Example: Some of the Ducklings Waddled Past Us
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Name______Period______Grammar HW: Prepositions #1 Date______
Prepositional phrases are almost never the subject of the sentence. In order to find the subject, eliminate any and all prepositional phrases, then decide who or what the sentence is about (subject) and what happened or what is (verb).
Cross out all the prepositional phrases in the sentences below, then underline the subject once and the verb twice. Example: Some of the ducklings waddled past us.
1. The man with his son walked toward us.
2. A book of stamps lay on the table.
3. The shoppers went into the store.
4. A blender fell on the floor in the kitchen.
5. We walked between the aisles of the supermarket.
6. During the storm we held onto the side of the boat.
7. The vacationers went to the beach.
8. Outside our home a pine tree grows.
9. He stepped behind the door.
Name______Period______Grammar HW: Prepositions #2 Date______
Prepositional phrases are almost never the subject of the sentence. In order to find the subject, eliminate any and all prepositional phrases, then decide who or what the sentence is about (subject) and what happened or what is (verb).
Cross out all the prepositional phrases in the sentences below, then underline the subject once and the verb twice. Example: Some of the ducklings waddled past us.
1. Throughout the day the rain came in the window.
2. The price of soda is over a dollar.
3. Past the large sign is a windmill.
4. The report concerning smoking is in my desk.
5. All students except Juan rode to school on a bus.
6. The child went up the ladder and down the slide.
7. The lettuce is inside the refrigerator by the milk carton.
8. After the television program about snakes, we rode on our bikes to the zoo.
9. In the morning we did our homework in the dining room.