Identify Prepositions
Identify all of the prepositions in the following sentences.
As she walked throughout her house, she began to worry.
-throughout
After dinner, she went (at/to) the bakery to buy dessert.
To
The house was decorated for Halloween.
Halloween
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.
The tree's branches danced in the wind.
In the wind
Identify the preposition, the object of the preposition, AND the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.
The students eat lunch at noon.
Preposition: at
Object of the Preposition: noon
Prepositional Phrase: at noon
Identify all of the prepositions in the following sentences.
The candles were there all along.
NONE
This school has been around (for/since) the turn of the century.
Since
Scraps of food fell from the table and onto the floor.
Floor
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.
A small duckling swam in the pond.
In the pond
Identify the preposition, the object of the preposition, AND the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.
At the petting zoo, the children saw goats, lambs, and chickens.
Preposition: at
Object of the Preposition: zoo
Prepositional Phrase: at the petting zoo
Identify all of the prepositions in the following sentences.
In the middle of the night, the power went out. It was pitch black inside the house, and Caroline could not see a thing.
-in
-of
-inside
On
Her plane will arrive in the afternoon.
Afternoon
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She bought the gift at the store.
At the store
Identify the preposition, the object of the preposition, AND the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.
We like to go hiking at Partridge Trail.
Preposition: at
Object of the Preposition: Partridge Trail
Prepositional Phrase: at Partridge Trail
Identify all of the prepositions in the following sentences.
At precisely 3:41 a.m., the power came back and she walked toward the kitchen.
-at
-toward
Her train will arrive (at/to) three in the afternoon.
At
The car was vandalized, even though it was parked in the driveway.
Driveway
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.
In the morning, she finished her homework.
In the morning
Identify the preposition, the object of the preposition, AND the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.
The driver sped through the red light and received a traffic ticket.
Preposition: through
Object of the Preposition: light
Prepositional Phrase: through the red light
Identify all of the prepositions in the following sentences.
She tried to look for some candles, but she couldn't find any. She looked in the kitchen, under the bed, and above the refrigerator.
-for
-in
-under
-above
I live (at/on) 4582 Park Ridge Lane.
At
Scraps of food fell from the table and onto the floor.
Table
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.
The bank closes in exactly one hour.
In exactly one hour
Identify the preposition, the object of the preposition, AND the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.
At 7:45 p.m., the family cleaned up after dinner.
Preposition: at
Object of the Preposition: 7:45 p.m.
Prepositional Phrase: at 7:45 p.m.