Preposition Mission
What is the preposition in this sentence?
The third planet from the sun is Earth.
What is from?
Is this a run-on, a fragment, or a complete sentence?
Because I was tired.
What is fragment?
“The players and the coach ___ meeting after school.”
A. is
B. are
What is B?
(Two subjects joined by and)
Identify the part of speech of brightly in the sentence:
The stars shine brightly.
What is an adverb?
(It is describing HOW the stars shine.)
Identify the pronoun in the sentence:
They ran to class before the bell rang.
What is They?
Which word in the sentence is the preposition?
“The cat slept under the table.”
What is under?
Is this a run-on, a fragment, or a complete sentence?
I wanted to leave I forgot my keys.
What is a run-on sentence?
Which verb agrees?
“The boxes of cereal ___ on the shelf.”
A. sits
B. sit
What is B?
The boxes sit on the shelf.
(of cereal is a prepositional phrase.)
Identify the verb:
The students completed the assignment.
What is completed?
What pronoun correctly replaces the bold phrase?
Maria and I went to the store.”
A) We
B) Us
What is A?
Identify the preposition:
“The dog ran through the yard.”
What is through?
Is this a run-on, a fragment, or a complete sentence?
I finished my homework before dinner.
What is a complete sentence?
The team ___ practicing for the championship.”
A. is
B. are
What is is?
(Team = collective noun)
Which word is an adjective in this sentence?
She wore a beautiful dress.
What is beautiful?
What pronoun correctly replaces the bold phrase?
The girl showed me the girl's doll.
What is her?
Which word is a preposition?
A) happily
B) around
C) jumped
D) they
What is around?
Is this a run-on, a fragment, or a complete sentence?
Running down the hallway without stopping.
What is a fragment?
Which is correct?
A. The team are winning.
B. The team is winning.
What is B?
(Team = collective noun)
Identify the part of speech of the bold word:
“She gave me a tiny piece of candy.”
What is an adjective?
It is describing the piece.
What pronoun correctly replaces the bold phrase?
I forgot that thing at home.
What is it?
What is the preposition in the sentence below?
“The cat hid under the blanket.”
What is under?
Which sentence is a run-on?
A. We went to the store, and we bought snacks.
B. We went to the store we bought snacks.
What is B?
-We went to the store. We bought snacks.
-We went to the store and we bought snacks.
Choose the correct verb:
“Each of the players ___ excited.”
A. is
B. are
What is A?
Each is excited.
(of the players is a prepositional phrase)
Identify the part of speech of the bold word:
The baby laughed loudly.
What is a noun?
What pronoun correctly replaces the bold phrase?
The students finished the students' projects before the deadline.
What is their?