Question

prepositional quiz corrections due thurs 10/9
instructions:
circle the prepositions and underline the object of the preposition. highlight the prepositional phrase.
you might not know about a young girl named sophie scholl, but you should learn from her bravery. sophie school was born in 1921 in germany before world war ii. she lived with her family in a town called ulm. as a teenager, sophie went to school and loved to read about nature and philosophy. she practiced her christian beliefs and cared deeply about people and believed in doing what is right.
during the war, sophie saw many terrible things in her country. she was upset by the cruelty of the nazi government. her government stationed military soldiers inside the busy cities to patrol the streets. the soldiers deported people they believed were not german enough, like jews and the mentally ill. with her brother hans, sophie joined a group called the white rose society. the group met in secret to speak out against the nazis.
the white rose society wrote and handed out leaflets in cities across germany. these leaflets talked about freedom and asked people to stand up against hitler. \we wont be silenced,\ read one, \we are your bad conscience, the white rose wont leave you in peace.\ sophie and the others left the papers on benches, in phone booths, and even at schools.

Explanation:

Prepositions are words that show relationships between other words in a sentence. The object of the preposition is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition, and the prepositional phrase consists of the preposition and its object. We identify these based on grammar rules for prepositions in English.

Answer:

Prepositions: about, from, in (1921), in (Germany), before, with, in (a town), to, about, about, in, by, of, inside, to, with, in, out, against, in (cities), across, about, up, against, on, in, at
Objects of prepositions: a young girl, her bravery, 1921, Germany, World War II, her family, a town, school, nature and philosophy, people, what is right, her country, the cruelty, the Nazi government, the busy cities, the streets, her brother Hans, a group, secret, the Nazis, cities, Germany, freedom, Hitler, benches, phone - booths, schools
Prepositional phrases: about a young girl, from her bravery, in 1921, in Germany, before World War II, with her family, in a town, to school, about nature and philosophy, about people, in doing what is right, in her country, by the cruelty, of the Nazi government, inside the busy cities, to patrol the streets, with her brother Hans, in a group, in secret, out against the Nazis, in cities, across Germany, about freedom, up against Hitler, on benches, in phone - booths, at schools