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Prepositional PhraseSet 5

1Sorry, sir, but your bring-in / carry-on / take-up bag is too heavy.

2Chez moi

3Since last month

4Find the adverbial phrase:We went home after dinner.

5Complete the sentence by correctly identifying the function of the missing phrase: The book ..... is the one I need.

6The mayor arranged the agenda for the meeting ..... make his proposal for the Film Festival.

7What is the effect of the phrase "deep in the woods" ?

8We sent them a card ..... to thank them for their kindness.

9That is my pen. Give it ..... to me.

10The phrase "in the room" is a:

11Behind a large brown sofa

12How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?:I was walking in my sleep in the middle of the night.

13Use the adverbial phrase 'during the summer' in a sentence.

14"Afraid of"-name the type of the phrase:

15What is the Prepositional Phrase?I made those chocolate chip cookies by hand.

16Choose the sentence that correctly uses a comma after the fronted adverbial:12. A. Usually, we walk to school. B. We walk, usually, to school. C. We usually walk to school.

17Among the daisies, the girl danced.

18True or False: Prepositional phrases indicate relationships between other words in a sentence.

19The boy with a broken leg had been injured during a soccer game.

20Jake will go to the game after practice.

21The italic portion of the following sentence is functioning as an adverbial phrase: The Little League team competed in the local arena.

22I was always really ..... football.

23Find the adjective prepositional phrase: A man with a long beard came to see me.

24Decide which phrases you associate most with phrases: on a cliff top

25In the sentence 'We went fishing with Ben', what is 'with Ben'?

26How many prep phrases are in this sentence: I like to lie in the shade of the apricot tree.

27In the following sentence the phrase "after work" is an adjective phrase:My mother is going on a vacation after work.

28Complete the sentence using as ..... as with a word from the box (popular, careful, pretty, bad, exciting, high, good, optimistic, famous, cheap): The album rises ..... the top five on some charts.

29Identify the type of phrase: The book with a red cover is mine.

30London's population is nothing ..... as big as Mexico City's.

31I lost my glasses and had to look behind the table, inside my bedroom, under the couch, and in the bathroom.

32In the sentence 'The book on the table is mine, ' what does the phrase 'on the table' modify?

33Is the phrase 'in the red coat' adverbial or adjectival?

34She took a few weeks off work on ..... grounds.

35I don't know Wilson's number. Let's look it ..... in the telephone book.

36He bought the cottage ..... renovating it and then selling at a large profit.

37The boy from Bali is moving soon.

38Prepositional phrases can only be part of the predicate.

39Tick the correct box to show if the words in bold are adjectival phrases or adverbial phrases. John passed the exam with flying colours.

40The judge found the man ..... animal abuse and made him pay a fine and spend one year in prison

41A ..... consists of a preposition, its noun object, and any modifieres

42The tiger crept slowly behind the tree. The Prepositional phrase from sentence above function as

43Choose the correct option to make complete phrases.Hanging .....

44Scientists warn that many of the world's great cities are ..... flooding

45What kind of phrase is it?I ordered pancakes with maple syrup.

46Page 67Starts with a preposition

47What does a prepositional phrase function when it modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb in the sentence?

48We had a big fight, but he called me ..... to say sorry.

49Beside the sandcastle- ..... phrase.

50We saw a donkey driving through the country.

51He fell in love with her at the ..... sight

52Both my son and I are very shy. He takes ..... me.

53Rohan and Olivia are playing a game of hide and seek. Which of the following phrases describes where Rohan might be hiding?

54The sweet potatoes in the vegetable bin are green with mold.

55I gave her some money ..... ease her financial problems.

56What does 'on duty' mean?

57Our guests arrived early in the morning. The prep. phrase is functioning as what?

58Some people aren't good at doing two things at .....

59TRUE or FALSE: Prepositional phrases are EXTRA and may be removed from a sentence.

60Prepositional phrases help writers add details to their sentences.

61Choose the sentence that begins with a phrase modifier.