Prepositions
Adjective Phrase
Adverb Phrase
Preposition or Adverb?
Using Prepositions Correctly
100
A word that shows the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and some other word in a sentence.
What is a preposition
100
Write the adjective phrase. Write the noun that it modifies. Her uncle from New York encouraged her.
What is from New York- uncle
100
Write the adverb phrase. Write the word it modifies. Mr. Garcia was grateful for the honor.
What is for the honor-grateful
100
Write the prepositional phrase/adverb. Write adverb or prepositional phrase. We had never met before.
What is before-adverb
100
Write the word or words that complete each sentence correctly. We (could have, could of) gone by train.
What is could have
200
Write out the prepositional phrase(s). Circle the preposition. A large crowd moved through the ticket gate.
What is through the ticket gate; circle: through
200
Write the adjective phrase. Write the noun that it modifies. He is a teacher of music composition.
What is of music composition-teacher/he
200
Write the adverb phrase. Write the word it modifies. His daughter Susan stood beside him.
What is beside him-stood
200
Write the prepositional phrase/adverb. Write adverb or prepositional phrase. He had a baseball cap on.
What is on- adverb
200
Write the word or words that complete each sentence correctly. The bus (should have, should of) arrived earlier.
What is should have
300
Write out the prepositional phrase(s). Circle the preposition. Sharks swam in their glass tank.
What is in their glass tank; circle: in
300
Write the adjective phrase. Write the noun that it modifies. Town Hall is the building with the colorful flag.
What is with the colorful flag-buidling
300
Write the adverb phrase. Write the word it modifies. During his term, city workers began a strike.
What is during his term-began
300
Write the prepositional phrase/adverb. Write adverb or prepositional phrase. The dog ran across the room.
What is across the room- prepositional phrase
300
Write the word or words that complete each sentence correctly. We arrived at the hotel and walked (in, into) the lobby.
What is into
400
Write out the prepositional phrase(s). Circle the preposition. Stuart and I stopped at the fish pond and the tank.
What is at the fish pond and the tank; circle: at
400
Write the adjective phrase. Write the noun that it modifies. The library has many books about John Phillip Sousa.
What is about John Phillip Sousa-books
400
Write the adverb phrase. Write the word it modifies. Before dawn the workers settled the strike.
What is before dawn- settled
400
Write the prepositional phrase/adverb. Write adverb or prepositional phrase. David put his cap on the doorknob.
What is on the doorknob- prepositional phrase
400
Write the word or words that complete each sentence correctly. We put our clothes (in, into) a drawer.
What is into
500
Write out the prepositional phrase(s). Circle the preposition. Swordfish swam in the water beneath a small bridge.
What is in the water; circle: in beneath a small bridge; circle: beneath
500
Write the adjective phrase. Write the noun that it modifies. The band will play several songs by this famous man.
What is by this famous man-songs
500
Write the adverb phrase. Write the word it modifies. Mr. Garcia spoke calmly in some tense moments.
What is in some tense moments-spoke
500
Write the prepositional phrase/adverb. Write adverb or prepositional phrase. The dog dropped his head down.
What is down- adverb
500
Write the word or words that complete each sentence correctly. We are playing Jeopardy (in, into) the classroom.
What is in
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