Chapter 10 Prepositions 3rd Course
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EXERCISE 21: Distinguishing Prepositions from Adverbs
On the line before each of the following sentences, write Prep. If the word in bold is a preposition or
Adv. If the word is an adverb.
Ex: ___prep___ This exhibit has many pictures of children.
1. ____________The name on many pictures is Mary Cassatt’s.
2. ____________The sketch for this scene is beside the painting.
3. ____________One woman is sipping tea from a tray that is sitting near the chair.
4. ____________The other woman is sitting just beyond her.
5. ____________Look at the big picture as you go out.
6. ____________Mary Cassatt lived in Paris for many years.
7. ____________Once, she painted a scene of Paris from her balcony.
8. ____________She included her dog, which she loved to have around.
9. ____________The dog has the rails of the balcony to lean against.
10. ____________According to a biographer, it was one of the few times she painted a picture of the city.
Chapter 10 Prepositions 3rd Course
p. 115-116
EXERCISE 22: Revising Sentences by Using Appropriate Prepositions
Revise the following paragraph by writing an appropriate preposition or compound preposition on the
line in each sentence.
Ex: The shield had a picture of a turtle ____on____ it.
Each summer, Native American people ________________________ many places gather for
powwows.
In fact, I went to one ________________________ Saturday.
I stood
________________________ a Chippewa dancer. He wore a colorful costume and beaded, leather
moccasins
________________________
his
feet.
He
danced
beautifully
________________________ the regular beat of the drums. My sister learned some traditional
dances ________________________ a powwow. Many Native American people in the Northwest live
and work ________________________ cities. Those who want to keep their traditions alive are
sometimes caught ________________________ two cultures. At the powwows, people dance
________________________ prizes.
Native American culture is remembered and preserved
________________________ powwows.