Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases as Modifiers

What is the preposition in this sentence?

My sister painted the walls of her bedroom.

• sister

• the

• of

• her

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?

My sister painted the walls of her bedroom.

• My sister

• painted the walls

• of her bedroom

In the following sentence write the prepositions (there are two). Select the prepositions from the list below.

The cookies were made with the eggs we got from our chickens.

• from

• cookies

• were

• made

• with

Read the sentence below. Select the prepositional phrases from the list (there are two).

The cookies were made with the eggs we got from our chickens.

• the cookies were made

• with the eggs

• we got

• from our chickens

Mark the preposition(s) in the sentence below. Select ALL that apply.

The cars outside my window are so loud that they keep me awake.

• my

• outside

• so

• keep

Mark the prepositions from the sentence below. Select ALL that apply.

My cousins from Chicago are arriving in one hour.

• Chicago

• from

• in

• are

In the following sentence select the prepositional phrase(s). Select all that apply.

My cousins from Chicago are arriving in one hour.

• my cousins

• from Chicago

• are arriving

• in one hour

What is the function of a preposition in a sentence?

• To describe a verb

• To show the relationship between two verbs

• To show the relationship between two nouns

• To show what the bunny did to the log

Select the prepositional phrase(s) from the sentence below. Mark ALL that apply.

The cars outside my window are so loud that they keep me awake.

• the cars

• outside my window

• are so loud

• that they keep me awake

Which of the following is NOT a preposition?

• in

• around

• on

• my