What is a prepositional phrase composed of?

Understanding Prepositional Phrases

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A verb and a noun
A preposition and a noun or pronoun
A subject and a predicate
An adjective and a verb
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is a prepositional phrase?
Bright and early
Running fast
Under the table
She sings
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What role does a prepositional phrase play when it modifies a noun?
It acts as an adjective
It acts as an adverb
It acts as a conjunction
It acts as a verb
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the sentence 'The cat on the mat is sleeping', what does the phrase 'on the mat' modify?
The noun 'mat'
The verb 'is sleeping'
The adjective 'sleeping'
The noun 'cat'
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence contains an adjectival prepositional phrase?
The dog barked loudly
She ran quickly
The book on the shelf is mine
He is very tall
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the sentence 'The girl in the red dress is my sister', what does 'in the red dress' tell us?
Where the girl is
How the girl feels
What the girl is doing
Which girl
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What role does a prepositional phrase play when it modifies a verb?
It acts as an adverb
It acts as a noun
It acts as a conjunction
It acts as an adjective
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