Question

directions - (1) place parentheses around each prepositional phrase. (2) circle all the objects of the prepositions. 1. god walks with the humble; he reveals himself to the lowly; he gives understanding to the little ones; he discloses his meaning to pure minds; but hides his grace from the curious and the proud. 2. let the mind of the master be the master of your mind. 3. in the beginning was the word, and the word was with god, and the word was god. 4. he was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. he came unto his own, and his own received him not. 5. god has placed no limits to the exercise of the intellect he has given us on this side of the grave. - francis bacon 6. the worship most acceptable to god comes from a thankful and cheerful heart. 7. christianity is the companion of liberty in all its conflicts, the cradle of its infancy, and the divine source of its claims. - alexis de tocqueville 8. the superior man will be slow in his words, and earnest in his conduct. - confucius 9. it is the people’s government, made for the people, by the people, and answerable to the people. - webster 10. let reverence of the law be breathed by every mother to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap; let it be taught in schools,...preached from pulpits, proclaimed in legislative halls, and enforced in courts of justice. - lincoln 11. the man with his son walked toward me. 12. the book of stamps lay on the table.

Explanation:

Prepositional phrases are groups of words starting with a preposition and ending with a noun or pronoun (the object of the preposition). For each sentence, we identify the prepositions and then mark the prepositional phrases and circle the objects of the prepositions accordingly.

1. God walks with (the humble); He reveals Himself to (the lowly); He gives understanding to (the little ones); He discloses His meaning to (pure minds); but hides his grace from (the curious and the proud).
2. Let the mind of (the Master) be the master of (your mind).
3. In (the beginning) was the Word, and the Word was with (God), and the Word was God.
4. He was in (the world), and the world was made by (Him), and the world knew Him not. He came unto (his own), and His own received Him not.
5. God has placed no limits to (the exercise of the intellect He has given us) on (this side of the grave).
6. The worship most acceptable to (God) comes from (a thankful and cheerful heart).
7. Christianity is the companion of (liberty) in (all its conflicts), the cradle of (its infancy), and the divine source of (its claims).
8. The superior man will be slow in (his words), and earnest in (his conduct).
9. It is the people’s government, made for (the people), by (the people), and answerable to (the people).
10. Let reverence of (the law) be breathed by (every mother) to (the lisping babe that prattles on her lap); let it be taught in (schools),...preached from (pulpits), proclaimed in (legislative halls), and enforced in (courts of justice).
11. The man with (his son) walked toward (me).
12. The book of (stamps) lay on (the table).

Answer:

1. (with the humble) - circle "the humble"; (to the lowly) - circle "the lowly"; (to the little ones) - circle "the little ones"; (to pure minds) - circle "pure minds"; (from the curious and the proud) - circle "the curious and the proud"
2. (of the Master) - circle "the Master"; (of your mind) - circle "your mind"
3. (in the beginning) - circle "the beginning"; (with God) - circle "God"
4. (in the world) - circle "the world"; (by Him) - circle "Him"; (unto his own) - circle "his own"
5. (to the exercise of the intellect He has given us) - circle "the exercise of the intellect He has given us"; (on this side of the grave) - circle "this side of the grave"
6. (to God) - circle "God"; (from a thankful and cheerful heart) - circle "a thankful and cheerful heart"
7. (of liberty) - circle "liberty"; (in all its conflicts) - circle "all its conflicts"; (of its infancy) - circle "its infancy"; (of its claims) - circle "its claims"
8. (in his words) - circle "his words"; (in his conduct) - circle "his conduct"
9. (for the people) - circle "the people"; (by the people) - circle "the people"; (to the people) - circle "the people"
10. (of the law) - circle "the law"; (by every mother) - circle "every mother"; (to the lisping babe that prattles on her lap) - circle "the lisping babe that prattles on her lap"; (in schools) - circle "schools"; (from pulpits) - circle "pulpits"; (in legislative halls) - circle "legislative halls"; (in courts of justice) - circle "courts of justice"
11. (with his son) - circle "his son"; (toward me) - circle "me"
12. (of stamps) - circle "stamps"; (on the table) - circle "the table"