Prepositions and Conjunctions Quiz
Preview:
What words are commonly considered conjunctions?
A. for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
B. for, no, yes, sometimes, maybe
C. from, to, between, beside
D. forgot, and, now, I, don’t, know
Find the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE(S):
As angry as she was, Angie kept control of her temper.
A. angry as she
B. of her temper
C. Angie kept control
D. she was
Identify the coordinating conjunction in this sentence.
Sadie and Sarah missed the bus.
A. missed
B. the
C. and
D. bus
Find the PREPOSITION:
The dog house was located beneath the tree.
A. beneath
B. was
C. located
D. dog
Janie wanted to see a movie, but she had a lot of homework to do.
A. wanted
B. do
C. but
D. she
Jay dislikes spicy foods, so he wants ______ the hot sauce _____ the salsa.
A. niether, nor
B. either, or
C. both, and
D. whether, or
Which word in the following sentence is a preposition. He often confuses his students by randomly breaking into Shakespearean soliloquies during class.
A. into
B. often
C. confuses
D. Shakespearean
What is the coordinating conjunction in this sentence?
Will you be taking the bus or will you ride your bike?
A. will
B. bus
C. or
D. bike
Find the PREPOSITION:
Fifi jumped into the air to get her treat.
A. jumped
B. the
C. into
D. to
Which is the preposition in the following:
Mr. Patterson once tried to teach grammar to a parrot but the bird still couldn’t master prepositions.
A. teach
B. to
C. still
D. master
Find the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE(S):
During the summer, we played basketball at the park.
A. During the summer
B. we played basketball
C. at the park
D. During the summer; at the park
Which sentence shows an example of a correlative conjunction?
A. Mrs. Nelson eats apples and carrots every day.
B. Either you go, or I will.
C. After the mall, I took a nap.
Most hurricanes that hit the United States form in the Atlantic.
A. Most
B. that
C. form
D. There are no conjunctions.
Which word in the following is the preposition?
Mr. Patterson’s idea of a field trip involves taking students to the local library and challenging them to a game on hide-and-seek among the bookshelves.
A. field
B. taking
C. and
D. among
Find the PREPOSITION:
I rode my bike up the big hill.
A. up
B. rode
C. big
D. the
What is the conjunction in the following sentence? Luke Skywalker and Han Solo set out to rescue Princess Leia.
A. Set
B. Rescue
C. And
D. To
Shawn, ________ do your homework ______ set the table for supper.
A. whether, or
B. neither, nor
C. both, and
D. either, or
Identify the coordinating conjunction in the following sentence:
He lifted the vase carefully, for it belonged to his grandmother.
A. Identify
B. lifted
C. He
D. for
A preposition
A. is the position of a word.
B. shows location, time, or movement of a noun or pronoun.
C. shows the verb.
D. shows who, what, when, where, and why.
Dr. and Mrs. Kwan ________ visited Spain _______ made stops in Paris and London.
A. both, and
B. not only, but also
C. either, or
D. neither, nor
Which word in the following sentence is the preposition?
He once gave an assignment to write a letter to semicolon while standing over a bridge.
A. once
B. write
C. while
D. over