Identify the preposition.
1. He was bitten by the dog with the red collar.
a: by, with
2. Take the fire escape on the side of the building.
a: on, of
3. He brushed his hair with the brush from the dollar store.
a: with, from
4. The robot with the mohawk gave the papers to the student.
A: with, to
5. Before he released the balloons up into the air, he took a picture with them.
A: before, up, into, with
All are right, except for one! Before in sentence 5 is not a preposition.
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To identify the preposition in a sentence, we need to look for words that indicate location, direction, time, or manner. The preposition is usually followed by a noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition. Let's analyze the given sentences to identify the prepositions:
1. He was bitten by the dog with the red collar.
The prepositions: by, with
Here, "by" indicates the agent who did the action, and "with" indicates the instrument or means.
2. Take the fire escape on the side of the building.
The prepositions: on, of
Here, "on" indicates the location or position, and "of" indicates possession.
3. He brushed his hair with the brush from the dollar store.
The prepositions: with, from
Here, "with" indicates the instrument or means, and "from" indicates origin or source.
4. The robot with the mohawk gave the papers to the student.
The prepositions: with, to
Here, "with" indicates the characteristic or description, and "to" indicates the direction or recipient.
5. Before he released the balloons up into the air, he took a picture with them.
The prepositions: before, up, into, with
Here, "before" indicates the time, "up" and "into" indicate the direction, and "with" indicates accompaniment or association.