The document discusses prepositions and prepositional phrases. It provides 30 sentences with blanks to be filled in with appropriate prepositions. It also provides 15 sentences with prepositional phrases underlined and prepositions circled to identify. Prepositions express spatial and temporal relationships between nouns. Prepositional phrases add details like place, time and manner.
The document discusses prepositions and prepositional phrases. It provides 30 sentences with blanks to be filled in with appropriate prepositions. It also provides 15 sentences with prepositional phrases underlined and prepositions circled to identify. Prepositions express spatial and temporal relationships between nouns. Prepositional phrases add details like place, time and manner.
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Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases-Extra Worksheet G5
The document discusses prepositions and prepositional phrases. It provides 30 sentences with blanks to be filled in with appropriate prepositions. It also provides 15 sentences with prepositional phrases underlined and prepositions circled to identify. Prepositions express spatial and temporal relationships between nouns. Prepositional phrases add details like place, time and manner.
The document discusses prepositions and prepositional phrases. It provides 30 sentences with blanks to be filled in with appropriate prepositions. It also provides 15 sentences with prepositional phrases underlined and prepositions circled to identify. Prepositions express spatial and temporal relationships between nouns. Prepositional phrases add details like place, time and manner.
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Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
I. Supply appropriate prepositions to complete the sentences. In some sentences,
different prepositions can be used. Of For At From For To Over With Between By As Through On
1) I won't be at work next week. I'll be ________ holiday.
2) I have searched everywhere ________ John but haven't been able to find him. 3) Please don't shout ________ me! Be nice to me! 4) I saw Tom as we were driving along. I shouted ________ him but he didn't hear. 5) Sally has been suffering ________ severe headaches since last week. 6) You're always asking me ________ money. Why don't you ask someone else for a change? 7) When I saw Dave, I congratulated him ________ passing his driving test. 8) Be careful with those scissors. Don't point them ________ me! 9) It's not very pleasant when you're accused ________ something you didn't do. 10) Mrs. Roberts isin Rome now, but tomorrow she's leaving ________ Venice. 11) Do you prefer your present job ________ the one you had before? 12) They wore warm clothes to protect themselves ________ the cold. 13) Most people regard his first book ________ his best. 14) Does that girl over there remind you ________ anyone you know? 15) Don't forget to remind me ________ the meeting tomorrow! 16) When we went on our skiing tour, the organizers provided us ________ all theequipment we needed. 17) There was panic when people realized the building was ________ fire. 18) He was punished ________cheating during the exam. 19) Don't throw stones________ the birds! It's cruel. 20) If you don't want to eat that sandwich, throw it________ the birds. They'll eat it. 21) The two companies are completely independent. There's no connection ________them. 22) Did you hear the news this morning ________ the radio? 23) The advantage ________ having a car is that you don't have to rely on publictransport.
1 24) There are many advantages ________ being able to speak a foreign language. 25) Bill and I used to be good friends, but I don't have much contact ________ him now. 26) "Hamlet" and "Macbeth" are plays ________ Shakespeare. 27) I mustn't eat too much. I'm supposed to be ________ a diet. 28) Next month I'm going to Scotland ________ a short holiday. 29) We're going ________ holiday with some friends of ours in September. 30) It was only ________ accident that I found out who the man really was.
II. Underline the prepositional phrase in each sentenceonce. Circle the preposition.
And underline the object of preposition twice.
1) The strange man parked his car next to the tall trees.
2) The confused foreign exchange student walked through the school halls.
3) My cousin Jesse wore a bandage on his nose to cover the wound.
4) Our crazy dog escaped and wandered all around the neighborhood.
5) Your little brother had surgery and must stay in the hospital.
6) Following the candidates' speeches voting will begin.
7) Mr. Thompson had to drive through the large puddles.
8) Angelique came to visit from France.
9) My grandparents enjoyed boating on the beautiful lake.
10) Spiders do not usually build webs in a busy area.
11) Dancing on a public stage can be a frightening experience!
12) The high-definition television fell onto the dirty street.
13) My soccer team played well during the championship tournament.
14) Sandwiched between the canned goods and the milk, the bread was smashed.
2 15) The summer shone brightly in the afternoon.
16) My favorite restaurant is next to the enormous shoe store.
