Grammar 4

Question 1

What is a preposition?

Answer 1

Shows a relationship between nouns, pronouns, and other words

Usually found before a noun; part of a phrase.

Question 2

List examples of preposition words related to location.

Answer 2

• above
• across
• against
• around
• at
• behind
• below
• beneath
• beside
• between
• beyond
• by
• in
• in front of
• inside
• on
• outside
• over
• past
• toward
• under
• upon
• within

These words indicate specific locations.

Question 3

List examples of preposition words related to time.

Answer 3

• after
• at
• before
• between
• by
• during
• for
• in
• on
• past
• since
• until
• till
• up to

These words indicate specific times.

Question 4

List examples of preposition words related to association.

Answer 4

• about
• according to
• along with
• among
• around
• as for
• besides
• for
• like
• of
• with

These words show relationships or associations.

Question 5

List examples of preposition words related to direction.

Answer 5

• down
• from
• into
• off
• onto
• out
• out of
• through
• to
• up

These words indicate direction.

Question 6

List examples of preposition words related to means.

Answer 6

• by
• by means of
• with

These words indicate the means by which something is done.

Question 7

List examples of preposition words related to cause.

Answer 7

• because of
• due to
• in view of
• on account of

These words indicate causation.

Question 8

List examples of preposition words related to opposition or exception.

Answer 8

• against
• apart from
• but
• despite
• except
• except for
• in spite of
• instead of
• without

These words indicate opposition or exceptions.

Question 9

What is a conjunction?

Answer 9

Joins words, phrases, or clauses

Conjunctions are essential for connecting ideas in sentences.

Question 10

What is an interjection?

Answer 10

Expresses emotion or emphasis

Usually set apart by an exclamation point and sometimes a comma.

Question 11

What is a complement?

Answer 11

Completes the meaning of the sentence

Complements provide necessary information to complete the thought.

Question 12

What are object complements?

Answer 12

Complements that complete the action of a verb

They provide additional information about the object.

Question 13

What are subject complements?

Answer 13

Complements that refer to the subject and complete a linking verb

They provide additional information about the subject.

Question 14

What is a preposition?

Answer 14

A word that links a noun (or pronoun) to another word in the sentence

It shows a relationship between a noun and another word.

Question 15

What is a prepositional phrase?

Answer 15

A phrase that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun

The noun (or pronoun) the preposition refers to is called the object of the preposition.

Question 16

What is the object of the preposition?

Answer 16

The noun (or pronoun) the preposition refers to

It is the element that completes the meaning of the preposition.

Question 17

List some common prepositions that show location.

Answer 17

• above
• below
• over
• under
• behind
• on
• off
• before
• after
• beside
• inside
• outside
• with
• through
• between
• in
• to
• into
• near

These prepositions indicate the position of a noun in relation to other elements.

Question 18

List some prepositions that refer to time.

Answer 18

• at
• of
• on
• since
• during
• until
• after
• before
• through
• from
• upon
• past
• about

These prepositions indicate the timing of an event in relation to other events.

Question 19

Name three prepositions that can refer to movement or direction.

Answer 19

• against
• along
• across

Other examples include down, off, from, into, onto, out of, up, upon, through, around, to, past, and toward.

Question 20

What is the definition of an interjection?

Answer 20

Words that express emotion or feelings

Interjections are often found at the beginning of a sentence and are followed by an exclamation point.

Question 21

True or false: Interjections are typically found at the end of a sentence.

Answer 21

FALSE

Interjections are usually found at the beginning of a sentence.

Question 22

Fill in the blank: Interjections are often followed by a _______.

Answer 22

exclamation point

This punctuation emphasizes the emotion or feeling expressed.