Day 15
50 Practice Questions on Prepositional Phrases for the ATI TEAS Version 7
Section 1: Identifying Prepositional Phrases
1. Which word group is a prepositional phrase?
A) run quickly
B) under the old bridge
C) very happy
D) has been sleeping
Answer: B) under the old bridge
Reason: A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition (under) and ends with a noun/pronoun (bridge), possibly with modifiers (the old).
2. In the sentence She walked through the dark forest, the prepositional phrase is:
A) She walked
B) through the dark forest
C) dark forest
D) walked through
Answer: B) through the dark forest
Reason: Through = preposition; the dark forest = object of preposition.
3. In The book on the table is mine, the prepositional phrase modifies:
A) book (noun)
B) is (verb)
C) mine (pronoun)
D) table (noun)
Answer: A) book (noun)
Reason: On the table acts as an adjective phrase modifying book.
4. Which is NOT a prepositional phrase?
A) in the morning
B) before dawn
C) running fast
D) with great care
Answer: C) running fast
Reason: Running fast is a verb phrase with adverb; no preposition.
5. During the storm – this group of words functions as:
A) subject
B) predicate
C) adverb phrase
D) direct object
Answer: C) adverb phrase
Reason: It tells when something happened, modifying a verb.
Section 2: Choosing Correct Prepositions
6. She is interested ______ learning Spanish.
A) for
B) about
C) in
D) with
Answer: C) in
Reason: Interested in is a standard prepositional phrase combination.
7. The cat jumped ______ the counter.
A) on
B) onto
C) over
D) through
Answer: B) onto
Reason: Onto indicates movement to a surface.
8. We went ______ the museum yesterday.
A) at
B) to
C) in
D) by
Answer: B) to
Reason: Went to indicates direction toward a place.
9. He is afraid ______ heights.
A) from
B) of
C) about
D) with
Answer: B) of
Reason: Afraid of is the correct idiomatic phrase.
10. The keys are ______ my pocket.
A) into
B) on
C) in
D) at
Answer: C) in
Reason: In indicates enclosed location.
Section 3: Function in Sentences
**11. Identify the prepositional phrase & its function: The man with the red hat waved. **
A) The man – subject
B) with the red hat – adjective phrase
C) waved – verb
D) red hat – object
Answer: B) with the red hat – adjective phrase
Reason: It modifies man (noun), telling which man.
12. After the movie, we ate dinner. – The phrase functions as:
A) adjective
B) adverb (time)
C) direct object
D) subject
Answer: B) adverb (time)
Reason: After the movie tells when we ate.
13. The dog ran into the house. – into the house tells:
A) which dog
B) where the dog ran
C) when the dog ran
D) why the dog ran
Answer: B) where the dog ran
Reason: It answers where – an adverb of place.
14. Which sentence has a prepositional phrase functioning as an adjective?
A) He slept through the alarm.
B) The window above the sink is broken.
C) She arrived before noon.
D) They talked for hours.
Answer: B) The window above the sink is broken.
Reason: Above the sink modifies window (noun).
15. Despite the rain, they played outside. – Despite the rain shows:
A) location
B) time
C) concession/contrast
D) cause
Answer: C) concession/contrast
Reason: Despite indicates something happening even though.
Section 4: Prepositions vs. Other Parts of Speech
16. In Please stand by, the word by is:
A) preposition
B) adverb
C) conjunction
D) interjection
Answer: B) adverb
Reason: No object follows; by is part of verb phrase stand by (adverb particle).
17. In We walked up the hill, up is:
A) adverb
B) conjunction
C) preposition
D) adjective
Answer: C) preposition
Reason: Up has object the hill.
18. Which word in The cat hid under the bed is the preposition?
A) cat
B) hid
C) under
D) bed
Answer: C) under
Reason: Under shows relationship between hid and bed.
19. He fell down the stairs – down is:
A) adjective
B) preposition
C) adverb
D) conjunction
Answer: B) preposition
Reason: Down has object the stairs.
20. Please come in – in is:
A) preposition
B) adverb
C) noun
D) conjunction
Answer: B) adverb
Reason: No object; modifies come.
Section 5: Common Errors & Idioms
21. Correct sentence:
A) She graduated high school.
B) She graduated from high school.
C) She graduated of high school.
D) She graduated at high school.
Answer: B) She graduated from high school.
Reason: Graduate from is correct prepositional idiom.
22. Which is correct?
A) He differs with his brother in height.
B) He differs from his brother in height.
C) He differs against his brother.
D) He differs to his brother.
Answer: B) He differs from his brother in height.
Reason: Differ from = dissimilarity; differ with = disagree.
23. I prefer coffee ______ tea.
A) from
B) than
C) to
D) over
Answer: C) to
Reason: Prefer X to Y is standard.
24. She is married ______ a doctor.
A) with
B) to
C) by
D) for
Answer: B) to
Reason: Married to is correct.
25. They apologized ______ being late.
A) about
B) of
C) for
D) with
Answer: C) for
Reason: Apologize for an action.
Section 6: Multiple Prepositional Phrases
26. In the morning, she runs through the park. – How many prepositional phrases?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer: B) 2
Reason: In the morning and through the park.
27. The book by the lamp on the shelf is new. – Object of by?
A) lamp
B) shelf
C) book
D) new
Answer: A) lamp
Reason: Object of preposition by = the lamp.
28. She left before sunrise without a word. – The phrase without a word modifies:
A) She
B) left
C) sunrise
D) word
Answer: B) left
Reason: It tells how she left (adverb phrase).
29. Which sentence has a prepositional phrase acting as an adverb?
A) The house with the blue door is mine.
B) The man in the suit smiled.
C) She spoke with confidence.
D) The cup on the table is full.
Answer: C) She spoke with confidence.
Reason: With confidence tells how she spoke (manner).
30. From dawn until dusk, they worked. – The two prepositional phrases are:
A) From dawn / until dusk
B) They worked / from dawn
C) Until dusk / worked
D) Dawn / dusk
Answer: A) From dawn / until dusk
Reason: Both begin with prepositions and have objects.
Section 7: TEAS-Style Sentence Correction
31. Which is grammatically correct?
A) Where are you at?
B) Where are you?
C) At where are you?
D) Where at are you?
Answer: B) Where are you?
Reason: No need for at (redundant preposition).
**32. Correct the error: She jumped off of the boat. **
A) She jumped off the boat.
B) She jumped off from the boat.
C) She jumped off of boat.
D) No error.
Answer: A) She jumped off the boat.
Reason: Off of is redundant; use off alone.
33. He threw the ball to me and I caught it. – Prepositional phrase:
A) threw the ball
B) to me
C) caught it
D) and I
Answer: B) to me
Reason: To = preposition, me = object.
34. Choose the sentence with correct preposition use:
A) She discussed about the problem.
B) She discussed the problem.
C) She discussed on the problem.
D) She discussed at the problem.
Answer: B) She discussed the problem.
Reason: Discuss takes no preposition.
35. The child was hiding behind the door – what does behind the door modify?
A) child
B) was hiding
C) door
D) hiding
Answer: B) was hiding
Reason: Adverb phrase telling where hiding occurred.
Section 8: Advanced Recognition
36. According to the weather report, it will rain. – Prepositional phrase:
A) According to the weather report
B) it will rain
C) weather report
D) to the weather
Answer: A) According to the weather report
Reason: According to = compound preposition.
37. Because of the traffic, we were late. – Because of is:
A) conjunction
B) prepositional phrase
C) adverb
D) verb
Answer: B) prepositional phrase
Reason: Because of functions as a multi-word preposition.
38. In spite of his injury, he played well. – Object of the preposition of?
A) his
B) injury
C) played
D) spite
Answer: B) injury
Reason: Of connects to injury within the larger phrase.
39. She succeeded by working hard. – Prepositional phrase:
A) She succeeded
B) by working hard
C) working hard
D) succeeded by
Answer: B) by working hard
Reason: By = preposition; working hard = gerund phrase as object.
40. Thanks to your help, I passed. – Thanks to is:
A) verb + infinitive
B) prepositional phrase
C) adjective phrase
D) noun phrase
Answer: B) prepositional phrase
Reason: Thanks to = idiomatic preposition.
Section 9: Subject-Verb Agreement & Prepositional Phrases
41. The bouquet of roses ______ beautiful.
A) are
B) is
C) were
D) have been
Answer: B) is
Reason: Subject = bouquet (singular); ignore of roses.
42. The boxes in the garage ______ heavy.
A) is
B) was
C) are
D) has
Answer: C) are
Reason: Subject = boxes (plural); in the garage = prepositional phrase.
43. The leader of the students ______ here.
A) are
B) were
C) have been
D) is
Answer: D) is
Reason: The leader (singular) is subject, not students.
44. A pile of papers ______ on the desk.
A) are
B) were
C) is
D) have been
Answer: C) is
Reason: Pile = singular; prepositional phrase does not affect verb.
45. The group of tourists ______ arriving.
A) is
B) are
C) were
D) have
Answer: A) is
Reason: Collective noun group treated as singular here.
Section 10: TEAS Mixed Review
46. He is different ______ his brother.
A) than
B) to
C) from
D) with
Answer: C) from
Reason: Different from is standard in formal English.
47. She insisted ______ seeing the manager.
A) to
B) for
C) on
D) about
Answer: C) on
Reason: Insist on is correct idiom.
48. The report consists ______ three parts.
A) of
B) in
C) with
D) by
Answer: A) of
Reason: Consists of = made up of.
49. They acceded ______ my request.
A) to
B) with
C) for
D) at
Answer: A) to
Reason: Accede to = agree to.
50. The painting was sold ______ $1 million.
A) by
B) for
C) at
D) with
Answer: B) for
Reason: Price = sold for; by would indicate agent.
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