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PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE PACKET

 

Please  remember that a preposition is never alone in a sentence;  it is followed by its object(s).  From the preposition to the object is the prepositional phrase.  Try it:  to the store (store is the object of the preposition to); before my class (my class is the object of the preposition before).

 

Directions: Circle or underline the prepositional phrases in the sentences below.  To get credit the whole phrase but only the phrase must be circled.  Some sentences may not have prepositional phrases. Please find a list of preposition down the page a bit.

 

 

1.     Under my pillow I found a dollar left by the tooth fairy.

 

2.     One of the stop signs by my house was stolen.

 

3.     During the snowstorm I sat in my house by the fire.

 

5.     The leaves of the beautiful tree turned bright red under the autumn sun.

 

6.     I left my car on the other side of the hill by the store.

 

7.     I love hearing about great fishing spots.

 

8.     Between you and me, I think my English teacher came from the asylum.

 

9.     Over the bushes and through the woods we walked to Grandma’s house.

 

10. One of the students left her book in the classroom.

 

 

 

PREPOSITIONS

 

 

about               before              by                    inside               over

above               behind             during              into                  through

across              below              except              of                     to

among             beneath            for                   off                   toward

around             beside              from                on                    under

at                     between           in                     onto                 with

 

 

 

 

 

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE WORKOUT

 

Directions: Please circle or underline the prepositional phrases in the sentences below.  To get credit the whole phrase but only the phrase must be circled.  Some sentences may not have prepositional phrases.

 

1.   Under my pillow I found a dollar left by the tooth fairy.

 

2.   One of the stop signs by my house was stolen.

 

3.   During the snowstorm I sat in my house by the fire.

 

4.     The leaves of the beautiful tree turned bright red under the autumn sun.

 

5.     I left my car on the other side of the hill by the store.

 

6.     I love hearing about great fishing spots.

 

7.     Between you and me, I think my English teacher came from the asylum.

 

8.     Over the bushes and through the woods we walked to Grandma’s house.

 

9.     One of the students left her book in the classroom.

 

 

Directions: Please circle or underline the prepositional phrases in the sentences below.  Then, using what remains, choose the proper verb.

 

1.  The packages in the shopping bag (was, were) left on the counter.

 

2.     My writing class of twenty students (is, are) making good progress.

 

3.     The serious look in my teacher’s eyes (is, are) a good indication of his mood.

 

4.     My friend’s favorite dinner of potatoes, gravy, and biscuits (is, are) now being offered at Denny’s.

 

5.     The onions in that spaghetti sauce (makes, make) me see double.

 

6.     The leaves of the tree (falls, fall) so silently.

 

7.     One of the many students (is, are) angry about the grading system.

 

8.     The book with several torn pages (was, were) not usable anymore.

 

9.     The tires of the suspicious car (was, were) misplaced.

 

10.  The owner of several important businesses (was, were) planning a sale.