Prepositions
An adverb prepositional phrase comes after the ______ in a sentence.
Verb
Aid worker
(Noun) Someone who works in a country where there is some kind of danger (usually war) going on. They help the people there.
Label the simple subject and simple predicate in the sentence below.
The student studied for the test.
Student and studied
Relief Agency
(Noun) A company that provides help (usually food, water, and shelter) for people in need.
What makes up a compound sentence?
Two simple sentences joined together.
Determine the object of the preposition in the sentence below:
I walked on the roof
Roof
Refugee
(Noun) A person who leaves his/her home country because of danger (war; violence, etc.)
Is the sentence below a fragment, run-on, or comma splice:
Marched into the sea.
Fragment
Borehole
(Noun) A hole drilled into the earth to extract oil, water, etc.
What is the complete subject and complete predicate of the sentence below?
The purple dog ate a ham sandwich.
The purple dog
Ate a ham sandwich
Find the preposition in the sentence below. Then, tell me whether it is an adverb or adjective prepositional phrase.
I saw the tall man across the street.
Across
Adjective
Peril
(Noun) Hazard; danger; risk; vulnerability
Determine whether the sentence below is grammatically correct:
George went to the store, and bought a gallon of milk.
It is not correct.
Plagued
(Verb) Troubled; infested; tormented; afflicted
What is the error in the following sentence?
Shawn fell down the stairs, he bruised his knee.
It is a comma splice.
A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a __________ and ends with a ___________.
Preposition
Noun or pronoun
Surge
(Noun) A strong forward movement; outpouring; wave; flood
Determine whether the sentence below is a simple or compound sentence.
I went to the park and had fun.
Simple. It does not have a subject after the coordinating conjunction.
Abruptly
(Adverb) Suddenly; unexpectedly
Turn the two simple sentences into a compound sentence using the coordinating conjunction "nor".
I don't watch Netflix. I don't watch Hulu.
I don't watch Netflix, nor do I watch Hulu.
Determine the object of the preposition in the following sentence (hint: there is more than 1!)
Sally drove over the bridge and saw a bird sitting in the trees.
Bridge and trees
Din
(Noun) a loud noise; commotion
Fix the run-on sentence below using a conjunctive adverb. You must say the punctuation you use out loud.
Brenda's car broke down she walked to work.
Answers may vary
;consequently,
;therefore,
;hence,
Juxtaposition
(Noun) When things are placed side by side in order to compare and contrast them.
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