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Prepositional Phrases As ModifiersSet 4

1Identify the prepositional phrase(s)In the morning, my eager dog dashes towards the front door to chase the ornery squirrels in the neighbor's yard.
2Select the one prepositional phrase in the following sentence:In this English class, you will learn prepositions and prepositional phrases.
3What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?An alarm sounded at the nurse's station.
4Select the noun that is the object of the preposition.Amelia watched the salmon swim up the river.
5Is the prepositional phrase acting as an adverb or adjective?(Hint: Which schoolhouse?)The old school house on the hilltop is haunted.
6There is never a subject in a prepositional phrase.
7Which sentence revision is the clearest and avoids a misplaced prepositional phrase?
8Identify the prepositional phrase.The young little owl flew home during the night.
9Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: They searched behind the barn.
10What is the prepositional phrase?The dog ran under the car as I was trying to leave this morning.
11What kind of prepositional phrase is used in this sentence?Their house is just across the street.
12Identify the prepositional phrase.This machine is for making ice cream.
13Don ate two helpings to satisfy his hunger.
14"At the end of the party Jane was happy to receive many gifts".What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?
15What is the rule for forming a Prepositional Phrase (PP) according to the current hypothesis?
16How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? "The cat with the white paws jumped from the fence and ran across the yard in a great hurry."
17Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentencesBefore each workout, people should perform flexibility exercises.
18What is the prepositional phrase? My aunt is an expert at skydiving.
19What is the prepositional phrase:We ate at the Chinese restaurant.
20Identify the prepositional phrase: Why did you drive your cart into the wall?
21Identify ALL of the prepositional phrase(s) in the following sentence.Inside the ELA classroom were several clues for the vocabulary scavenger hunt that would take place tomorrow.
22Identify the prepositional phrase: The flowers in the garden are beautiful.
23What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? We will take down our tree after Christmas.
24Choose the prepositional phrase: Earl and Emma rode the bus to City Park.
25What is the prepositional phrase?The girl in the sixth grade won the Spelling Bee.
26Identify the prepositional phrase.We waited after the movie
27Find the prepositional phrase in this sentence:The boss offered the raise to George.
28What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence 'She walked along the beach'?
29Is the prepositional phrase used as an adjective or adverb?The huge whale shark, however, falls under the "not dangerous" category.
30Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.He passed the ball to Mary.
31Select the letter of the term that identifies the use of the prepositional phrase in each sentence.Three of the contestants arrived late.
32Identify all the words that make up the prepositional phrase in the sentence below.At the concert, Princess Fiona lost her favorite jacket.
33#3 on the back:Choose the prepositional phrase in each sentence:There are 17 types of penguins, and the Emperor penguin is the largest.
34What's the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?Can you please turn on the television?
35Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence: The book with the tattered cover has been read many times.
36Do this sentence have a prepositional phrase?8. We hope you feel better in the morning.
37Find the prepositional phrase and identify what type it is.Divers can even hitch a ride on its fins.
38Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: The people in the car were afraid.
39Select the object of the preposition:Everybody saw the accident, but for some reason, no one helped out.
40Which sentence correctly uses the prepositional phrase 'with the blue stripes' to describe the shirt?
41In the sentence "We have to tiptoe because the cat under the bed is sleeping," what does the prepositional phrase "under the bed" modify?
42Exercise 1: Identifying Prep PhrasesIdentify the prepositional phrase in the sentence.4. Tails also help animals with other jobs, too.
43Read the following passage and circle the prepositional phrases. Ghost boy is looking up at me. A streetlight's glow filters through him. He's watching, waiting for something. For me? Sarah?
44B. Using Prepositional PhrasesChoose the answer that identifies the function of the boldfaced prepositional phrase in each sentence.The store with the big front window is having a sale.
45Do you know the number of minutes in 24 hours? What kind of prepositional phrase is of minutes and what does it modify?
46Identify the prepositional phrase:The man parked his car by the tall trees.
47Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:We walked through the park to get home.
48Choose the correct prepositional phrase in the sentence. The flowers in the garden are blooming.
49Find the prepositional phrase in each sentence. Choose Adjective if the prepositional phrase acts as an adjective. Choose Adverb if it acts as an adverb.The man with the broken leg groaned loudly.
50Bilbo Baggins was plagued by internal conflict in The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.How many prepositional phrases are there in the sentence?
51Determine which type of prepositional phrase is used in the following sentence:Rewrite the paragraph in your own words.
52Choose the prepositional phrase in the sentence.Trinity knocked on the door.
53Find the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE(S):My ring fell down the drain.
54What kind of post-modifier is "in the park" in the sentence "The children playing in the park are having fun"?
55In the following sentence, is the prepositional phrase an ADVERB (ADV) or ADJECTIVE (ADJ)? The chicken with the brown spots is not safe to eat.
56The object of the preposition may be the subject of the sentence.
57In "We walked through the forest yesterday," what does the prepositional phrase modify?
58What kind of prepositional phrase is used in the sentence below?Some people prefer to work abroad than stay in their own country.
59Which is the only phrase where the complement should always be visible?
60How do prepositions contribute to sentence coherence?
61The prepositional phrase "of her Poptart" modifies (or describes) what word in the following sentence:Hailey gave her teacher half of her Poptart.