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Grammar

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 33mins

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1.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:


The pencil fell under the desk.

a)

the pencil

b)

fell under the desk

c)

under the desk

d)

the desk

2.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:


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

a)

under her desk

b)

putting her papers

c)

felt like her desk

d)

desk was clean

3.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:

The big brown bird flew into the window, but was okay.

a)

the big brown bird flew

b)

into the window but was okay

c)

flew into the window

d)

into the window

4.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 
Above the trees flew a beautiful bald eagle. 
a)
flew a beautiful
b)
bald eagle
c)
above the trees
d)
above the trees flew a beautiful
5.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:


Mr. Dominador Ulaye placed new white ghost lights on the tree.

a)

put new white ghost lights

b)

on the tree

c)

Mr. Dominador Ulaye

d)

white ghost lights

6.

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence


I enjoy playing the clarinet

a)

I enjoy playing

b)

enjoy playing in

c)

playing in the clarinet

d)

There is no preposition!

7.

What is the preposition in the following sentence?

I love to sleep late on Fridays!

a)

like

b)

sleep

c)

late

d)

on

8.
What is the preposition?
Over the years we have learned to study hard.
a)
the
b)
have
c)
to
d)
over
9.
What is the preposition?
Singing is fun during the holidays.
a)
is
b)
fun
c)
during
d)
on
10.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 
My cat jumped on my bed and woke me up. 
a)
on my bed
b)
my cat jumped
c)
on my bed and woke me up
d)
woke me
11.
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 

The chairs were placed upon the desks. 
a)
upon the desks
b)
were placed
c)
the chairs were placed upon
d)
the chairs
12.

The ticket holders waited patiently outside the theater.

a)

the ticket holders

b)

waited patiently

c)

outside the theater

d)

No prepositional phrases

13.

Let's pick the strawberries tomorrow.

a)

pick the strawberries

b)

let's pick

c)

tomorrow

d)

No prepositional phrase

14.
Mary ran around the corner to meet her friends.
a)
to meet
b)
her friends
c)
ran around
d)
around the corner
15.
Which is a list of common prepositions?
a)
Against,Beside,In,Over,Up
b)
Desk,Chair,Table,Seat
c)
Honda,Toyota,Nissan, Lexus
d)
Chicken,Cat,Dog,Elephant
16.
Can a sentence have more than one prepositional phrase contained within it? 
a)
Yes 
b)
No
17.
a)

the pickles and green beans

b)

The bread was

c)

smashed between the

d)

between the pickles and green beans

18.

What part of speech is the first word of a prepositional phrase?

a)

interjection

b)

conjunction

c)

preposition

d)

adverb

19.

Which parts of speech can be the object of a preposition?

a)

adjective

b)

noun

c)

preposition

d)

pronoun

20.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence. "We pulled the oars through the muddy water."

a)

We pulled

b)

the oars

c)

through the muddy water

d)

oars through

21.

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence. "Other boats were parked near the shore."

a)

Other boats

b)

near the shore

c)

were parked

d)

parked near the shore

22.

What are the prepositions in the sentence:

At 8:00, the students will walk into the classroom.

a)

At

b)

the

c)

students

d)

into

23.

What are prepositional phrases in the sentence?

At 8:00, the students will walk into the classroom.

a)

At 8:00

b)

the students

c)

will walk

d)

into the classroom

24.

Which words are the object of the prepositions?

At 8:00, the students will walk into the classroom.

a)

students

b)

8:00

c)

walk

d)

classroom

25.

Identify the prepositional phrases:

The dog hid underneath the couch during the thunderstorm.

a)

The dog hid

b)

underneath the couch

c)

during the thunderstorm

d)

There are no prepositional phrases.

26.

Identify the object of the prepositions:

The dog hid underneath the couch during the thunderstorm.

a)

dog

b)

underneath

c)

couch

d)

thunderstorm

27.
Fred ran into the pole because he didn't watch where he was going.
a)
where he was going
b)
into the pole
c)
because he didn't watch
d)
ran into 
28.
Susan ran behind the bushes when she played hide and seek.
a)
when she played
b)
Susan ran behind
c)
played hide and seek
d)
behind the bushes
29.

Which of these is NOT a prepositional phrase?

a)

over the line

b)

by the door

c)

near the pool

d)

he stole it

e)

beside me

30.

We must finish our project before the holidays.

a)

We must finish

b)

our project

c)

before the holidays

d)

must finish our project

e)

the holidays

31.

After the storm everyone got busy cleaning the debris

a)

got busy

b)

cleaning the debris

c)

everyone

d)

after the storm

e)

everyone got

32.

The doctor is working very hard in the emergency clinic.

a)

the doctor

b)

very hard

c)

in the emergency clinic

d)

is working

e)

the emergency clinic

33.

Answer true or false:

Prepositional phrases must contain a preposition and its object.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Tap the correct preposition:

He lives __ front ___ our school.

a)

for, of

b)

in, of

c)

to, beside

d)

next, to

35.

_____, our bus has arrived. Thank goodness.

a)

At last

b)

At least