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Exercise 27, Chapter 16, “Prepositions”
(Handbook 144-150)
General Questions (a. true
b. false)
1. Prepositional phrases never have a subject or a verb in them.
2. Prepositional phrases must have a preposition and a noun or a pronoun object.
3. Prepositional phrases may contain (but do not have to have) modifiers.
4. Prepositional phrases can serve as both adjectives (modifying nouns and
pronouns) and as adverbs (modifying verbs).
5. Compound prepositions are more powerful than one-word prepositions.
6. But, which usually serves as a conjunction, can serve as a preposition if the
meaning is except.
7. A sentence should never end with a preposition.
8. The object of a preposition can come from the nominative case if the object is
compound (such as John and I, or we and the Snyders).
9. To, one of the most common prepositions, always functions as a preposition.
10. Prepositional phrases can come at the beginning of a sentence, in the middle of
a sentence or at the end of a sentence.
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Exercise 28, “Prepositions”
(Handbook 144-150)
I. List the prepositional phrase or phrases in the following sentences:
1. The advertising director wants me to work with you on this project.
2. Everyone but Chris is seated in front of the cameras.
3. I cannot go to the game, for I must finish the research paper due Monday in
my journalism history class.
4. I looked down for a moment and accidentally hit the delete key on my
computer.
5. In addition to the advertisements for local publications, we also will purchase
time on several television stations.
II. Provide brief explanations for the following:
6. Explain the difference between the preposition to and the infinitive to.
7. Explain the difference between the preposition down and the adverb down.
8. Explain the difference between the preposition for and the coordinating
conjunction for.
9. Explain the common error in the following prepositional phrases:
Between you and I.
For them and we.
By Caperton or she.
With he and two other writers.
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10. Explain the common error in the following sentences:
Where's it at?
Where are you going to?
Close the building down. What did you do that for?
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Exercise 29, “Prepositions”
(Handbook 144-150)
Select the correct answer from the choices provided in the following sentences.
1. Up is (a. an adjective
sentence?
b. an adverb
c. a preposition) in the following
The computer line was placed up the wall.
2. Up is (a. an adjective
sentence?
b. an adverb
c. a preposition) in the following
The gasoline station reportedly was blown up by terrorists.
3. For is a preposition when it is followed by (a. a noun or a pronoun object
b. an independent clause).
4. In the following sentence, at is (a. a sentence ending that should embarrass you
b. an infinitive
c. a preposition).
Where are the graphic artists at?
5. In the following sentence, but is a (a. conjunction
c. conjunctive adverb).
b. preposition
Everyone but the publisher received a salary increase.
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