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Week Twenty-Five Language Arts Warm Ups

Prepositional Phrases

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1. What are the parts of a prepositional phrase?

Answer: Preposition, noun or pronoun (object of preposition), and any modifiers of that object.

2. Write the words that comprise the prepositional phrase(s) in this sentence.

During the football game, it began to snow.

Answer: During the football game

3. Write the words that comprise the prepositional phrase(s) in this sentence.

When we were at the Opera, we got to see the Diva sing.

Answer: at the opera.

4. Write the words that comprise the prepositional phrase(s) in this sentence.

The neighbors to our right decorated their house for the holidays.

Answer: to our right, for the holidays

5. Write the words that comprise the prepositional phrase(s) in this sentence.

The home of the President needs to be renovated by an architectural expert.

Answer: of the President, by an architectural expert

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