Question

grammar: prepositions and prepositional phrase
assess
a fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition.

1. michelle rode ______ some broken glass.
2. jack poured the milk ______ the cup.
3. ______ an hour, we had traveled twelve miles.
4. the package ______ the tree is mine.
5. everyone watched television ______ dinner.
6. the firemen walked ______ the house carefully.
7. the scout crawled ______ the fence.
8. the shelter was found deep ______ the cave.
9. i could hardly see the woman ______ the window.
10. ______ the night the horse ran off.

b place parentheses around each prepositional phrase. underline each preposition, and circle its object.

1. the parakeet watched from its cage.
2. the trees behind the fence are all maples.
3. all the children were playing across the street.
4. let’s hold our meeting after lunch.
5. fire was first made during the stone age.
6. look down the mountain and tell me what you see.
7. the class traveled through spain and italy.
8. during our last visit, there was a hurricane.
9. they always eat lunch at a fancy restaurant.
10. a large piano stood inside the music room.

Explanation:

1. "on" is used as Michelle was in contact with the broken glass while riding.
2. "into" shows the direction of the milk - from outside to inside the cup.
3. "In" is used to indicate a period of time within which a certain action was completed.
4. "under" shows the position of the package relative to the tree.
5. "during" indicates the time when everyone watched television.
6. "into" shows the direction of the firemen's movement into the house.
7. "under" shows the position of the scout's movement relative to the fence.
8. "inside" shows the location of the shelter within the cave.
9. "through" shows the medium (window) through which the sight was directed.
10. "During" indicates the time when the horse ran off.

For part B:

1. (from its cage), underlined: from, circled: its cage
2. (behind the fence), underlined: behind, circled: the fence
3. (across the street), underlined: across, circled: the street
4. (after lunch), underlined: after, circled: lunch
5. (during the Stone Age), underlined: during, circled: the Stone Age
6. (down the mountain), underlined: down, circled: the mountain
7. (through Spain and Italy), underlined: through, circled: Spain and Italy
8. (During our last visit), underlined: During, circled: our last visit
9. (at a fancy restaurant), underlined: at, circled: a fancy restaurant
10. (inside the music room), underlined: inside, circled: the music room

Answer:

1. on
2. into
3. In
4. under
5. during
6. into
7. under
8. inside
9. through
10. During

1. (from its cage), underlined: from, circled: its cage
2. (behind the fence), underlined: behind, circled: the fence
3. (across the street), underlined: across, circled: the street
4. (after lunch), underlined: after, circled: lunch
5. (during the Stone Age), underlined: during, circled: the Stone Age
6. (down the mountain), underlined: down, circled: the mountain
7. (through Spain and Italy), underlined: through, circled: Spain and Italy
8. (During our last visit), underlined: During, circled: our last visit
9. (at a fancy restaurant), underlined: at, circled: a fancy restaurant
10. (inside the music room), underlined: inside, circled: the music room