Compound
Prepositions
Practice #6
Directions: for each sent1ce, do 3 things
1. underline the prepositional phrase(s)
2. write prep above the compound preposition(s)
3. write OOP below the object(s) of the preposition
Some sentences might have more than one prep phrase. Mark them all.
modified from Writing Coach, page 348, 16.1.B
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Example
A cloud passed in front of the moon.
Example
Example
compound
preposition
A cloud passed in front of the moon.
object of the preposition
Example
In our solar system, one planet next to Earth is Venus.
1
2 prep phrases
preposition
1 & a 2-word prep
compound preposition
+ 2OOPs=7 points
In our solar system, one planet next to Earth is Venus.
object of
the
preposition
1
object of the
preposition
According to old theories, Venus was much like Earth.
2
compound
preposition
2 prep phrases
1 & 2-word prep
preposition
+2 OOPs=7 points
According to old theories, Venus was much like Earth.
object of the preposition
2
object of the
preposition
However, by means of new technology, we now
know that Venus is very different from Earth.
3
compound preposition
object of the
preposition
2 prep phrases
1 & 3-word prep
+ 2OOPs=8 points
However, by means of new technology, we now
know that Venus is very different from Earth.
preposition
3
object of
the
preposition
this one is complicated
5 prep phrases
For example, on Venus the sun rises in the west instead of in the east.
4
preposition
preposition
compound
preposition
prep
OOP
For example, on Venus the sun rises in the west instead of in the east.
it also seems like
in the east is the
object of the prep
object of the
preposition
5 prep phrases
4 & 2-word prep
5 OOPs=16 points
4
The air is so think at the surface that humans
would need scuba gear in order to breathe.
5
2 prep phrases
1 & 3-word prep
+2 OOPs=8 points
preposition
objects of the
preposition
The air is so think at the surface that humans
would need scuba gear in order to breathe.
to breathe is an infinitive
phrase, so I think in
order is an adverb, not a
preposition
5
compound
preposition
objects of the
preposition
The air pressure next to the surface is 21
times greater than that on Earth.
6
2 prep phrases
1 & 2-word prep
+2 OOPs=7 points
compound
preposition
objects of
the
preposition
The air pressure next to the surface is 21
times greater than that on Earth.
preposition
6
objects of
the
preposition
In addition to the conditions at the surface, Venus
also has three layers of clouds in its atmosphere.
7
compound
preposition
object of
the
preposition
prep
OOP
In addition to the conditions at the surface, Venus
also has three layers of clouds in its atmosphere.
4 prep phrases
prep
3 & 3-word prep
+4 OOPs=14 points
prep
OOP
OOP
7
These clouds are composed of sulfuric acid instead of
water vapor and could quickly destroy a space probe.
8
2 prep phrases
OOP
1 & 2-word prep
+2 OOPs =7 points
prep
prep
These clouds are composed of sulfuric acid instead of
water vapor and could quickly destroy a space probe.
OOP
8
The clouds at the top of the atmosphere are thin and
hazy, and the wind always blows from east to west.
9
3 prep phrases
2 & 4-word prep
+3 OOPs=12 points
OOP
compound
preposition
The clouds at the top of the atmosphere are thin and
prep
hazy, and the wind always blows from east to west.
prep
objects of
the
preposition
9
Because of the clouds surrounding Venus, its
surface can’t be seen clearly from space.
10
compound
preposition
2 prep phrases
OOP
1 & 2-word prep
+2 OOPs=7 points
Because of the clouds surrounding Venus, its
surface can’t be seen clearly from space.
OOP
prep
10