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Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections Quiz
Prepositions, Conjunctions,
and Interjections
Quiz
Identify the preposition and its object in each
sentence.
The hikers climbed over the
mountain.
Pre
positio
n: o
ver
O...
Pre
positio
n: c
limbe
r
Pre
positio
n: t
he O
bj...
0% 0%0%
1. Preposition: over
Object: mountain
2. Preposition:
climber
Object: over
3. Preposition: the
Object: mountain
Toward morning, the wind picked
up.
Pre
positio
n: t
he O
bj...
Pre
positio
n: p
icke
d
Pre
positio
n: T
owar
d
0% 0%0%
1. Preposition: the
Object: wind
2. Preposition:
picked
Object: up
3. Preposition:
Toward
Object: morning
The book on the top shelf is hard to
reach.
Pre
positio
n: h
ard O
...
Pre
positio
n: o
n Obje
c..
Pre
positio
n: t
op O
bj...
0% 0%0%
1. Preposition: hard
Object: reach
2. Preposition: on
Object: shelf
3. Preposition: top
Object: shelf
The horse came near but stopped
a few yards from us.
Pre
positio
n: f
rom
O...
Pre
positio
n: b
ut O
bj...
Pre
positio
n: n
ear O
...
0% 0%0%
1. Preposition: from
Object: us
2. Preposition: but
Object: stopped
3. Preposition: near
Object: but
Identify the prepositional phrase in each
sentence.
We could see a long way from the
mountaintop.
could
see
a lo
ng way
from
the
mount
ainto
p
0% 0%0%
1. could see
2. a long way
3. from the
mountaintop
The center fielder caught the ball
and threw it to the first baseman.
cau
ght th
e ba
ll
to th
e fir
st b
asem
an
thre
w it
0% 0%0%
1. caught the ball
2. to the first
baseman
3. threw it
The scissors with the orange
handles work best.
with
the
orange
handle
s
sci
ssors
with
work
bes
t
0% 0%0%
1. with the orange
handles
2. scissors with
3. work best
The bushes around the mansion
bloom every spring.
eve
ry s
prin
g
aro
und the
man
sion
man
sion
blo
om
0% 0%0%
1. every spring
2. around the
mansion
3. mansion bloom
Late at night, raccoons attacked
the garbage cans outside.
Lat
e at
nig
ht
the
garba
ge ca
ns out..
.
at n
ight
0% 0%0%
1. Late at night
2. the garbage cans
outside
3. at night
Choose the answer that identifies the
function of the boldfaced prepositional
phrase in each sentence.
A knight in shining armor is the
story’s hero.
adje
ctiv
e
adve
rb
0%0%
1. adjective
2. adverb
Take exit 43 to get to my house.
adje
ctiv
e
adve
rb
0%0%
1. adjective
2. adverb
Bobby included photos in his
letter.
adje
ctiv
e
adve
rb
0%0%
1. adjective
2. adverb
Have you ever seen a painting by
that artist?
adje
ctiv
e
adve
rb
0%0%
1. adjective
2. adverb
Look for errors in the sentences. When you
find an error, mark the letter of the line
containing the error. If there is no error, fill
in the last answer space.
Find the error in the sentence
below.
Than
k yo
u fo
r the
unex
pect
ed y
et w
el...
invi
tatio
n.
(No e
rror)
0% 0%0%0%
1. Thank you for the
2. unexpected yet
welcome
3. invitation.
4. (No error)
Find the error in the sentence
below.
Use
eith
er p
aper
clip
...
to k
eep
thos
e pap
ers
toget
her.
(No e
rror)
0% 0%0%0%
1. Use either paper
clips nor staples
2. to keep
3. those papers
together.
4. (No error)
Find the error in the sentence
below.
The
farm
ers
rais
ed
not o
nly p
igs
or ch
i...
on th
eir f
arm
.
(No e
rror)
0% 0%0%0%
1. The farmers
raised
2. not only pigs or
chickens
3. on their farm.
4. (No error)
Find the error in the sentence
below.
Both
your t
each
er b
u...
mus
t sig
n
the
applic
atio
n.
(No e
rror)
0% 0%0%0%
1. Both your teacher
but your principal
2. must sign
3. the application.
4. (No error)
Find the interjection in each sentence.
Incredible! What timing and control
that gymnast has!
Wha
t
has
Incr
edib
le
0% 0%0%
1. What
2. has
3. Incredible
Say, haven’t I seen you
somewhere before?
Say
som
ewhe
re
bef
ore
0% 0%0%
1. Say
2. somewhere
3. before
Great! This game is just what I
wanted!
just
gam
e
Gre
at
0% 0%0%
1. just
2. game
3. Great
Wow! Did that stunt person really
fall off the building?
Wow
rea
lly off
0% 0%0%
1. Wow
2. really
3. off
