Prepositional Phrases
Identify the prepositional phrase and the word it modifies: The cat slept under the table.
|under the table (modifies: slept)
Choose the correct preposition: He sat (between/among) his two best friends.
between
Identify the participle or participial phrase and the word it modifies: The boiling water splashed on my hand.
boiling (modifies: water)
Identify the infinitive and how it's used: I love to sing.|
to sing (direct object)
Identify the gerund and how it's used: Swimming is my favorite hobby.
Swimming (subject)
Identify the prepositional phrase and the word it modifies: We waited for the bus in the rain.
for the bus, in the rain (modifies: waited)
The teacher walked (between, among) the students, checking their work.
among
Identify the participial phrase and the word it modifies: Shivering from the cold, the child hugged her coat tightly.
Shivering from the cold (modifies: child)
Identify the infinitive phrase and how it's used: She wants to win the contest.
to win the contest (direct object)
Identify the gerund phrase and how it's used: She enjoys painting landscapes.
painting landscapes (direct object)
Identify the prepositional phrase and the word it modifies: The girl with the red hat is my cousin.
with the red hat (modifies: girl)
Choose the correct preposition: The notebook is (beside, besides) the lamp and the phone.
beside
Identify the participle and the word it modifies: The burned toast tasted awful.
burned (modifies: toast)
Identify the infinitive phrase and how it's used: To study grammar helps us write better.
To study grammar (subject)
Identify the gerund phrase and how it's used: He avoided answering the difficult questions.
answering the difficult questions (direct object)
Identify the prepositional phrase and the word it modifies: The book on the shelf near the window is mine.
on the shelf, near the window (modifies: book)
Choose the correct preposition: (Beside, Besides) being a great athlete, she’s also a top student.
Besides
Identify the participial phrase and the word it modifies: Jumping over the fence, the dog escaped.
Jumping over the fence (modifies: dog)
Identify the infinitive phrase and how it's used: He gave me a book to read over the weekend.
to read over the weekend (adjective)
Identify the gerund phrase and how it's used: We talked about going to the museum.
going to the museum (object of the preposition)
Identify the prepositional phrase and the word it modifies: He painted a mural across the entire back wall of the garage.
across the entire back wall of the garage (modifies: painted)
Choose the correct preposition: Choose (between, among) the three finalists.
among
Identify the participial phrase and the word it modifies: The man, exhausted from the long day, sank into his chair.
exhausted from the long day (modifies: man)
Her dream is to become a doctor.
to become a doctor (predicate nominative)
Identify the gerund phrase and how it's used: Running a marathon requires a lot of training.
Running a marathon (subject)