Prepositional Phrases

Which of these words in the following sentence are considered as a prepositional phrase?

The birthday gift from his parents surprised John.

• from his

• surprised John

• The birthday gift

• from his parents

How many prepositional phrases are there in the following sentence?

The first reports about the cause of these mysterious patterns appeared in 1978.

• 1 prepositional phrase

• 2 prepositional phrases

• 3 prepositional phrases

• 4 prepositional phrases

Which one of these words in the following sentence is a preposition?

According to police, Miller was arrested immediately after he committed the crime.

• According to

• after

• the

• was

Which one of these words in the following sentence is the object of the preposition?

Then they led the pony into the barn and gave it some fresh hay and water.

• into

• barn

• and

• hay and water

How is the underlined prepositional phrase used in the following sentence?

The town beyond those mountains is no longer inhabited.

• An adjectival prepositional phrase

• an adverbial prepositional phrase

How is the underlined prepositional phrase used in the following sentence?

We completed the science project before the deadline.

• An adjectival prepositional phrase

• An adverbial prepositional phrase

Which one of these sentences includes a prepositional phrase used as an adjective?

• Throughout the spring, Archimedes spent much time fishing.

• Raphael enjoys reading articles about early space exploration.

• The young cheetah quietly crouched behind the tall, yellow grass.

• The store was damaged during a severe hailstorm.

Which one of these sentences includes a prepositional phrase used as an adverb?

• The most exciting game of the season occurred yesterday.

• The woman in the business suit is distributing free tickets.

• The house beyond that hill was built two years ago.

• Elaine was unhappy with the predictable movie plot.

How can the following two sentences be joined together into one sentence using a prepositional phrase?

The fax machine is an important tool. It is a tool for modern communications.

• The fax machine makes modern communications.

• The fax machine is an important tool that can be used to make modern communications.

• The fax machine is an important tool for modern communications.

• Modern communications can be done using the fax machine.

What is the best prepositional phrase to complete the following sentence?

Ramona delivered an excellent informative presentation .....

• on Arabian cooking.

• from the tree.

• across the lake.

• off the chair.