Master Prepositional Phrases In 30 Minutes CSET Practice Test


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Prepositional Phrases

A prepositional phrase is made up of the preposition, its object and any associated adjectives or adverbs. A prepositional phrase can function as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb.


Examples:

1. The ant crawled slowly along the counter.
The preposition “along” introduces the noun phrase “the counter” so the prepositional phrase is “along the counter”, which acts as an adverb, describing where the ant crawled.

2. The writer searched for the pencil he was certain was somewhere in his desk.
The preposition “in” introduces a prepositional phrase “in his desk,” which acts as an adverb describing the location of the missing pencil.

3. The children watched the scary movie without fear.
In this sentence, the preposition “without” introduces the noun “fear.” The prepositional phrase “without fear” functions as an adverb describing how the children watched the movie.

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One Response to “Master Prepositional Phrases In 30 Minutes CSET Practice Test”

  1. Makalee MonsterID Icon Makalee on April 13th, 2010 6:45 am

    I have to take the Language Arts part of my CRCT test tomorrow and I never really understood prepositions. This website helped alot. I know how to identify a prepositional phase now.

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