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Prepositional Phrases

Prepositional Phrases
The student will identify the prepositions in a sentence.

This activity contains 25 questions.

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: Muffy chased the gardener through the rose bushes, over the fence, and into the pool.   through, into chased, over, into through, over, into

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: During the first inning, Jones sustained an injury to his knee while sliding into third base.   to, while During, to, into sustained, to, into

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: One of the best reasons for buying this computer is the accessories that come with it.   for, with of, for, with for, that, with

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: Everyone in the cast was ready for opening night except the main character.   in, for, except Everyone, in, ready, for in, for

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: From a distance I could see several of the skiers making their way down the slope.   several, of, their From, down From, of, down

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: Between you and me, that child is one of the most ill-behaved I have ever known.   of, most, ever Between, one, of, ever Between, of

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: Bob feels that everyone in the office is entitled to his opinion.   everyone, in, to feels, in, to in, to

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: With a heavy sigh, Alicia reported that she was leaving on a business trip to Cleveland in the morning.   sigh, that, on, to With, on, to, in on, to, in

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: One of the best restaurants in town is located near the subway station.   of, in, near One, in in, near

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: On a deep sea fishing outing in the Gulf of Mexico, Eileen caught a nice cobia.   deep, in, of On, in, of On, deep, outing, in

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: At the summit of the mountain, the climbers posed for pictures.   of, for At, of, for At, for

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: David is terribly concerned about the upcoming restructuring of management.   about, upcoming, of about, of concerned, upcoming

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: Inside the apartment complex, fire fighters soon discovered the cause of the fire.   soon, of Inside Inside, of

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: Because of the snowstorm, it looks as if we will be stranded in Bozeman until tomorrow.   of, in, until as if, in, until Because, in

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: By the time we finish washing all of the dishes, it will be too late to go swimming at the municipal pool.   of, too, go By, of, at By, of, to, at

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: Under the new guidelines, most of our employees will be eligible for increased health benefit.   most, for Under, for Under, of, for

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: After Derek returns from his business trip in Dallas, he plans to look for a new job.   from, in, to, for from, in, for After, from, in

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: The rake that you are looking for is leaning against the oak tree in the back yard.   for, in for, against, in against, in

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: To someone in love, a fault is often more of a virtue.   To, in, more To, in, of in, of

	In the middle of the night, a skunk wandered into our camp.   In, into In, of, into of, into, our

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: At the bottom of the eighth inning, Martin knocked the ball over the fence.   At, eighth, over at, of, over At, of, eighth, over

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: Without a doubt, that is the best seafood restaurant between here and Miami.   Without, that, best, between best, between Without, between

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: Eduardo felt like a fool after he slipped on the icy sidewalk and fell down the steps.   like, on, down after, on, down after, on

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: The wind howled throughout the night, and in the morning, several trees lay fallen on the ground.   throughout, in, on throughout, in, several, on in, on

	Identify the prepositions in the following sentence: When the tennis ball landed on the line, the chair umpire ruled that the ball had landed outside the line.   When, on, that When, on, outside on, outside

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