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Prepositional PhraseSet 11

1Because of the rain, our game was cancelled.

2Phong is studying hard ..... get poor grades.

3Fill the gap: All scientists are now ..... the research vessel.

4Artificial and natural elements blend together in their gardens. Is this phrase an adjective or adverb phrase?

5Jack is ..... their family business

6What does the phrase "subject to the provisions of" ensure in legal terms?

7A prepositional phrase .....

8Prepositional phrases begin with the ..... and end with the .....

9War broke ..... suddenly in the country

10On top of the mountain

11Identify the adverbial phrase in:'He plays soccer every Saturday.'

12Can adverbial phrases be used to modify adjectives?

13His approach to problem-solving is ..... that of a seasoned detective.

14..... phrases can modify verbs, adjectives, or adverbs.

15She performed the task with great skill.The adverbial phrase in the sentence above is .....

16Choose the adverbial phrase in the following sentence: She completed the project with remarkable speed.

17What is the sentence function for the phrase "to your little sisters"?

18How many prepositional phrases are linked in the sentence below?We drove to the mall and parked outside of Macy's.

19Hey there! Can you help me find the phrase that shows purpose?

20Dr. Ghandi set ..... the school in 1959.

21Don't you think we should get ..... that couch. It's so old.

22Before school I had to do my homework.

23Identify the adverbial phrase in the following sentence: 'The students from the middle school went out for lunch.'

24Pandas live (A) in coniferous so forests, eat bamboo shoots and leaves (B) fast and (C) spending about 12 hours a day (D) eating

25Answer true or false:Prepositional phrases must contain a preposition and its object.

26The boy fell on the ground.

27Choose the correct variant: Your room is very untidy. Please pick ..... the clothes, which are on the floor.

28The worried man walked ..... in the corridor waiting for the announce-men-.

29Once they entered the woods, a dark, dense forest of towering trees, they instantly felt a sense of overwhelming gloom.

30How is a prepositional phrasal verb formed?

31What is the adverbial phrase in the following sentence?Out in the garden, the children played.

32Identify the type of phrase: The students IN THE HALLWAY are noisy.

33The production line was temporarily halted ..... a technical malfunction in the sorting machine.

34Complete the phrasal verbs with preposition: The doctor told me that I should completely cut ..... all cheese and dairy products from my diet.

35To make the meaning clear, complete the sentence by correctly placing the phrase 'with a broken wing': The girl helped .....

36How many prepositional phrases are there in the following sentence?The first reports about the cause of these mysterious patterns appeared in 1978.

37The government has come ..... a solution to the water problems of the city.

38True or False: The group of words 'because she was happy' is a prepositional phrase.

39Determine whether the prepositional phrase in the sentence "She danced with grace." is an adverb or adjective phrase.

40A prepositional phrase ALWAYS begins with a(n)

41Choose the Adverbial Phrase:The plane flew between the two buildings.

42I will go on a trip if the car is in good working order.

43A prepositional phrase ends with a ..... or pronoun.

44Let's settle ..... (= pay a bill) with the waiter now.

45Which word or phrase is modifying dog?I showed my dog with fleas to the veterinarian.

46Minutes past 3 is written as-

47Identify the following phrase: John put the book ON THE DESK.

48The baby ran towards her smiling grandmother.

49The cat hissed like a snake.

50What is the red phrase? I drove to the store to buy milk at midnight.

51True or False: In the sentence 'The student with the highest score will win a prize,' the phrase 'with the highest score' is an adverb phrase because it tells how the student will win.

52Prepositional Phrase: start with a .....

53To the ..... of the police, the bank robbers were able to escape.

54The pony jumped over the hurdle.

55Prepositional phrases can function as

56How many prepositional phrases are in this sentence?Marco wanted to go to the theatre with his parents on Saturday afternoon.

57On behalf of means:

58Even though I don't earn that much I manage to set ..... a few dollars for hard times

59Identify the highlighted modifier in each sentence.Children were digging in the sand.

60Zeus discovered what they had done and rescued some OF THE PARTS.

61To sell something for less than you paid for it = To sell something ..... cost