485. Practice With Prepositions

Section A: Find the prepositional phrase in each sentence.

1. Dad hung his coat in the closet.
2. I saw squirrel sitting on my car.
3. The box under the stairs needs to go outside.
4. Drop those newspapers into the bin.
5. Mary drove over some nails.
6. That man with gray hair is my music teacher.

Section B: Decide if the prepositional phrase in each sentence modifies a noun or a verb.
7. The tall lady with a baby is our new neighbor.
8. John rode over the bridge.
9. I almost fell down the stairs.
10. The girl in a pink dress is my sister.

Answers: 1- in the closet; 2- on my car; 3-under the stairs; 4- into the bin; 5- over some nails; 6-with gray hair; 7- noun; 8- verb; 9- verb; 10- noun.