Prepositions

Which of the choices is a prepositional phrase?
Mrs. Deal shoved all of the chocolate in her mouth.

• Mrs. Deal shoved
• all of the
• in her mouth

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The dogs were chasing me and I tripped over the bush and landed on my face.

• dogs were chasing
• I tripped
• over the bush

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

We went to the park, but I forgot money, so I had to watch the game through the fence.

• We went
• I forgot money
• to watch
• through the fence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Mom gave me a new iPhone 7, but I dropped it on the floor and broke it.

• Mom gave me
• a new iPhone 7
• I dropped it
• on the floor

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

John, please pick up the ruler that fell on the floor.

• please pick up
• the ruler
• on the floor

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

I do not like to eat anything grown in the garden; give me pizza instead.

• I do not like
• to eat
• in the garden
• give me pizza

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.4.1C

Who likes to sit on the the porch and watch the rain?

• who likes
• to sit
• on the porch
• watch the rain

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

What is the preposition?
We hiked up the mountain Saturday morning.

• we
• up
• the
• on

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

What is the preposition?
Over the years we have learned to study hard.

• the
• have
• to
• over

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

What is the preposition?
That car drove around the block a hundred times!

• that
• around
• the
• a

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E