ENG 11 Grammar: 19.1 Prepositional Phrases (P. 44)

Exercise 1: Identifying Prepositional Phrases

Identify the Prepositional Phrase in the sentence.

1. After an hour, I finally finished the dishes.

• finally finished

• After an

• After an hour

• finished the dishes

Exercise 1: Identifying Prepositional Phrases

Identify the Prepositional Phrase in the sentence.

2. You can make time for anything.

• can make

• for anything

• can make time

• for

Exercise 1: Identifying Prepositional Phrases

Identify the Prepositional Phrase in the sentence.

3. The lady in the blue socks ran the fastest.

• in the blue

• ran the fastest

• in the blue socks ran

• in the blue socks

Exercise 1: Identifying Prepositional Phrases

Identify the Prepositional Phrase in the sentence.

4. Inez will take the important test on Friday.

• will take

• on Friday

• will take the important test

• test on Friday

Exercise 1: Identifying Prepositional Phrases

Identify the Prepositional Phrase in the sentence.

5. Jack and Jill climbed up the hill.

• up the hill

• Jack and Jill

• climbed up the hill

• climbed up

Exercise 1: Identifying Prepositional Phrases

Identify the Prepositional Phrase in the sentence.

6. Stella is very excited about her new job.

• is very excited

• about her new

• about her

• about her new job

Exercise 1: Identifying Prepositional Phrases

Identify the Prepositional Phrase in the sentence.

7. An error of ten percent will doom the project.

• of ten

• will doom

• An error

• of ten percent

Exercise 1: Identifying Prepositional Phrases

Identify the Prepositional Phrase in the sentence.

8. The book with the blue cover is very interesting.

• with the blue cover

• is very interesting

• book with the blue cover

• book with the blue

Exercise 1: Identifying Prepositional Phrases

Identify the Prepositional Phrase in the sentence.

9. Even now, the scene remains in my mind.

• scene reamins

• in my

• in my mind

• Even now

Exercise 1: Identifying Prepositional Phrases

Identify the Prepositional Phrase in the sentence.

10. The team with the green jerseys is ours.

• is ours

• with the green jerseys

• team with the green jerseys

• with the green