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EXERCISE 48–2 Prepositional phrases

EXERCISE 48–2 Prepositional phrases

One prepositional phrase is underlined in each sentence. Choose the option that correctly identifies the type of phrase and the word that it modifies. Click Save to save your work and return to it. Click Submit to see your score and item-by-item explanations; your activity will be recorded in your instructor's gradebook.

Example

1 of 5

The Silk Road was an old trade route between China and other regions.

Adjective phrase modifying route

Adverb phrase modifying was

EXERCISE 48–2 Prepositional phrases - 1 of 5: The Silk Road was an old trade route between China and other regions.

2 of 5

Dough with too much flour yields heavy baked goods.

Adjective phrase modifying Dough

Adverb phrase modifying yields

EXERCISE 48–2 Prepositional phrases - 2 of 5: Dough with too much flour yields heavy baked goods.

3 of 5

On one side of the barricades were revolutionary students; on the other was a government militia.

Adjective phrase modifying students

Adverb phrase modifying were

EXERCISE 48–2 Prepositional phrases - 3 of 5: On one side of the barricades were revolutionary students; on the other was a government militia.

4 of 5

You can tell with just one whiff whether the milk is fresh.

Adjective phrase modifying milk

Adverb phrase modifying can tell

EXERCISE 48–2 Prepositional phrases - 4 of 5: You can tell with just one whiff whether the milk is fresh.

5 of 5

At first, we couldn’t decide whether to take the car or the train, but in the end we decided to take the train.

Adjective phrase modifying we

Adverb phrase modifying decided

EXERCISE 48–2 Prepositional phrases - 5 of 5: At first, we couldn’t decide whether to take the car or the train, but in the end we decided to take the train.