Question

Conventions

Prepositional Phrases Circle the prepositional phrases in the sentences
below.
1. Bill's folks loaded their fifteen kids and all their belongings
into their covered wagon and started west.
2. The cowboys traveled many miles across the desert.
3. They had days of traveling ahead of them to reach the farm.
4. He would throw some water on his face every morning.
5. Bill tamed the snake with considerable skill.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. into their covered wagon
2. across the desert
3. ahead of them | to reach the farm
4. on his face
5. with considerable skill

Explanation:

It might be challenging to identify a prepositional phrase when it has some words after it, or when there is a prepositional phrase after it.

For instance, #3 has the phrase “of traveling”, which is part of the bigger phrase “They had days of traveling.” One could end the sentence with “traveling” and that would still be a sentence.

Good luck to you!