Question

prepositions
exercise 10: cross out prepositional phrases. underline the subject once and the verb twice.

1. he stepped behind the curtain to hide himself.
2. past the small sign is a store.
3. the price of marshmallows is under a - dollar in our store.
4. the report concerning tornadoes is on my desk next to the phone.
5. throughout the day the snow came in the window and melted.
6. the vacationers went to florida then to mexico.
7. outside their home a rose bush grows on the patio.
8. they walked between the aisles of the flea market.
9. the firemen went into the building and extinguished the fire.
10. a toaster fell on the floor and broke into pieces.
11. the milk is inside the refrigerator by the juice carton.
12. the man went up the stairs and down the elevator.
13. all students, except nathan and frank, rode to school on a bus.
14. during the storm they held onto the back of the truck.
15. after the television program about butterflies, we rode on our bikes to the library.

Explanation:

Prepositional phrases are groups of words starting with a preposition. The subject is the do - er of the action (noun or pronoun), and the verb is the action word. We identify and cross out prepositional phrases, then underline the subject once and the verb twice for each sentence.

1. Subject: He, Verb: stepped, Prepositional phrase: behind the curtain to hide himself
2. Subject: store, Verb: is, Prepositional phrase: Past the small sign
3. Subject: price, Verb: is, Prepositional phrases: of marshmallows, under a dollar, in our store
4. Subject: report, Verb: is, Prepositional phrases: concerning tornados, on my desk, next to the phone
5. Subject: snow, Verb: came, melted, Prepositional phrases: Throughout the day, in the window
6. Subject: vacationers, Verb: went, Prepositional phrases: to Florida, to Mexico
7. Subject: rose bush, Verb: grows, Prepositional phrases: Outside their home, on the patio
8. Subject: They, Verb: walked, Prepositional phrase: between the aisles of the flea market
9. Subject: firemen, Verb: went, extinguished, Prepositional phrase: into the building
10. Subject: toaster, Verb: fell, broke, Prepositional phrase: on the floor
11. Subject: milk, Verb: is, Prepositional phrases: inside the refrigerator, by the juice carton
12. Subject: man, Verb: went, Prepositional phrases: up the stairs, down the elevator
13. Subject: students, Verb: rode, Prepositional phrases: except Nathan and Frank, to school, on a bus
14. Subject: they, Verb: held, Prepositional phrases: During the storm, onto the back of the truck
15. Subject: we, Verb: rode, Prepositional phrases: After the television program about butterflies, on our bikes, to the library

Answer:

1. Subject: He, Verb: stepped, Cross - out prepositional phrase: behind the curtain to hide himself
2. Subject: store, Verb: is, Cross - out prepositional phrase: Past the small sign
3. Subject: price, Verb: is, Cross - out prepositional phrases: of marshmallows, under a dollar, in our store
4. Subject: report, Verb: is, Cross - out prepositional phrases: concerning tornados, on my desk, next to the phone
5. Subject: snow, Verb: came, melted, Cross - out prepositional phrases: Throughout the day, in the window
6. Subject: vacationers, Verb: went, Cross - out prepositional phrases: to Florida, to Mexico
7. Subject: rose bush, Verb: grows, Cross - out prepositional phrases: Outside their home, on the patio
8. Subject: They, Verb: walked, Cross - out prepositional phrase: between the aisles of the flea market
9. Subject: firemen, Verb: went, extinguished, Cross - out prepositional phrase: into the building
10. Subject: toaster, Verb: fell, broke, Cross - out prepositional phrase: on the floor
11. Subject: milk, Verb: is, Cross - out prepositional phrases: inside the refrigerator, by the juice carton
12. Subject: man, Verb: went, Cross - out prepositional phrases: up the stairs, down the elevator
13. Subject: students, Verb: rode, Cross - out prepositional phrases: except Nathan and Frank, to school, on a bus
14. Subject: they, Verb: held, Cross - out prepositional phrases: During the storm, onto the back of the truck
15. Subject: we, Verb: rode, Cross - out prepositional phrases: After the television program about butterflies, on our bikes, to the library