PREPOSITIONS AND PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES Flashcards

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What ‘Part of Speech’ represents a word that relates a noun or a pronoun to another word in a sentence?

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PREPOSITION

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What do we call a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or a pronoun?

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PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

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What do we call the noun or the pronoun that ends the prepositional phrase?

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OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION

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What parts of speech end a prepositional phrase?

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A NOUN OR A PRONOUN

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What is the ‘preposition’ in the sentence: ‘The boy near the window is French’?

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NEAR

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What is the ‘prepositional phrase’ in the sentence: ‘The boy near the window is French’?

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NEAR THE WINDOW

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What is the ‘object of the preposition’ in the sentence: ‘The boy near the window is French’?

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WINDOW

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What is the ‘preposition’ in the sentence: ‘Hang the painting outside the new auditorium’?

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OUTSIDE

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What is the ‘prepositional phrase’ in the sentence: ‘Hang the painting outside the new auditorium’?

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OUTSIDE THE NEW AUDITORIUM

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What is the ‘object of the preposition’ in the sentence: ‘Hang the painting outside the new auditorium’?

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AUDITORIUM

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What is the ‘preposition’ in the sentence: ‘Between the chair and the table was a window’?

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BETWEEN

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What is the ‘prepositional phrase’ in the sentence: ‘Between the chair and the table was a window’?

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BETWEEN THE CHAIR AND THE TABLE

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What is the ‘object of the preposition’ in the sentence: ‘Between the chair and the table was a window’?

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CHAIR / TABLE

This is a compound object.

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What is the ‘preposition’ in the sentence: ‘The diamonds in the vault are priceless’?

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IN

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What is the ‘prepositional phrase’ in the sentence: ‘The diamonds in the vault are priceless’?

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IN THE VAULT

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What is the ‘object of the preposition’ in the sentence: ‘The diamonds in the vault are priceless’?

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VAULT

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What is the ‘preposition’ in the sentence: ‘The telephone rang four times during dinner’?

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DURING

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What is the ‘prepositional phrase’ in the sentence: ‘The telephone rang four times during dinner’?

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DURING DINNER

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What is the ‘object of the preposition’ in the sentence: ‘The telephone rang four times during dinner’?

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DINNER

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What is the ‘preposition’ in the sentence: ‘Here is a gift for you’?

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FOR

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What is the ‘prepositional phrase’ in the sentence: ‘Here is a gift for you’?

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FOR YOU

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What is the ‘object of the preposition’ in the sentence: ‘Here is a gift for you’?

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YOU

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What is the ‘preposition’ in the sentence: ‘Jackie knows some good stories about ghosts’?

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ABOUT

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What is the ‘prepositional phrase’ in the sentence: ‘Jackie knows some good stories about ghosts’**’?

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ABOUT GHOSTS

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What is the ‘object of the preposition’ in the sentence: ‘Jackie knows some good stories about ghosts’?

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GHOSTS

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What is the ‘preposition’ in the sentence: ‘Fran, I’m right behind you’?

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BEHIND

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What is the ‘prepositional phrase’ in the sentence: ‘Fran, I’m right behind you’**’?

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BEHIND YOU

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What is the ‘object of the preposition’ in the sentence: ‘Fran, I’m right behind you’?

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YOU

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What is the ‘preposition’ in the sentence: ‘At that time, Boston soldiers trained as a militia’?

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AT

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What is the ‘prepositional phrase’ in the sentence: ‘At that time, Boston soldiers trained as a militia’?

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AT THAT TIME

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What is the ‘object of the preposition’ in the sentence: ‘At that time, Boston soldiers trained as a militia’?

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TIME