Question

1. how many prepositions are contained in the phrase, \over the river and through the woods?\ a) zero b) one c) two d) three 13. which of the following sentences contains a prepositional phrase that modifies \dog?\ a) the dog plays with its friends b) the dog by the fence belongs to my neighbor c) the dog cannot leave the yard. d) the dog barks as loud as it can. 14. what is the prepositional phrase in the sentence, \the cheetah is the fastest land animal in the world?\ a) the fastest b) the cheetah is c) in the world d) land animal in 15. what is an adverb? a) a word that modifies a verb, adjective and another adverb b) a word that modifies a noun c) a word that modifies a a pronoun 16. what is an adjective? a) a word that modifies a verb b) a word that modifies an adjective c) a word that modifies a noun or pronoun 17. adjective or adverb? he drank a whole quart of milk. a) adjective b) adverb 18. adjective or adverb? is this the road to the exhibit? a) adjective b) adverb

Explanation:

1. In the phrase "over the river and through the woods", "over" and "through" are prepositions, so there are two prepositions.
2. In "The dog by the fence belongs to my neighbor", "by the fence" is a pre - positional phrase modifying "dog". In "The dog plays with its friends", the prepositional phrase modifies the verb "plays". In "The dog cannot leave the yard" and "The dog barks as loud as it can", there are no prepositional phrases modifying "dog".
3. In the sentence "the cheetah is the fastest land animal in the world", "in the world" is the prepositional phrase.
4. An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
5. An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun.
6. In "He drank a whole quart of milk", "whole" modifies the noun "quart", so it is an adjective.
7. In "Is this the road to the exhibit?", "to the exhibit" is a prepositional phrase, and there is no adjective or adverb under consideration in the simple sense here, but if we consider the words themselves, there are no adjectives or adverbs in question. However, if we focus on the function of the words in the context of the question format, we assume it is asking about the nature of a word - like entity and since there is no modifying word in the traditional sense of an adverb here, we don't have an applicable answer from the options in a strict sense. But if we consider the closest thing, there are no adverbs and we can't really classify it based on the given options in a proper way. But if we assume the question is about the word "to" (as a preposition) being mis - classified as an adverb or adjective, the answer is neither. But following the question's intention in a lenient way, we can say there is no adverb.

Answer:

1. c) two
2. b) The dog by the fence belongs to my neighbor
3. c) In the world
4. a) a word that modifies a verb, adjective and another adverb
5. c) a word that modifies a noun or pronoun
6. a) Adjective
7. b) Adverb (with the caveat explained above)