Prepositional Phrases Practice

Part 1: Choose the correct prepositional phrase.

a. because of b. in spite of c. in addition to d. in contrast to e. similar to

1. ______ the rain, the football game was canceled.

2. ______ helping me send the invitations, Jane also accompanied me to the store to
buy all of the food for the party.

3. ______ the power outage, Jake was unable to get any work done at the office.

4. ______ the broken copy machine, Emily was still able to prepare for her classes.

5. ______ the United States, Brazil is a large country made up of many different
cultures.

6. ______ the her recent loss at the Olympics, the athlete seems to be in good spirits.

7. ______ the flat terrain of Florida, the state of Colorado is very mountainous.

8. I would like to thank you all for attending class today ______ the inclement
weather.

9. ______ losing his job, he also broke up with his girlfriend. Poor James!

10. Katie arrived to work right on time ______ having left her house very late.

Part 2: Put the comma in the right place. If no comma is needed, choose “no
comma”.

1. Because of the two-way mirror the detective was able to see everything that the
suspect did inside the closed room.

___no comma

2. In addition to throwing away a lot of trash the family also gave away a great deal
of items to charity when they moved.

___no comma

3. The outdoor concert took place last night in spite of the rain.
___no comma

4. Due to the incredible effort of the contractors and the vision of the design team
the new building turned out to be an aesthetically pleasing structure.

___no comma

5. Despite spilling coffee all over her clothes and having to change her outfit Gina
was still able to make it to the airport on time.

___no comma

6. Similar to the drought that the eastern part of the country experienced last year
the west has been without rain for several consecutive months now.

___no comma

7. Brandon is very outgoing in contrast to his shy twin brother.

___no comma

8. Despite having to turn around once and stop several times we made up for lost
time.

___no comma

9. In addition to not being able to control his temper my angry neighbor also lacks
the ability to maintain his garden.

___no comma

10. This year has been a very positive year in contrast to last year, which was very
challenging.

___no comma