjoy playing

b)

Enjoy playing

c)

Playing the clarinetThere is no Preposition

d)

Playing the clarinet

20.
  1. 20. What did the man do?

a)

The man ran behind the bushes

b)

The man stand in front of the bushes

c)

The man run in front of the bushes

d)

The man run across the bushes

21.
  1. 21. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?

a)

The clock was broken last week

b)

The clock, in my grandma's, house was broken last week.

c)

My grandma's clock was broken

d)

The house was broken

22.
  1. 22. Artificial and natural elements blend together in their gardens.  Is this phrase adjective or adverb phrase?

a)

Adjective Phrase

b)

Adverb Phrase

c)

Verb Phrase

d)

Place

23.
  1. 23. What the prepositional phrase based on the picture

a)

The cars is parked under the tree

b)

The cars is parked behind the tree

c)

The cars parked in front of the tree

d)

The cars is parked at the tree

24.
  1. 24. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 

  2. The girl is sit between the green man and the black man

a)

The girl sit

b)

The black man sit between the girl

c)

The girl sit behind the blue man

d)

Between the green man and the black man

25.

The suitable prepositional phrase for this picture

a)

The people stand

b)

The ticket holders waited patiently inside the theater

c)

The ticket holders waited patiently outside the theater.

d)

The ticket holders waited patiently