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Sen/Roth

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE PACKET

Directions: Please circle or underline the prepositional phrases in the sentences below. To get credit the whole phrase but only the phrase must be circled. Some sentences may not have prepositional phrases.

1. I asked Julie if she would talk with me for a minute.

2. One of the reasons I attend SCC is the location of the campus.

3. I saw him through the window by the theater.

5. Please wait for me across the street.

6. Raoul said he didn’t particularly like grammar exercises.

7. The last thing Estelle wanted was another sleepless night of regret.

8. By the fireplace on the left side of the room is your seat.

9. Beneath the ocean Godzilla waits for Mothra.

10. If it’s convenient, please meet me at work on Tuesday.

PREPOSITIONS

about before by inside over

above behind during into through

across below except of to

among beneath for off toward

around beside from on under

at between in onto with

A preposition is never alone in a sentence; it is followed by its object(s). From the preposition to the object is the prepositional phrase. Try it: to the store (store is the object of the preposition to); before my class (my class is the object of the preposition before).

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE WORKOUT

Directions: Please circle or underline the prepositional phrases in the sentences below. To get credit the whole phrase but only the phrase must be circled. Some sentences may not have prepositional phrases.

1. Under my pillow I found a dollar left by the tooth fairy.

2. One of the stop signs by my house was stolen.

3. During the snowstorm I sat in my house by the fire.

4. The leaves of the beautiful tree turned bright red under the autumn sun.

5. I left my car on the other side of the hill by the store.

6. I love hearing about great fishing spots.

7. Between you and me, I think my English teacher came from the asylum.

8. Over the bushes and through the woods we walked to Grandma’s house.

9. One of the students left her book in the classroom.

Directions: Please circle or underline the prepositional phrases in the sentences below. Then, using what remains, choose the proper verb.

1. The packages in the shopping bag (was, were) left on the counter.

2. My writing class of twenty students (is, are) making good progress.

3. The serious look in my teacher’s eyes (is, are) a good indication of his mood.

4. My friend’s favorite dinner of potatoes, gravy, and biscuits (is, are) now being offered at Denny’s.

5. The onions in that spaghetti sauce (makes, make) me see double.

6. The leaves of the tree (falls, fall) so silently.

7. One of the many students (is, are) angry about the grading system.

8. The book with several torn pages (was, were) not usable anymore.

9. The tires of the suspicious car (was, were) misplaced.

10. The owner of several important businesses (was, were) planning a sale.