Adverb particle or preposition Exercise

Answers

1. In “Don’t loiter about the street,” what is “about”? — Preposition
2. In “The children passed by,” what is “by”? — Adverb particle
3. In “I have seen him before,” what is “before”? — Adverb particle
4. In “His parents arrived soon after,” what is “after”? — Adverb particle
5. In “The man turned around,” what is “around”? — Adverb particle
6. In “We cannot live without water,” what is “without”? — Preposition
7. In “The path leads through the forest,” what is “through”? — Preposition
8. In “We walked on the ice,” what is “on”? — Preposition
9. In “He sat on a stool,” what is “on”? — Preposition
10. In “He returned after a month,” what is “after”? — Preposition
11. In “Please come in,” what is “in”? — Adverb particle
12. In “I have not seen him since,” what is “since”? — Adverb particle
13. In “The piper stepped into the street,” what is “into”? — Preposition
14. In “A little girl sat under the tree,” what is “under”? — Preposition
15. In “Please sit down,” what is “down”? — Adverb particle