Section A: Does the sentence contain an adverb or a prepositional phrase? Write A for adverb. PP for prepositional phrase.
1. It’s time to wake up.
2. The cat ran up the ramp.
3. We’ll play a game before bedtime.
4. Have you played that game before?
5. The games are in the closet.
6. Put that box on the floor.
7. Did you look inside?
8. I see a spider under the flap.
9. Do you see the bird’s nest in that tree.
10. The baby birds are inside.
Section B: Choose the preposition over, above, or to for each blank.
11. It was scary when the car went up high to drive _____ the bridge.
12. The stars in the night sky were twinkling _____ us.
13. The leaky hose squirted water all _____ us.
14. Do you want to walk ___ the park with us?
15. I will give the puppy ___ my best friend.
16. It was raining on the ground, but the sun was shining____ the clouds.
Section C: Decide if the sentence contains a prepositional phrase or a subordinate clause. Write PP for prepositional phrase. Write SC for subordinate clause.
17. Lets watch television until dinner.
18. Before we eat, we should wash our hands.
19. I haven’t seen you since we graduated from high school.
20. I’ve been having dizzy spells since Monday.
Answers: 1-A; 2-PP; 3-PP; 4-A; 5-PP; 6-PP; 7-A; 8-PP; 9-PP; 10-A; 11-over; 12-above; 13-over; 14-to; 15-t0; 16-above; 17-PP; 18-SC; 19- SC; 20-PP.