Question

1. how many prepositional phrases: in the forest, we traveled on foot to the river. a) 3 b) 0 c) 1 d) 2 26. how many prepositional phrases: the group remained silent when i told them the terrible news. a) 1 b) 0 c) 2 d) 3 27. how many prepositional phrases: we adopted a new puppy for the family. a) 1 b) 0 c) 2 d) 3 28. how many prepositional phrases: when we cleaned the storage room, we found two stray kittens in my grandmothers ba a) 2 b) 1 c) 3 d) 0 29. how many prepositional phrases: the trees behind the fence are growing rather tall for this neighborhood. a) 1 b) 2 c) 0 d) 3 30. how many prepositional phrases: during the tournament, his team played before ours on the west court. a) 0 b) 3 c) 1 d) 2

Explanation:

• 25: A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition. In "In the forest, we traveled on foot to the river", the prepositional phrases are "In the forest", "on foot", and "to the river".
• 26: In "The group remained silent when I told them the terrible news", there are no prepositional phrases. "When" is a sub - ordinate conjunction, not a preposition.
• 27: In "We adopted a new puppy for the family", the prepositional phrase is "for the family".
• 28: In "When we cleaned the storage room, we found two stray kittens in my grandmother's ba", assuming it's "in my grandmother's barn" (common sense completion), the prepositional phrase is "in my grandmother's barn". But if we consider the given text as is (with a possible typo), there is 1 prepositional phrase (assuming "in" is part of a valid phrase).
• 29: In "The trees behind the fence are growing rather tall for this neighborhood", the prepositional phrases are "behind the fence" and "for this neighborhood".
• 30: In "During the tournament, his team played before ours on the west court", the prepositional phrases are "During the tournament" and "on the west court". "Before" is a conjunction here (connecting two clauses: "his team played" and "ours (played)").

Answer:

1. a) 3
2. b) 0
3. a) 1
4. b) 1
5. b) 2
6. d) 2