Prepositions Test Review
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Date
Period
Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
A
relates a
to another
in a sentence.
Some common prepositions are:
Every preposition has an
preposition.
Preposition +
of the preposition. This is the
object of the preposition
(and any modifiers)
that FOLLOWS a
=
** Remember:
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Prepositional phrases can have more than one object.
Pronouns used as the object of the preposition MUST be
pronouns.
Practice: Circle the preposition, underline the prepositional phrase, and box the object of the
preposition.
1. Young people across the country can earn money at unusual jobs.
2. Jobs of all kinds are open to them.
3. In Maine, Barry catches lobsters in wooden traps.
4. During vacations from school, Linda babysits for lab mice.
5. Larry and some of his friends in the neighborhood raise worms.
6. They sell them by the handful.
7. Chris walks dogs to the city park before dinner.
Sample Question: Choose the underlined word that is a preposition.
The parade marched through the busy streets.
a. The
b. Marched
c. Through
d. busy
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Sample Question: Choose the sentence in which a prepositional phrase is underlined.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sarah was elected to the student council.
She must attend a meeting after school.
Sarah will have other responsibilities during the year.
Through the council, Sarah will become more active.
Sample Question: Choose the sentence in which the object of a preposition is underlined.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Canoeing is a popular activity in this country.
Many people canoe on the weekends.
Others paddle their canoes before sunset.
A good canoe can last for a lifetime.
Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives
Adjectives describe
or
Prepositional phrases can also be used to describe these.
Then the phrases are called
, and they come
they describe.
the words
Adjective phrases answer the questions:
1.
2.
?
?
Practice: Underline the prepositional phrase. Box the noun the phrase modifies.
1. A person with artistic ability can make masks of wet paper.
2. Make sure that the bag is the right size for your head.
3. Crumple the newspaper for your mask.
4. Features of your mask can be shaped.
5. Make strips of wet paper.
6. You can change the shape of any feature.
Sample Question: Choose the word that is modified by the underlined prepositional phrase.
The tree near the river is a red maple.
a. Tree
b. Is
c. Red
d. Maple
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Prepositional Phrases as Adverbs
Adverbs modify
,
, or
.
Prepositional phrases can also be used to modify these.
Then the phrases are called
they modify.
, and they come
the words
Adverb phrases can tell:
1.
2.
3.
Sue ran toward the lake.
(modifies verb)
Ted was eager for the race.
(modifies adjective)
Melanie swims early in the morning.
(modifies adverb)
Practice: Underline the prepositional phrase. Box the word (verb, adverb, adjective) the phrase
modifies.
1. Nature makes bridges in many ways.
2. Often a log drops across a stream.
3. People build bridges throughout the world.
4. In early times people tied vines into rope bridges.
5. Later they built bridges from stronger materials.
6. Someone turned bricks on their ends and built an arch.
Sample Question: Choose the word that is modified by the underlined prepositional phrase.
Many different brooks and streams empty into that river.
a. Different
b. Brooks
c. Streams
d. Empty
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Preposition or Adverb?
Many words that are used as prepositions can also be used as adverbs.
If the word is an adverb, it
If the word is a preposition, it begins a
.
and has an
.
Practice: Circle the word that might be a preposition or an adverb. If it is a preposition,
underline the prepositional phrase and label the word “P.” If it is an adverb, label it “A.”
1.
2.
3.
4.
Tim visits his aunt in the summer.
She invites him in.
Her house is by a pond.
He walks outside.
5.
6.
7.
8.
His aunt walks by.
They walk around the pond.
They sit near the weeds.
Tim’s dog stays near.
Using Prepositions Correctly
Give two examples of prepositions that are often used incorrectly.
1.
2. Using
and
as a
To help us remember, we know that:
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means you are already there.
means you go from the outside to the inside.
is NEVER a helping verb
Practice: Circle the correct words in parentheses for each sentence.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Val’s friends put a windmill (in, into) their back yard.
They (could of, could have) built it on a hill.
Val’s neighbors came (in, into) her yard to watch the windmill produce energy.
Windmills (must of, must have) been one of the earliest means of getting power from
nature.
5. It (should of, should have) brought electricity (in, into) her house.
6. The electricity (might have, might of) been used to charge batteries.
Sample Question: In which sentence should the preposition of be used?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Professor Rolov showed us a picture
the castle.
Leonard should
arrived at nine o’clock.
These bones might
been part of a dinosaur.
Gretchen could
become a famous ballerina.