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Prepositional PhraseSet 15

1Freddy is stiff from yesterday's long football practice.

2My brother is running behind me.

3My aunt trimmed the trees in the backyard last week.

4Classify the phrase in bold:The dog barked at the stranger.

5Success in life requires ..... effort.

6What is the adverbial phrase in the sentence? Noises echoed throughout the cavern.

7Select the best adverbial phrase to complete the sentence: The children played .....

8What is the RED phrase? (**Trick alert!! Be careful!)She was going to the store after the PTA meeting.

9In which sentence does the prepositional phrase have a different function (adjectival vs. adverbial) than in the other three?

10Improve the sentence b y choosing the correct adverbial phrase from the choice s ..... she saw a coyote that was heading her way.

11Is the prepositional phrase acting as an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase? When camping, the heat for cooking came from an open fire.

12Phrase "be interested in" forms a

13In Sonnet 129, the repeated "Past reason ..... " construction functions as what kind of modifier?

14Is the prepositional phrase acting as an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase? It was the only kitchen table with wooden legs.

15You should give your old clothes to those ......

16On top of the cow, the mosquito drilled its needle into the vein.

17The man WITH A DOG walked fast.

18She wasn't ..... the exam results because she had studied very hard

19Master Class Basic Grammar and Usage-Use Types of Phrases ..... RIT 231-240 Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase?

20I went to the bathroom without a sound to not wake the baby up.

21Start a sentence with a comparison fronted adverbial:'In comparison to the other option, '

22This job is open to all, ..... previous experience.

23I'll be in Singapore next week. I hope to see some friends of mine ..... there.

24I will deliver the flowers to your house.

25Father: If you have a problem we need to take it ..... with the shopkeeper.Son: Why? Will he be able to give me a replacement?

26Answer true or false:Prepositional phrases can act as verbs.

27What is the syntactic function of "to the store" in "She went to the store"?

28It's ..... you to decide what to do.

29True or False:In the sentence, 'We went to the mall after school, ' the phrase 'to the mall' is an infinitive phrase.

30They have a house with a large garden.

31Tom visited India while studying thehistory of Indian art.

32Read this sentence: 'Instead of our usual game, the kids from my neighborhood played in the park.' Which analysis is most accurate?

33When can they play football at school?

34State what sort of phrase (noun phrase, prepositionalphrase or adverb phrase) the adverbial phrases in thefollowing sentences are.This house was built in 1874.

35The cat under the bed looks scared.

36She goes to school .....

37The trial started at quarter to .....

38Which of the following is NEVER found in a prep phrase?

39Mum got ..... doing the washing-up because she cooked dinner.

40A group of words that starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun

41..... Alice's stroke and her advanced age, her memory has never deteriorated.

42When I realized I was about to miss my bus, I broke into a run to catch it.

43Why is it important to learn adjectives and verbs with their prepositions?

44If you don't work hard, you won't be able to keep ..... your peers.

45Chose the preposition to complete the phrasal verbs: I have to live ..... my parents while I'm at the university

46The cat sat under the table.

47....., they decided not to go to Australia for their holidays but went to America instead.

48They welcomed me ......

49Complete the sentence:A water bottle is a container ..... Which phrase best completes the sentence to explain its purpose?

50We were ..... looking for a manager when the impeccable candidate showed up.

51What is the prep phrase?The strange man parked his car by the tall trees.

52True or False: In the sentence 'She arrived after the movie started,' the phrase 'after the movie started' is a prepositional phrase acting as an adverb.

53How is the red phrase functioning? The entire trial was complete in two weeks.

54What type of phrase is 'after the meeting' in: 'We will meet after the meeting.'

55Since they were a mess, Liam organized the cards into full decks.

56Don't forget to take a form of ID ..... they want to check your age.

57We fixed the antique car .....

58Be sure to watch out FOR DEER crossing the highway.

59You should try again. Don't give .....

60Choose the correct adverbial phrase to complete the sentence: "We will have a picnic ..... "

61How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?There was a guard with a dart gun hiding behind a door.