Prepositions and Phrases — Answer Key
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. In 'The boy with the red hat walked into the store,' how many prepositional phrases are there? 2
With the red hat and into the store are two prepositional phrases in the sentence.
2. The object of the preposition during in 'During recess, we played outside' is recess.
Recess is the noun that follows during, making it the object of the preposition.
3. Combine: The pencil rolled. It rolled under the desk. It rolled near the wall. The pencil rolled under the desk near the wall.
Both phrases describe location; combining them paints the full picture of the pencil.
4. In 'She read a book about dragons before bedtime,' the object of about is dragons.
Dragons is the noun following about, so it is the object of that prepositional phrase.
5. How many prepositional phrases are in 'The dog ran through the park to the lake'? 2
Through the park and to the lake are two distinct prepositional phrases in the sentence.
6. The object of the preposition between in 'The puppy slept between the pillows' is pillows.
Pillows follows between, making it the object of that prepositional phrase precisely.
7. Combine: We hiked the trail. The trail goes around the lake. We hiked the trail around the lake.
Around shows circular path, joining the two short sentences into one smoother sentence.
8. Pronouns can be objects of prepositions. In 'with us,' the object of with is us.
Us is a pronoun following with, so it functions as the object of the preposition.
9. In 'After school, we walked to the park with our friends,' name one object: school.
School follows after, making it one valid object of a preposition in this sentence.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
before the bell
→ tells when an action happens
tells when an action happens
near the river
→ tells where something is located
tells where something is located
without permission
→ tells how an action is done
tells how an action is done
by the teacher
→ tells who did the action
tells who did the action
Prepositional phrases answer when, where, how, or who; each example fits one question.