Prepositional Phrase
Under the table, I saw a mouse.
under the table
What is the preposition?
You were sweating bullets during the test.
during
Where would the comma go in the sentence?
Before he goes to sleep he needs to feed the dog.
Before he goes to sleep, he needs to feed the dog.
Yuck! You sneezed all over me!
Yuck!
I have grown three inches, yet I still can’t reach the goal.
yet
coordinating conjunction
I saw your pencil near the bookshelf.
near the bookshelf
What is the object of the preposition?
Beside the lumpy couch is the remote.
couch
Revise the following sentence.
After the dinner party was over my parents went to the movies.
After the dinner party was over, my parents went to the movies.
Stop! Please don’t run the stop sign.
Stop!
Since our last report card, my grades have improved.
since
subordinating conjunction
Please send the note to me.
to me
What is the object of the preposition?
From her informational report, I learned so much.
report
Revise the sentence.
I wanted a long weekend but it was still several weeks away.
I wanted a long weekend, but it was still several weeks away.
Yikes, I did not even see you there.
Yikes
Even though the climb was scary, I wanted to go anyway.
even though
subordinating conjunction
She clipped the pretest with the post-test.
with the post-test
What is the object of the preposition?
A dog ran between the quickly moving cars, but he wasn’t hurt.
cars
Revise the sentence.
No I have not seen your CD lately.
No, I have not seen your CD lately.
Hey, I was already in line.
Hey
The lights were flashing as the fog machine started.
as
subordinating conjunction
Atop the house, a beautiful red bird perched itself.
atop the house
What is the preposition?
Amelia Earhart's plane flew about the sky.
about
"What in the world" Mom began asking "happened to this room?"
"What in the world," Mom began asking, "happened to this room?"
The paper cut really hurt, ouch!
ouch
We could take my car because your car needs gas.
because
subordinating conjunction