WorksheetsPrepositions and Prepositional Phrases as Modifiers
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
Can anyone count the stars in the Milky Way?
The prepositional phrase in the above sentence is:
Can anyone count
the stars
Milky Way
In the Milky Way
The Milky Way looks beautiful on a clear night.
The Milky Way
Looks beautiful
on a clear night
a clear night
I enjoy stargazing from a nearby hilltop. Clusters of stars form constellations.
Choose all the prepositional phrases from the previous sentences. You can select more than one
from a nearby hilltop
of stars
form constellations
Enjoy stargazing
a nearby hilltop
Seven very bright stars surrounded by dust form the Seven Sisters.
Choose all the prepositional phrases from the sentence above.
Seven very bright stars
by dust
form the seven sisters
the seven sisters
Can you pronounce the name of the country?
What is the function of the underlined prepositional phrase?
Adjectival
Adverbial
Noun
In the cave, an ancient artist had painted a hunting scene.
What is the function of the underlined prepositional phrase?
Adjectival
Adverbial
Noun
Can you see well in the dark?
What is the function of the underlined prepositional phrase?
Adjectival
Adverbial
Noun
The band played a song from a popular musical.
What is the function of the underlined prepositional phrase?
Adjectival
Adverbial
Noun
One of the hockey players was seriously injured.
What is the function of the underlined prepositional phrase?
Adjectival
Adverbial
Noun
Even astronomers cannot see these stars with powerful telescopes.
What is the function of the underlined prepositional phrase?
Adjectival
Adverbial
Noun
Choose the sentence where the prepositional phrase functions as an adjective.
The girl with the red dress arrived early at the party.
The boy doodled on the wall with a red marker and drove his mother crazy.
Choose the sentence where the prepositional phrase functions as an Adverb.
A boat for racing had sunk
I used a hammer with a claw.
For many years people have sought the lost continent Atlantis
Luis and I have watched episodes of Star Trek:
Choose the sentence where the prepositional phrase functions as an Adjective.
Pam writes with her left hand
The tamales at this restaurant are delicious.
From the north came a driving snowstorm
From the north came a driving snowstorm
Choose the sentence where the prepositional phrase functions as an Adjective.
More than one answer is available.
We won a vacation in Florida.
Marie Curie’s achievements in science were remarkable.
The sculpture by Augusta Savage is inspiring
Kristi Yamaguchi won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics
