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Prepositional Phrases - Exercise 3

Directions:  Locate the prepositional phrases in each sentence, and then write the phrases in the spaces provided beneath each sentence.  When you have completed the exercise, click on the "Check My Work" button at the bottom of the page to check your answers.

1.  By the end of the day, all of the dogs at the kennel were barking noisily in their cages.



2.  He stood on the beach and watched the ship beyond the dock slowly maneuver itself past the markers and into the slip.



3.  For some strange reason, my neighbor across the street parks his car behind my garage.



4. The people from the nearest town brought donations throughout the year for the victims of the hurricane.



5.  Upon their arrival, the visitors were greeted at the door by Martin, who had a sly grin on his face.



6.  We'll put the notes under the cushion without any pillows over it.



7.  Everyone except Bill ran toward the boy sitting near the dangerous wire.



8. Between you and me, this seems like Paul's worst attempt ever.



9.  Within two minutes, all of the trumpeters had laid their horns beneath their chairs on the stage.



10.  She positioned the needle over the skin above the cut and then plunged it into each side of the gash with small, even strokes.



           

 

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