Question

b place parentheses around each prepositional phrase. un 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:

A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition and ends with a noun, pronoun, gerund, or clause which is the object of the preposition. We identify the preposition in each sentence to find the prepositional phrase and its object.

1. The parakeet watched (from its cage). Circle "cage".
2. The trees (behind the fence) are all maples. Circle "fence".
3. All the children were playing (across the street). Circle "street".
4. Let's hold our meeting (after lunch). Circle "lunch".
5. Fire was first made (during the Stone Age). Circle "Stone Age".
6. Look (down the mountain) and tell me what you see. Circle "mountain".
7. The class traveled (through Spain and Italy). Circle "Spain and Italy".
8. (During our last visit), there was a hurricane. Circle "our last visit".
9. They always eat lunch (at a fancy restaurant). Circle "fancy restaurant".
10. A large piano stood (inside the music room). Circle "music room".

Answer:

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