Prepositions Practice

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Prepositions Practice

Prepositional Phrases

Identify the prepositional phrases in the following sentences.

1. At the park, we tossed breadcrumbs into the water for the baby ducks to eat.
2. To get to our house, drive south on Main Street, turn right onto Webster Drive, and park two houses from the corner.
3. My dog is so scared of storms that she runs and hides under the sofa or behind my desk whenever it rains.
4. Frances found her lost sneakers behind the sofa in the living room.
5. The three of us divvied up the remaining containers of chocolate pudding.

Preposition or Adverb

Determine whether the boldfaced word is a preposition or an adverb.

6. The couple walked beside the river during the afternoon.
7. It is important that you be here before five.
8. The presentation was done by Bret, Tom, and John.
9. Don't forget to set your feelings aside and try to be neutral.
10. We are just getting by without the help of his income.
11. As I told you before, it is important that the pool be cleaned regularly.
12. Tad stood up and clapped loudly.
13. Run across the street and tell your sister to come home for dinner.
14. Since last Tuesday, we have eaten at the diner three times.
15. The clown spun the plates around on his finger.

Answers

1. At the park, into the water, for the baby ducks
2. To get, to our house, on Main Street, onto Webster Drive, from the corner
3. of storms, under the sofa or behind my desk
4. behind the sofa, in the living room
5. of us, of chocolate pudding
6. beside: preposition; during: preposition
7. before: preposition
8. by: preposition
9. aside: adverb
10. by: adverb; without: preposition; of: preposition
11. before: adverb
12. up: adverb
13. across: preposition; for: preposition
14. Since: preposition; at: preposition
15. around: adverb; on: preposition