Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Find the preposition in the sentence below.

They will be safe inside the house.

• will

• be

• inside

• house

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Alice fell down the rabbit hole.

• fell

• down

• the

• Alice

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Hunting dogs lead hunters to wild game.

• Hunting

• lead

• to

• wild

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Police dogs can smell drugs in suitcases.

• Police dogs

• can smell drugs

• drugs in suitcases

• in suitcases

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Dogs are good companions for older people.

• Dogs are

• are good companions

• companions for older people

• for older people

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Above her head sat the Cheshire cat.

• Above her head

• sat the Cheshire cat

• the Cheshire cat

• above her

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The train roared through the tunnel, blasting its horn.

• the train roared

• through the tunnel

• blasting its horn

• its horn

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My father’s car was parked inside the garage.

• my father's car

• inside the garage

• was parked

• car was parked inside

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Last night I had a dream about a strange castle.

• I had a dream

• last night

• about a strange castle

• dream about

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I was walking down a long hall.

• I was walking

• down a long hall

• long hall

• was walking