Unit 8 Review - Prepositions

Prepositions

100

Name the preposition in the following sentence:

I left the book on the table.

on

200

Name the preposition in the following sentence:

Under the rug is a trap door.

Under

300

Name the preposition in the following sentence:

Take the photos off the shelf.

off

400

Name the preposition in the following sentence:

Jason is at the movies.

at

500

Name the preposition in the following sentence:

Frances came from London.

from

Adjective and Adverb Phrases

100

Identify the adverb phrase in the following sentence:

Honey is made from nectar.

from nectar

200

Identify the adjective phrase in the following sentence:

Chess is a game of skill.

of skill

300

Identify the adverb phrase in the following sentence:

Some poets write about nature.

about nature

400

Identify the adverb phrase in the following sentence:

Miguel rode along the trail.

along the trail

500

Identify the adjective phrase in the following sentence:

The pen with red ink is mine.

with red ink

Using Prepositions Correctly

100

Choose the correct word:

The students walked (in, into) the library together.

into

200

Choose the correct word:

We have not seen our cousins (before, since) last summer.

since

300

Choose the correct word:

Fernando was already (inside, into) the house when it began to rain.

inside

400

Choose the correct word:

The coal and steel industries grew rapidly (along, during) the nineteenth century.

during

500

Choose the correct word:

We will have to wait (until, through) tomorrow to find out who won the election.

until

Coordinating and Correlative Conjunctions

100

Identify the coordinating conjunction(s) in the following sentence:

I still have the glove and bat I used in Little League.

and

200

Identify the coordinating conjunction(s) in the following sentence:

Karen ran quickly through the backyard and across the park.

and

300

Identify the coordinating conjunction(s) in the following sentence:

A mission to Mars is possible but not likely before the year 2030.

but

400

Identify the correlative conjunction(s) in the following sentence:

Both Catherine and her mother were glad to come home.

both...and

500

Identify the correlative conjunction(s) in the following sentence:

That salad was not only fresh but also delicious.

not only; but also

Fun Questions!

100

What is 2.0 + 2.0?

4.0

200

What is always coming, but never arrives?

Tomorrow

300

What can be broken, but is never held?

A promise

400

What is it that lives if it is fed, and dies if you give it a drink?

Fire

500

 If it takes eight men ten hours to build a wall, how long would it take four men?

No time because the wall is already built.