Putting Prepositional Phrases Where They Belong
Directions:
1. Identify the underlined prepositional phrases according to the following code:
C correctly placed I incorrectly placed
2. Correct the sentences with incorrectly placed prepositions on the lines provided.
Example:
I After he failed his third quiz in a row, Harry decided to quit school and become a circus clown in the biology lab.
After he failed his third quiz in a row in the biology lab, Harry decided to quit school and become a circus clown.
C 1. Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade.
I 2. The women in Portuguese were singing "Happy Birthday."
The women were singing "Happy Birthday" in Portuguese.
I 3. Writing helped Mona to understand her fully for the first time about her grandmother.
Writing about her grandmother helped Mona to understand her fully for the first time.
C 4. Acrophobia is the fear of heights.
C 5. Moslems fast during the month of Ramadan.
I 6. Of advertising campaigns humor is a well-established part.
Humor is a well-established part of advertising campaigns.
I 7. Patsy on a jogging trail met her future husband.
Patsy met her future husband on a jogging trail.
C 8. Sri Lanka was once connected to India by a land bridge.
I 9. In mosquitoes record rainfalls led to an increase this year.
Record rainfalls led to an increase in mosquitoes this year.
C 10. The capital of New Zealand is Wellington.