Prepositional Phrases
The preposition of the phrase. --- After the ceremony everyone celebrated with a dinner.
What is “After”?
Does this sentence need a comma? If so, which word should it come after? --- Mr. Spock would not admit that he enjoyed the stand-up comedy routine but his brother thought it was hilarious.
What is "routine"?
This word can mean “to look at” or “a place by the ocean.”
What are "see" and "sea"?
In Sandra Cisneros' book, the author lives her life trying to gain acceptance and recognition from someone.
Bonus: What is the name of the story? (100 points)
Who is her father (dad, padre, etc)?
Bonus: What is Only Daughter?
Is this sentence correct? If not, what word(s) should be corrected? --- The Grand Canyon is located in the great State of Arizona.
What is "State"?
The object of the phrase. —- Their home was struck by lightning.
What is “lightning”?
One of these words is a type of meat, and the other means “a wooden post.”
What is "steak" and "stake"?
"Your Pa's runned off, and I'm real sick/And the baby's gonna starve to death"
Reba McEntire paints a harsh reality in one of her hit songs. Who said this to who?
Bonus: What is the name of the song? (100 points)
Mama to Fancy
Bonus: Fancy
Is this sentence correct? If not, what word(s) should be corrected? --- The Pyramids of Giza are one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.
What is "Ancient World"?
The complex preposition of the phrase. --- According to the law, speeding is illegal.
What is “According to”?
One of these words is a number, and the other means “also.”
What is "two" and "too"?
"That was my mental quandary in its nascent state."
This sophisticated statement comes from what short story?
Bonus: Who is the author? (100 points)
What is "Mother Tongue"?
Bonus: Who is Amy Tan?
Is this sentence correct? If not, what word(s) should be corrected? --- New York City is known for its iconic landmarks like Times Square and the Statue of Liberty.
What is "Correct"?
The prepositional phrase of the sentence. --- Due to unforeseen circumstances, we cannot proceed.
What is "Due to unforeseen circumstances"?
One of these words means “to purchase something,” and the other is a preposition meaning “next to.”
What is "buy" and "by"?
In MLA format, this piece of information goes in the top right corner of every page, half an inch from the top.
What is the header? ("page number with the writer’s last name" is valid)
Is this sentence correct? If not, what word(s) should be corrected? --- Albert Einstein revolutionized the field of Physics with his theory of relativity.
What is "Physics"?
The word(s) that the prepositional phrase modifies. --- The city is a convenient place to live, aside from the traffic.
What is "The city is a great place to live"?
One of these words means “a period of time,” and the other "to refer to a speaker and others"
What are "hour" and "our"?
In an MLA Works Cited entry for a website, this is the last element of the citation, if available.
What is the URL?
Is this sentence correct? If not, what word(s) should be corrected? --- Although Shakespeare is often regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English Language, His works continue to be studied at prestigious institutions like Harvard University and performed at renowned heaters such as the Globe theatre in London.
What is "Language, His, and theatre"?