Deck 9: Conjunctions and Prepositions

Question 1

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.

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

Answer 1

preposition

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

done with

Question 3

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.

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

Answer 3

Because of; of; until

Question 4

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.

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 5

Which of the following prepositions do not indicate time

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

Question 6

The bill is due ____________ the first of the month.

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

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

Which of the following prepositions do not indicate time

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

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

Abby was running __________ the lake.

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

Question 11

Idiomatic phrases are those that follow certain adjectives and verbs.

Question 12

Idiomatic phrases must be memorized.

Question 13

Prepositions are considered sentence connectors.

Question 14

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

Question 15

Prepositions can display location.

Question 16

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

Question 17

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

Question 18

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

Question 19

Some prepositions comprise more than word.

Question 20

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