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Prepositional phrases

7th grade (Year 8 in England) · 16 questions · Common Core: L.7.1.A · England: KS3 English (grammar: phrases)

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Question 1
Which group of words is a prepositional phrase? The children played in the garden.
- A. played
- B. children played
- C. in the garden
- D. The children
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Question 2
How is the prepositional phrase in brackets used? We waited [for an hour].
- A. like an adjective (describes a noun)
- B. like an adverb (tells where, when or how about a verb)
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Question 3
Which group of words is a prepositional phrase? The painting above the fireplace belonged to my grandmother.
- A. The painting
- B. above the fireplace
- C. my grandmother belonged
- D. belonged
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Question 4
How is the prepositional phrase in brackets used? The bus left [at noon].
- A. like an adjective (describes a noun)
- B. like an adverb (tells where, when or how about a verb)
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Question 5
Which group of words is a prepositional phrase? The dog ran across the busy road.
- A. across the busy road
- B. the busy
- C. The dog
- D. ran across
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Question 6
How is the prepositional phrase in brackets used? The girl [with the red scarf] is my cousin.
- A. like an adjective (describes a noun)
- B. like an adverb (tells where, when or how about a verb)
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Question 7
Which group of words is a prepositional phrase? After the concert, we walked home.
- A. we walked
- B. the concert, we
- C. walked home
- D. After the concert
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Question 8
How is the prepositional phrase in brackets used? She finished her essay [before midnight].
- A. like an adjective (describes a noun)
- B. like an adverb (tells where, when or how about a verb)
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Question 9
Which group of words is a prepositional phrase? The letter from my pen pal arrived today.
- A. from my pen pal
- B. The letter
- C. my pen
- D. arrived today
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Question 10
How is the prepositional phrase in brackets used? The girl [with the red scarf] is my cousin.
- A. like an adjective (describes a noun)
- B. like an adverb (tells where, when or how about a verb)
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Question 11
Which group of words is a prepositional phrase? The dog ran across the busy road.
- A. ran across
- B. the busy
- C. across the busy road
- D. The dog
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Question 12
How is the prepositional phrase in brackets used? Students [from three schools] entered the contest.
- A. like an adjective (describes a noun)
- B. like an adverb (tells where, when or how about a verb)
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Question 13
Which group of words is a prepositional phrase? The dog ran across the busy road.
- A. across the busy road
- B. The dog
- C. ran across
- D. the busy
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Question 14
How is the prepositional phrase in brackets used? He opened the box [with great care].
- A. like an adjective (describes a noun)
- B. like an adverb (tells where, when or how about a verb)
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Question 15
Which group of words is a prepositional phrase? The painting above the fireplace belonged to my grandmother.
- A. above the fireplace
- B. my grandmother belonged
- C. belonged
- D. The painting
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Question 16
How is the prepositional phrase in brackets used? A cup [of hot chocolate] warmed us up.
- A. like an adjective (describes a noun)
- B. like an adverb (tells where, when or how about a verb)

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