Prepositions of Time
Fill in the Blank: ___ January 1st, 1863 Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
What is "On"?
Fill in the Blank: Prepositions of direction are used with a location or object to show the ___ of something from one place to another.
What is "Movement"?
Fill in the blank: The New York Giants and New York Jets both play ___ MetLife Stadium.
What is "At or In"?
Fill in the blank: SpongeBob lives ___ a pineapple in Bikini Bottom.
What is "In"?
State the prepositional phrase: Inside the Louvre, you can find the world-famous Mona Lisa.
What is "Inside the Louvre"?
Fill in the Blank: ___ the 13th century the Mongol Empire expanded its territory and control across Afro-Eurasia
What is "In"?
Fill in the Blank: On May 16th, 1843 pioneers Traveled ___ the West coast.
What is "Towards or To"?
Fill in the blank: You can typically find Batman in Gotham City ___ top of buildings.
What is "On"?
Fill in the blank: : "The City of Paris hides a expansive catacomb system ___ its streets."
What is "underneath"? (or "beneath / under")
Fix the punctuation error in this sentence: On top of the Empire State Building Spider-Man keeps watch over the city.
What is adding a comma after "Building"?
Fill in the Blank: On December 18th, 2026 many people will be watching the movie ___ 7 PM.
What is "At"?
Fill in the Blank: In the 20th century, many people from Europe traveled ___ the Atlantic towards the United States.
What is "Across"?
Fill in the Blank: Prepositions of location determine the specificity or position of an object relative to a place, but they can also provide ___ or spatial context.
What is "direction"?
Fill in the Blank: In The Hunger Games, Katniss secures a vantage point during the games by hiding high ___ the other tributes in the trees.
What is "Above"?
State the Prepositional Phrase: Toward the dark alley, Dr. John Watson cautiously shined his lantern.
What is "Toward the dark alley"?
Fill in the blank: Unlike prepositions in, on, or at, which pinpoint moments; the preposition used to mark a precise starting point in the past for an action that continues up to the present moment (e.x., The movement has gained popularity ___ its initial launch in 2013).
What is "Since"?
Fill in the Blank: If you want to ski at most resorts in Colorado, you must first go ___ the famous Eisenhower Tunnel.
What is "Through"?
Fill in the Blank: Many people Trick or Treat __ the streets of Hiwan during Halloween.
What is "On"
Multiple Choice: Prepositions of spatial relationships are used to determine the ___ location of an object in relation to another area or reference point.
A) Absolute
B) Relative
C) Permanent
D) Historical
What is "B. (relative)"?
Multiple Choice: An introductory prepositional phrase of four or more words should always be followed by a ___.
A) Semicolon
B) Comma
C) Period
D) Hyphen
What is "B.(Comma)"?
Multiple Choice: When organizing prepositions of time from broadest (least specific) to most precise (most specific), which sequence is correct?
A) At → On → In
B) In → On → At
C) On → In → At
D) In → At → On
What is "B) In → On → At?"
Fill in the blank: The directional preposition used when someone moves right up to the edge of a limit or barrier, but stops before actually crossing inside (e.x. The crowd marched ___ the gates of the capital, halting right at the perimeter).
What is "Up To"?
Fill in the blank: The three core prepositions of location are used as a dimensional scale: ___ is set at a single point, ___ places us on a surface/2D area, and ___ locks us inside an enclosed 3D space.
What are "at," "on," and "in"?
Fill in the Blank: Prepositions of spatial relationships organize space along basic directions: we use "above/below" for vertical height, "in front of/behind" for relative depth, "beside/adjacent" to for lateral placement, and ___ for bounding two points.
What is "Between"?
Multiple Choice: In the sentence "The book on the table is mine", the prepositional phrase is classified as ___ because it identifies which specific noun is being discussed, meaning it requires ___ commas.
A) Essential / Zero
B) Nonessential / Two
C) Introductory / One
D) Parenthetical / Two
What is "A) Essential / Zero"?