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Underline the prepositions

September 17, 2015 - pdf

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.

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