Question

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prepositions

fill in each blank with an appropriate preposition

1. i cooked dinner ________ my grill last night.
2. we went out ________ lunch to celebrate.
3. please put the books back ________ my desk.
4. i ate a chili dog ________ a midnight snack.
5. we went to the store ________ the movie theater.
6. please wait ________ the ride has stopped moving to get out.
7. he is the king ________ wakanda.
8. dont leave home ________ your homework.
9. i fought ________ the rules, but eventually gave in.
10. dont go ________ that hole, it looks scary.

circle all of the prepositions and underline their objects.

1. this homework needs to be done by tomorrow.
2. i bought dinner for my friends at little caesars.
3. we were near the end of the episode.
4. i enjoy sleeping under the stars, but it is better in a house.
5. the president of the school stopped in our room for a chat.
6. now there is a dog who comes into school each day to visit with students.
7. spiderman would beat batman in a fair fight.
8. the man from our school wants to speak at the meeting.
9. throughout the ages, there have been many great inventors from italy.
10. the teacher went beyond our expectations with the lesson on prepositions.

underline the prepositional phrases in each sentence.

1. the guardians of the galaxy was an entertaining movie.
2. the talking raccoon is funny in the movie.
3. i enjoy movies about aliens and shows with robots.
4. the heroes went through a lot to achieve their goals at the end.

Explanation:

Identify appropriate prepositions for blanks

We analyze the context of each sentence in the first section to determine the correct preposition that logically fits the blank.

1. "I cooked dinner [on] my grill last night." (indicates the surface/tool used for cooking)
2. "We went out [for] lunch to celebrate." (indicates purpose)
3. "Please put the books back [on] my desk." (indicates location/surface)
4. "I ate a chili dog [as] a midnight snack." (indicates role/function)
5. "We went to the store [before] the movie theater." (indicates temporal order)
6. "Please wait [until] the ride has stopped moving to get out." (indicates time limit)
7. "He is the king [of] Wakanda." (indicates possession/association)
8. "Don't leave home [without] your homework." (indicates exclusion/lack of possession)
9. "I fought [against] the rules, but eventually gave in." (indicates opposition)
10. "Don't go [near/into] that hole, it looks scary." (indicates direction/proximity)

Identify prepositions and their objects

We locate the prepositions and their corresponding objects (nouns/pronouns that follow them) in the second section.

1. Preposition: "by", Object: "tomorrow"
2. Prepositions: "for", "at"; Objects: "my friends", "Little Caesars"
3. Prepositions: "near", "of"; Objects: "the end", "the episode"
4. Prepositions: "under", "in"; Objects: "the stars", "a house"
5. Prepositions: "of", "in", "for"; Objects: "the school", "our room", "a chat"
6. Prepositions: "into", "with"; Objects: "school", "students"
7. Prepositions: "in"; Objects: "a fair fight"
8. Prepositions: "from", "at"; Objects: "our school", "the meeting"
9. Prepositions: "Throughout", "from"; Objects: "the ages", "Italy"
10. Prepositions: "beyond", "with", "on"; Objects: "our expectations", "the lesson", "Prepositions"

Identify prepositional phrases

We locate the complete prepositional phrases (preposition + object + modifiers) in the third section.

1. "of the Galaxy" (preposition "of" + object "the Galaxy")
2. "in the movie" (preposition "in" + object "the movie")
3. "about aliens" (preposition "about" + object "aliens"), "with robots" (preposition "with" + object "robots")
4. "through a lot" (preposition "through" + object "a lot"), "at the end" (preposition "at" + object "the end")

Answer:

Section 1: Fill in each blank with an appropriate Preposition

1. I cooked dinner on my grill last night.
2. We went out for lunch to celebrate.
3. Please put the books back on my desk.
4. I ate a chili dog as a midnight snack.
5. We went to the store before the movie theater.
6. Please wait until the ride has stopped moving to get out.
7. He is the king of Wakanda.
8. Don't leave home without your homework.
9. I fought against the rules, but eventually gave in.
10. Don't go near that hole, it looks scary.

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Section 2: Circle all of the Prepositions and underline their Objects

(Prepositions are shown in bold, and their Objects are shown in underline)

1. This homework needs to be done by tomorrow.
2. I bought dinner for my friends at Little Caesars.
3. We were near the end of the episode.
4. I enjoy sleeping under the stars, but it is better in a house.
5. The President of the school stopped in our room for a chat.
6. Now there is a dog who comes into school each day to visit with students.
7. Spiderman would beat Batman in a fair fight.
8. The man from our school is to speak at the meeting.
9. Throughout the ages, there have been many great inventors from Italy.
10. The teacher went beyond our expectations with the lesson on Prepositions.

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Section 3: Underline the Prepositional phrases in each sentence

(Prepositional phrases are shown in underline)

1. The Guardians of the Galaxy was an entertaining movie.
2. The talking raccoon is funny in the movie.
3. I enjoy movies about aliens and shows with robots.
4. The heroes went through a lot to achieve their goals at the end.