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Prepositional Phrase Worksheet

Directions: Read and analyze each sentence. Cross out the prepositional phrases,
circle the predicates, underline the subjects, and double underline objects.

Remember, the subject and verb will never be found inside of a

prepositional phrase.

1. We walked over the mountain.

2. Sally and Dan will go after lunch.

3. Ben will go home after the movie.

4. Yes, Mrs. Burke goes to the library.

5. I sent invitations to Mary, Helen, and Jack.

6. I went into the store.

7. They will go in spite of the rain.

8. Grain crops like wheat are grown widely in the Midwest.

9. English is used by a quarter of the people in the world.

10. A pale, cobwebby moon shone through the trees.

11. Grandpa dozed quietly with his feet on the rail.

12. The colors of the sunset were captured in the puddle of dirty water.

13. Near the edge of the marsh a solitary blackbird perched on a cattail.

14. The hull of the Westward Ho was hidden by a towing breaker.

15. During the first lap of the race, Tom ran rather slowly behind the
others.

16. At the signal every div`er on the ship jumped quickly into the water.
17. During hot summer weather, I like swimming at the beach near my
house.
18. The beach is surrounded by many trees with leafy branches giving
plenty of shade.
19. The lake is very deep in the center, but it is quite shallow near shore.

20. In the middle of the lake, there are several small islands; some people

swim out to them, but going by boat is safer.

21. On the bushes along the shore, I can hang my wet towel.

22. With a friend, I once rowed a boat across the lake from my beach to

the opposite shore.

23. Beneath the surface of the water, we could see many tiny silver fish

swimming around the boat.

24. In spite of our fatigue, we rowed for three hours, until suppertime.

25. We had a picnic meal beneath the shade of the trees beside the water.

26. After a rest and a short stroll, we rowed home over the gently rolling

waves, under a starry sky.