Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases
Prepositions show what in a sentence?
Where or when something is
Identify the simple subject in this sentence:
"The cat slept on the mat."
True or false - a transitive verb has no object, an intransitive verb has an object.
False
What does the acronym FANBOYS stand for?
For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So
What are the 4 types of sentences?
Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative, & Exclamatory
What is the preposition in this sentence? The cat is under the table.
Under
Identify the simple predicate in this sentence:
My brother runs every morning.
Runs
What type of verb is in this sentence? He baked a chocolate cake for his friend.
Transitive
What does a conjunction do?
Joins words, groups of words, or sentences.
True or False — An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence.
True
Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence:
She walked through the park.
Through the park
What is the complete subject in this sentence:
The tall man in the blue jacket waved to us.
The tall man in the blue jacket
What type of verb is in this sentence? The chicken suddenly moved.
Intransitive
Fill in the blank with the correct conjunction.
He was tired, _____ he finished his homework anyway.
Identify the dependent clause in this sentence:
Although it was raining, we went for a walk."
Although it was raining
Which part of the sentence is the object of the preposition?
He hid the gift behind the couch.
the couch
What is the complete predicate in this sentence:
The students in the classroom are taking a difficult test today.
are taking a difficult test today
Fill in the blank with a transitive verb. She _____ the ball to her teammate.
threw / kicked / passed
Which coordinating conjunction would you use to show a choice between 2 things?
Or
Which type of sentence is this:
Before you leave for school, remember to pack your homework, eat your breakfast, and feed the dog.
Imperative
Identify all the prepositional phrases in this sentence:
After the movie, we walked along the beach and sat under a palm tree.
After the movie; along the beach; under a palm tree
Reword this sentence so that it has the same subject but a new predicate: The dog barked loudly.
The dog chased the squirrel.
Reword this sentence with an intransitive verb. She wrote a letter.
She likes to write.
True or False — Coordinating conjunctions can join two independent clauses.
True
Identify all clauses (independent and dependent) in this sentence:
She left the party early because she felt sick, but her friends stayed until midnight."
Independent clauses: She left the party early; her friends stayed until midnight
Dependent clause: because she felt sick