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16-prepositions-13


Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 
B.13 “Many of _______ wanted to see it.”

What is the prepositional phrase
a.
Many of us wanted to see it
c.
to see it
b.
wanted to see
d.
This sentence does not contain a prepositional phrase.
 

 2. 
B.13 “They ran from ______.”
a.
I
b.
me
 

 3. 
B.13 “The slimy monster ran behind them.”

What is the adjective?
a.
slimy
c.
ran
b.
monster
d.
them
 

 4. 
B.13 “The cow was on top of the roof.”

What is the prepositional phrase?
a.
The cow was on top of the roof
c.
was on top of
b.
on top of the roof
d.
None of the above
 

 5. 
B.13 “The cow was on top of the roof.”

What is the verb?
a.
was
c.
of
b.
on top
d.
the
 

 6. 
C.13 “They are waiting for ______.”
a.
it
b.
whom
 

 7. 
C.13 “They didn’t go to France because of the weather.”

What is the object of the preposition?
a.
they
c.
weather
b.
the
d.
none of the above
 

 8. 
C.13 “They didn’t go to France because of the weather.”

What is the preposition?
a.
of
c.
They
b.
because of
d.
They stayed
 

 9. 
B.13 “The candle smelled of very ripe bananas.”

What is the adjective phrase in this sentence?
a.
The candle smelled
c.
smelled of
b.
of very ripe bananas
d.
This sentence does not contain an adjective phrase.
 

 10. 
B.13 “The candle smelled of very ripe bananas.”

What does the prepositional phrase modify or describe?
a.
bananas
c.
the candle
b.
the smell
d.
All of the above
 



 
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