Richbaub's Introduction to Middle School Grammar Book 1

Exercise 3
Part 1: Write prepositional phrases that have more than one object of the preposition (o.p.) Use
prepositions that begin with the given letters:
a
b
u
w
i
o
1. ______________________________________________________ *
2. ______________________________________________________ *
3. ______________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________
6. ______________________________________________________
Part 2: In each of the following sentences, put parentheses around the prepositional phrases and
circle the o.p.’s. Most of the sentences have more than one prepositional phrase, and some
prepositional phrases have compound objects of the preposition.
7. Everybody at the zoo brought money for lunch and souvenirs.
8. Animals on land and sea are hunted by humans.
9. With pencil and paper in hand, I headed to the art room.
10. You can build almost anything with a hammer, nails, and wood.
11. On Monday or Tuesday I will help Tim with his homework.
12. Is your birthday in the summer or in the winter?
13. For tests and quizzes I study with flashcards.
* See appendix for common mistakes with the prepositions after, before, and until.
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