Underline the prepositions in the following sentences.
1. Humpty Dumpty sat ........................ a wall.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. The lion and the unicorn fought ........................... the crown.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. Little Jack Horner sat ...................... a corner.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. Wee Willie Winkie runs ....................... the town.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. A fair little girl sat ....................... a tree.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I bring fresh showers for the thirsty flowers .......................... the seas and the streams.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. She laid her arms .......................... her breast.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. I tried to reason him ............................. his fears.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. He swore ...................... the nine Gods.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. One day the boy took his breakfast and ate it by a purling brook which ran ......................... his mother’s orchard.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age ....................... a name.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
2. The lion and the unicorn fought for the crown.
3. Little Jack Horner sat in a corner.
4. Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town.
5. A fair little girl sat under a tree.
6. I bring fresh showers for the thirsty flowers from the seas and the streams.
7. She laid her arms across her breast.
8. I tried to reason him out of his fears.
9. He swore by the nine Gods.
10. One day the boy took his breakfast and ate it by a purling brook which ran through his mother’s orchard.
11. One crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.
