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21.1 Prepositional Phrases • Practice 2

Exercise 1 Identifying Adjective Phrases. Underline the adjective phrase or adjective phrases
in each sentence. Then draw an arrow from each phrase to the word it modifies.

EXAMPLE: Their house in the mountains is spectacular.

1. The price of the car was much too high.

2. Put that box of books down here.

3. My sister is the one in the yellow sweater.

4. The house on the corner of our street needs paint.

5. The cry of the wounded animal haunted us.

6. This is another book by the same author.

7. The shapes of the two objects are very similar.

8. Something in the corner of the room moved.

9. Did you close the window behind the couch?

10. I enjoyed your article about Mr. Hill.

Exercise 2 Identifying Adverb Phrases. Underline the adverb phrase or adverb phrases in
each sentence. Then draw an arrow from each phrase to the word it modifies.

EXAMPLE: After school we went to the soccer game.

1. Simmer the stew over low heat.

2. The coach is always tougher on newcomers.

3. Louis delivered their anniversary present to the wrong house.

4. Lightning hit the barn during the storm.

5. The frightened squirrel ran across the roof and jumped into the tree.

6. Allie swam away from us.

7. The couple sailed their boat around the world.

8. They returned before dark.

9. The flood waters rose over the breakwater and onto the roadway.

10. Run into the backyard and take the lawnmower out of the rain.

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