Prepositional Phrases Review Worksheet
Directions: Bracket each of the prepositional phrase(s) in each sentence.
1. After twenty minutes, the books near the table by the door fell into a heap onto the floor.
2. Before the sun rose on the horizon, she saw a ray of light through the opening in the mine shaft.
3. The workers at Minny's hat shop ate in the employee cafeteria over the main store.
4. What do you think about my recent purchases from Bloomberg's and Macy’s?
5. Between you and me, no one except Ralph has been in touch since yesterday.
6. During the month of January, the ice beneath the new layer of snow was especially treacherous.
7. The instructions must be followed throughout the semester without exception.
8. I gave the same speech to everyone within a five-mile radius of the accident.
9. Across the river you will see a small house on the corner after 51st Street.
10. She sat under the tarp and hoped for an end to the rain.
11. Around seven o'clock in the evening, Hal put the cheese mixture into the saucepan on the stove and added a touch of garlic to the pan.
12. When the sauce came to a boil, he lifted the pot off the stove and poured the cheese mixture over the macaroni.
13. Macaroni and cheese can be prepared without much trouble after a long day at the office.
14. For a change, use saga cheese from the specialty cheese department as an especially good sauce with macaroni.
15. Besides macaroni and cheese, another meal of convenience is the classic TV dinner from the frozen food department of any supermarket.
16. People with children often fix quick dinners for their families.
17. By the fourth year of her tenure on the board of directors, Marianne ate nothing but TV dinners during the week.
18. Because of busy schedules, some people don't even cook, but eat raw foods instead at dinnertime.
19. Cottage cheese over lettuce, tomatoes cut into quarters, and fruits with cheese are often eaten throughout the busy week.
20. All kinds of nuts provide protein and fiber for good nutrition but often also contain a great deal of fat.
Prepositional Phrases Review Worksheet KEY
Directions: Bracket each of the prepositional phrase(s) in each sentence.
1.After twenty minutes, the books near the table/ by the door fell into a heap/ onto the floor.
2. Before the sun rose on the horizon, she saw a ray of light / through the opening /in the mine shaft.
3. The workers at Minny's hat shop ate in the employee cafeteria/ over the main store.
4. What do you think about my recent purchases/ from Bloomberg's and Macy’s?
5.Between you and me, no one except Ralph has been in touch/since yesterday.
6. During the month/ of January, the ice beneath the new layer of snow was especially treacherous.
7. The instructions must be followed throughout the semester /without exception.
8. I gave the same speech to everyone /within a five-mile radius /of the accident.
9.Across the river you will see a small house on the corner /after 51st Street.
10. She sat under the tarp and hoped for an end /to the rain.
11.Around seven o'clock /in the evening, Hal put the cheese mixture into the saucepan/on the stove and added a touch of garlic /to the pan.
12. When the sauce came to a boil, he lifted the pot off the stove and poured the cheese mixture over the macaroni.
13. Macaroni and cheese can be prepared without much trouble/after a long day/ at the office.
14.For a change, use asaga cheese from the specialty cheese department as an especially good sauce with macaroni.
15.Besides macaroni and cheese, another meal of convenience is the classic TV dinner from the frozen food department /of any supermarket.
16. People with children often fix quick dinners for their families.
17. By the fourth year /of her tenure /on the board of directors, Marianne ate nothing but TV dinners/during the week.
18.Because of busy schedules, some people don't even cook, but eat raw foods instead at dinnertime.
19. Cottage cheese over lettuce, tomatoes cut into quarters, and fruits with cheese are often eaten throughout the busy week.
20. All kinds of nuts provide protein and fiber for good nutrition but often also contain a great deal of fat.