Question 1

Idiomatic phrases are those that follow certain adjectives and verbs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following prepositions do not indicate time

Accepted Answer

A)  Including 
B)  During 
C)  Until 
D)  Beyond 
A)  Including 
B)  During 
C)  Until 
D)  Beyond D

Question 3

_______________ my best attempts I could not finish the test ____________ time _____________ I was sick last week due to a cold.

Accepted Answer

A)  In spite of; on; as 
B)  According to; on; during 
C)  Because of; at; as 
D)  In spite of; at; during 
A)  In spite of; on; as 
B)  According to; on; during 
C)  Because of; at; as 
D)  In spite of; at; during A

Question 4

Which of the following is not an example of a preposition?

Accepted Answer

A)  according to 
B)  because of 
C)  due to 
D)  done with 
A)  according to 
B)  because of 
C)  due to 
D)  done with

Question 5

The bill is due ____________ the first of the month.

Accepted Answer

A)  On 
B)  Of 
C)  Until 
D)  Due to 
A)  On 
B)  Of 
C)  Until 
D)  Due to

Question 6

James went to the doctors office ________ 4:00 p.m.

Accepted Answer

A)  at 
B)  in 
C)  on 
D)  by 
A)  at 
B)  in 
C)  on 
D)  by

Question 7

Some prepositions can also work as other parts of speech, such as coordinating conjunctions or subordinating conjunctions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Identify which set of prepositions should go in the blanks of the following sentence:
___________ the impending snow storm, all ___________ the night classes have been postponed
___________ further notice.

Accepted Answer

A)  Despite; of; due to 
B)  Because of; of; until 
C)  Until; of; by 
D)  Aside from; of; against 
A)  Despite; of; due to 
B)  Because of; of; until 
C)  Until; of; by 
D)  Aside from; of; against

Question 9

Phrasal verbs such as roll up and turnoff are not prepositional phrases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A(n) ___________ is a word that joins with a noun (or pronoun) to form a phrase that gives information about some other part of the sentence.

Accepted Answer

A)  conjunction 
B)  preposition 
C)  adjective 
D)  participle 
A)  conjunction 
B)  preposition 
C)  adjective 
D)  participle

Question 11

Abby was running __________ the lake.

Accepted Answer

A)  on 
B)  in 
C)  by 
D)  at 
A)  on 
B)  in 
C)  by 
D)  at

Question 12

Prepositions can display location.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Idiomatic phrases must be memorized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Identify which option correctly identifies all of the prepositional phrases in the following sentence: According to the core curriculum section of the college catalog, all incoming freshmen are required to take a computer course.

Accepted Answer

A)  to the core; of the college 
B)  to the core curriculum; to take a computer course 
C)  According to the core curriculum section; of the college catalog 
D)  According to the core curriculum; of the college catalog; to take a computer course 
A)  to the core; of the college 
B)  to the core curriculum; to take a computer course 
C)  According to the core curriculum section; of the college catalog 
D)  According to the core curriculum; of the college catalog; to take a computer course

Question 15

Prepositions introduce the phrases that add the descriptive colour to a sentence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Since an infinitive begins with the word to, infinitive phrases are the same as prepositional phrases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Prepositions are considered sentence connectors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Some prepositions comprise more than word.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Prepositions introduce nouns and pronouns in word groups called prepositional phrases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following prepositions do not indicate time

Accepted Answer

A)  including 
B)  until 
C)  during 
D)  beyond 
A)  including 
B)  until 
C)  during 
D)  beyond

Exam 9: Conjunctions and Prepositions

Idiomatic phrases are those that follow certain adjectives and verbs.

Which of the following prepositions do not indicate time

_______________ my best attempts I could not finish the test ____________ time _____________ I was sick last week due to a cold.

Which of the following is not an example of a preposition?

The bill is due ____________ the first of the month.

James went to the doctors office ________ 4:00 p.m.

Some prepositions can also work as other parts of speech, such as coordinating conjunctions or subordinating conjunctions.

Identify which set of prepositions should go in the blanks of the following sentence: ___________ the impending snow storm, all ___________ the night classes have been postponed ___________ further notice.

Phrasal verbs such as roll up and turnoff are not prepositional phrases.

A(n) ___________ is a word that joins with a noun (or pronoun) to form a phrase that gives information about some other part of the sentence.

Abby was running __________ the lake.

Prepositions can display location.

Idiomatic phrases must be memorized.

Identify which option correctly identifies all of the prepositional phrases in the following sentence: According to the core curriculum section of the college catalog, all incoming freshmen are required to take a computer course.

Prepositions introduce the phrases that add the descriptive colour to a sentence.

Since an infinitive begins with the word to, infinitive phrases are the same as prepositional phrases.

Prepositions are considered sentence connectors.

Some prepositions comprise more than word.

Prepositions introduce nouns and pronouns in word groups called prepositional phrases.

Which of the following prepositions do not indicate time

The Writing Process

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Subjects, Verbs, and Other Sentence Parts

Verbs: Forms and Tenses

Subject-Verb Agreement

Nouns

Pronouns

Adjectives and Adverbs

Phrases

Clauses and Sentence Types

Coordination and Subordination

Parallelism

Run-Ons, Comma Splices, and Sentence Fragments

Commas

Other Punctuation and Mechanics

Spelling and Sound-Alike Words

Ell Concerns

Introducing the Paragraph

Revising Paragraphs

Describing a Place Description

Telling a Story Narration

Writing With Examples Illustration

Discovering Causes and Effects

Explaining How to Do and Understand Processes

Exploring Similarities and Differences Comparison and Contrast

Creating and Explaining Groups Classification

Defining Terms Definition

Writing Persuasively Argument

Developing Essays From Paragraphs

Model Student Essays

Varying Sentences

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___ my best attempts I could not finish the test time _ I was sick last week due to a cold.

Identify which set of prepositions should go in the blanks of the following sentence: _____ the impending snow storm, all _ the night classes have been postponed _______ further notice.