Question

What are the prepositions and the prepositional phrases in these sentences? (Some sentences have two prepositional phrases.)

1. The bells ring at five o’clock every day.


2. The dog listens for signs that someone is coming to the house.


3 The keys are sitting on the table in the dining room.


4. Two horses almost tied in the race, following a horse named Spectacular Bid.


5. The man with the tiny dog walked through the paved courtyard.

Answer 1

1. The bells ring at five o’clock every day.

2. The dog listens for signs that someone is coming to the house.

3 The keys are sitting on the table in the dining room.

4. Two horses almost tied in the race, following a horse named Spectacular Bid.

5. The man with the tiny dog walked through the paved courtyard.

Step-by-step explanation:

A preposition is a function word that typically combines with a noun phrase to form a phrase which usually expresses a modification or predication.

A prepositional phrase is a group of words consisting of a preposition, its object, and any words that modify the object. Most of the time, a prepositional phrase modifies a verb or a noun.