Lesson# 5 Assignment

Part 2

Let's break them down! Read each sentence and pick out the prepositional phrases, showing the preposition and the object of the preposition. Careful, there may be more than one in a sentence.

1. The lost, little puppy was standing in the rain.  in the rain
2. Allen shared his lunch between the two of us. between the two  of us
3. Hopefully, the stain will wash out of his favorite shirt.  out of his favorite shirt
4. In the morning, he has a doctor's appointment at the clinic.  in the morning    at the clinic
5. What do you want to go with your sandwich?    with your sandwich


Part 3

Choose the correct preposition in each sentence.

1. A treaty was signed among/between the United Nations, Russia, and China. among

2. He laid the book on/onto/on to the table.  onto
3. Who remembers the feud among/between the Hatfields and McCoys?  between
4. She went in/into the house.  into
5. Allen noticed a flower besides/beside him on the ground.    beside


Part 4

Liven up the following sentences, using prepositional phrases.

1. They swam.      They swam in the river yesterday.
2. She left a book behind.        She left a book behind the shelf.
3. Dinner was late.      Dinner was late for the third night in a row.
4. The different country leaders made a treaty.    The different country leaders made a treaty among themselves.
5. He took a test.        He took a test to measure his IQ for his job.