LESSON #5

The goal of this activity is to Identify prepositions and prepositional phrases in the following sentences.
Read each sentence carefully consider the role that the preposition play in the sentence.

Use the table below each sentence to check your response.

Example: In the sixth inning, the weather suddenly went from bad to worse.

Prepostional Phrase	Preposition	Object of the Preposition
Check response In the sixth ining	Check response In	Check response inning
Check response from bad	Check response from	Check response bad
Check response to worse	Check response to	Check response worse

 

 

 

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1. The couple sat on the hood of their car and watched the sunset from the mountaintop.

Prepostional Phrase	Preposition	Object of the Preposition
Check response on the hood	Check response on	Check response hood
Check response of their car	Check response of	Check response car
Check response from the mountaintop	Check response from	Check response mountaintop

 

 

 

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2. She really should turn in her overdue book before Christmas.

Prepostional Phrase	Preposition	Object of the Preposition
Check response before Christmas	Check response before	Check response Christmas

 

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3. After the recent increase in gas prices, I doubt that there will be many people in line at the gas station.

Prepostional Phrase	Preposition	Object of the Preposition
Check response After the recent increase	Check response after	Check response increase
Check response in gas prices	Check response in	Check response prices
Check response in line	Check response in	Check response line
Check response at the gas station	Check response at	Check response gas station

 

 

 

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4. The fire started in the basement of the clothing factory and moved to the other floors.

Prepostional Phrase	Preposition	Object of the Preposition
Check response in the basement	Check response in	Check response basement
Check response of the clothing factory	Check response of	Check response factory
Check response to the other floors	Check response to	Check response floors

 

 

 

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5. The detectives were very sluggish because they ran out of coffee. The verb is: ran out of

Prepostional Phrase	Preposition	Object of the Preposition
Check response of coffee	Check response of	Check response coffee

 

 

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6. I decided to travel to England during Christmas Exodus.

Prepostional Phrase	Preposition	Object of the Preposition
Check response to England	Check response to	Check response England
Check response during Christmas Exodus	Check response during	Check response Christmas Exodus

 

 

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7. Instead of track, he chose basketball.

Prepostional Phrase	Preposition	Object of the Preposition
Check response Instead of track	Check response Instead of	Check response track

 

 

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8. I went [to the (library)] and used the microfiche.

Prepostional Phrase	Preposition	Object of the Preposition
Check response to the library	Check response to	Check response library

 

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9. Over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house we go.

Prepostional Phrase	Preposition	Object of the Preposition
Check response Over the river	Check response Over	Check response river
Check response through the woods	Check response through	Check response woods
Check response to Grandmother's house	Check response to	Check response house

 

 

 

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10. Yesterday, with the help of my son, I cleaned out the garage in only 2 hours.

Prepostional Phrase	Preposition	Object of the Preposition
Check response with the help	Check response with	Check response help
Check response of my son	Check response of	Check response son
Check response in only 2 hours	Check response in	Check response hours

 

 

 

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11. We crept [through the dimly lit (room)].

Prepostional Phrase	Preposition	Object of the Preposition
Check response through the dimly lit room	Check response through	Check response room

 

 

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12. Since the beginning of time, man has struggled with life’s meaning.

Prepostional Phrase	Preposition	Object of the Preposition
Check response Since the begining	Check response since	Check response beginning
Check response of time	Check response of	Check response time
Check response with life's meaning	Check response with	Check response meaning

 

 

 

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13. The troops had pulled out prior to the enemy advance.

Prepostional Phrase	Preposition	Object of the Preposition
Check response prior to the enemy advance	Check response prior to	Check response advance

 

 

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14. The policemen ran down the street.

Prepostional Phrase	Preposition	Object of the Preposition
Check response down the street	Check response down	Check response street

 

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15. I bought the replacement hose for my vacuum at the store.

Prepostional Phrase	Preposition	Object of the Preposition
Check response for my vacuum	Check response for	Check response vacuum
Check response at the store	Check response at	Check response store

 

 

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PART TWO

The goal of this activity is to Identify all conjunctions and kind of conjucntion(s) in the following sentences.
Read each sentence carefully consider the role that the conjunction plays in the sentence.

Use the table below each sentence to check your response.

16. Everybody’s saying that there’s nobody meaner than the little old lady from Pasadena.

Conjunction	Kind
Check response that	Check response subordinating

 

 

17. Bob worked with the woman of his dreams and still remained professional.

Conjunction	Kind
Check response and	Check response coordinating

 

18. Have you ever seen the rain coming down on a sunny day or a foggy night?

Conjunction	Kind
Check response or	Check response coordinating

 

 

19. I woke up with a splitting headache and a bad case of cottonmouth.

Conjunction	Kind
Check response and	Check response coordinating

 

20. While I have had tenure, we have always taught modern languages.

Conjunction	Kind
Check response and	Check response coordinating

 

21. The owner of the dry cleaning establishment went to the bank for some change but was robbed.

Conjunction	Kind
Check response but	Check response coordinating

 

 

 

22. Because we had a computer virus, I lost all the files in most of the folders on the ‘C’ drive.

Conjunction	Kind
Check response Because	Check response subordinating

 

23. My best friend in the world, who now lives in Seattle, sent me $20 for my birthday. (relative pronoun)

Conjunction	Kind
Check response who	Check response subordinating

 

 

24. My collection of baseball cards contains all of the new (players except for Ryan McCluskey.

Conjunction	Kind
Check response --	Check response --

 

 

 

25. The most recent press release said that most of the passengers survived the crash.

Conjunction	Kind
Check response that	Check response subordinating

 

 

26. The filibuster continued even though the Speaker of the House of Representatives protested.

Conjunction	Kind
Check response even though	Check response subordinating

 

 

Note: Speaker of the House of Representatives is a compound noun(title).

27. I have a question regarding the justification of your purchase of ten pounds of gumdrops.

Conjunction	Kind
Check response --	Check response --

 

 

28. She would neither acknowledge nor respond to his accusation.

Conjunction	Kind
Check response neither - nor	Check response correlelative

 

 

29. Please reflect well on this last question before you answer it.

Conjunction	Kind
Check response before	Check response subordinating

 

 

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