Prepositions
What is the object of the preposition in this phrase:
in the novel
novel
Correct or incorrect:
I set my keys on the table
Correct
she + will =
she'll
Label the sentence pattern:
The best team won.
S-V
(team won)
Identify the verb as either a linking verb or an action verb:
The kangaroo jumps very high.
jumps (action verb)
What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence:
The tourists walked over the bridge.
over the bridge
Correct or incorrect:
God rose Jesus from the grave.
Incorrect:
God raised Jesus from the grave.
will + not =
won't
Label the sentence pattern:
Robbie hit a home run!
S-V-DO
Robbie, hit, home run
Identify the simple subject and the simple verb:
The Calico kittens purred softly.
Simple predicate: purred
Around 2 p.m. the students will gather around the flagpole.
Around 2 p.m.
around the flagpole
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb in parenthesis:
The swimmer _______________ the backstroke from his coach. (learn)
learned
is/was learning
Correct or incorrect:
I don't have no homework.
Incorrect (I don't have any homework OR I don't have homework, OR I have no homework)
Label the sentence pattern:
My dad is a doctor at Mercy Hospital.
S-V-PN
dad, is, doctor
Identify the simple subject and the simple predicate. Identify the simple predicate as either action or linking:
Roland is an excellent reader.
Roland, is (linking verb)
Write the prepositional phrases and label the preposition and the object of the preposition:
The builders made changes to the house after the winter storm.
P. OP
to the house
P OP
after the winter storm
Use this pair of confusing verbs is a sentence: sit/set
(need two sentences)
example: I will sit down on the big chair. She set her book on the table.
Correct or incorrect. If incorrect, fix the sentence:
There isn't no one at home.
Incorrect. There is no one at home. There isn't anyone at home.
Label the sentence pattern. Identify any prepositional phrases.
The students at school were excited to play baseball in the classroom.
S-LV-PA
students, were, excited
Prepositional phrases: (at school), (in the classroom)
Put parentheses around each prepositional phrase. Label the parts of the sentence pattern. Identify the verb as either action or linking:
At the football game Justin earned the reputation of an all-star.
S-V-DO; action verb; (At the football game), (of an all-star)
Identify the prepositional phrases. Label the prepositions and the objects of the preposition:
In 1995, the teams ran across the trail and into the jungle
P: In; OP: 1995
P: across; OP: trail
P: into; OP: jungle
Use this pair of confusing verbs in a sentence: rise/raise
(need two sentences)
Fix this sentence:
That don't do you no good.
That doesn't do you any good.
Label the sentence pattern. Identify any prepositional phrases.
I watched a movie with my family over the holiday weekend.
S-V-DO (I, watched, movie)
Prepositional phrases: (with my family), (over the holiday weekend)
Check verb usage as correct or incorrect. Identify the prepositional phrases:
People cannot see the waves if they lay on the sand.
Incorrect. lie (on the sand)