I really need someone to check my answers and I don't want to get the answers wrong.
Cross out any prepositional phrases. Underline the verb/verb phrase twice.
1.) John walked along the trail during the summer.
Subject:John
Verb:walked
Phrase:along the trail during the summer
2.) In once cage we saw a huge bird from the jungles of Brazil.
Subject: we
Verb: saw
Phrase: In one cage, from the jungles of Brazil
3.)A rose bush with sharp thorns grew inside our fence.
Subject: bush
Verb: grew
Phrase: inside our fence
4.) She divided the candy among the children at the party.
Subject:she
Verb:divided
Phrase:Among the children at the party
5.)The boys will go across the street, through the alley, and into the park.
Subject:boys
Verb: will go
Phrase: across the street, through the alley, and into the park
6.) Beyond that hill is a house without a roof.
Subject:house
Verb: without
Phrase: beyond that hill is
7.) Near that city and past a mountain is a pot of gold for you.
I actually really don't know the answer to this problem, but I guess the subject is you, the verb is for and is guess the verb phrase is near that city and past a mountain is a pot of gold. I really do not get how to answer this problem.
8.) Along the muddy road and against the rain, the lady walked underneath an umbrella.
Verb: walked
Subject:lady
Phrase: Aling the muddy road, against the rain, underneath an umbrella
9.) Above the third shelf, you will find books about Abe Lincoln and concerning other aspects of American history.
Verb: will find
Subject:you
Phrase: above the third shelf, about Abe Lincoln, concerning other aspects of American history
10.) In the middle of the party, the lady dashed out the door without her coat.
Verb:dashed
Subject:lady
Phrase:in the middle of the party, out the door without her coat
11.) The lad darted beyond his mother's reach during the game.
Verb:darted
Subject:lad
Phrase:beyond his mother's reach during the game
12.) Walk past the gate and through the door to find a beautiful room without furniture.
Verb:walk
Subject:(you)
Phrase: past the gate and through the door to find a beautiful room without furniture
13.) The dessert was stored in the refrigerator until the end of the meal.
Subject: dessert
Verb: was stored
Phrase: until the end of the meal
14.) Behind me sat a clown with his balloons and lollipops.
Subject:clown
Verb:sat
Phrase:Behind me, with his balloons and lollipops
Thank you if you read my post, I know this is really long, but I really really need help. If there is anything wrong, please tell me which problems are wrong.
3. you missed a phrase
6. your phrase is wrong and you missed another phrase
7.) Near that city and past a mountain is a pot of gold for you.
This sentence has four prepositional phrases. After you find them, the subject and verb should be easy.
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12) to find is an infinitive; it's not a prepositional phrase
13 has three phrases
I think I might have got the prepositional phrases for number 7. The prepositional phrases are near the city, past the mountain is a pot of gold. The verb is for and the subject is you. I have a question, in the prepositional phrases, do you cross out the word and or do you don't cross out the and in the prepositional phrase? This always confuses me everytime. Thank you for reading my post.
I taught my students to put parentheses around prepositional phrases.
(Near that city) and (past a mountain) is a pot (of gold) (for you).
Do you see now what the verb and subject are?
Yes, thank you so much!
You're very welcome. :-)
You did a great job identifying the prepositional phrases and the verbs/verb phrases in each sentence. Here's a breakdown of each sentence:
1. Correct.
2. Correct.
3. Correct.
4. Correct.
5. Correct.
6. The subject is "house," not "roof." The phrase is "beyond that hill."
7. The subject is not specified in the sentence. The verb is "is" and the verb phrase is "a pot of gold for you." The phrase is "Near that city and past a mountain."
8. Correct.
9. Correct.
10. Correct.
11. Correct.
12. Correct.
13. Correct.
14. Correct.
Overall, you did a great job! Each sentence is correctly identified, except for sentence 6 where the subject should be "house" instead of "roof," and sentence 7 where the subject is not specified. Keep up the good work!