Richbaub's Introduction to Middle School Grammar Book 1

Part 4: Put parentheses around each prepositional phrase, and correct any prepositional phrases
where personal pronouns are used incorrectly.
11. In a quiet backyard in the town of Chester, three boys played a
12. game of kickball. Mike was up first. “Roll a nice, slow one to me,” he
13. called out to the pitcher.
14. “If you kick one to Dennis or I, you’re a dead duck!” said Richie,
15. who was pitching. Richie turned and whispered to Dennis, “Move over
16. to the left. We’ll nail him if he goes for second base.” Dennis was
17. moving over when, at that moment, Mike stroked a ball between Richie
18. and he. Dennis chased it to the fence. “Throw it to me!” yelled Richie.
19. Mike rounded first base and wondered to himself if he could
20. beat Dennis’s throw to second base. Mike’s eyes widened as Dennis
21. released a laser through the hot summer air toward him, Richie, and
22. second base, but it was rising and the ball whizzed completely over the
23. heads of Richie and he. Mike raced for third base.
24. “If Richie and I lose,” thought Dennis, “I’ll be really upset with
25. myself.” Racing for the loose ball, Richie grabbed it, whirled and,
26. falling away, whipped it at Mike. Thwack!
27. “I’ll get you for this, Richie,” said Mike as he examined the welt
28. developing on his leg, for his furious race around the bases had
29. suddenly ended just inches from home plate!
BTW: There will be a Personal Pronoun Refresher Box on the test.
Evaluation 4: Using Pronouns in Prepositional Phrases – Are you ready now?
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