Unit 8—Prepositions and Conjunctions
Achievement Test 8
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Choose the correct sentence.
a.
I don’t know where Jody is.
b.
I don’t know where Jody is at.
2. Choose the correct sentence.
a.
Please take the sweaters off the sale table.
b.
Please take the sweaters off of the sale table.
3. Choose the correct sentence.
a.
Where did you take the files to?
b.
Where did you take the files?
4. Choose the correct sentence.
a.
Both governors declared a state of emergency.
b.
Both of the governors declared a state of emergency.
5. Choose the correct sentence.
a.
All the petitions have been filed.
b.
All of the petitions have been filed.
6. Choose the correct sentence.
a.
Sherry sat between Sebastian and I.
b.
Sherry sat between Sebastian and me.
MATCHING
Indicate whether each underlined prepositional phrase is an adjective phrase or an adverbial phrase.
The lines are from William Shakespeare’s plays. Some punctuation has been changed for clarity.
a.
adjective phrase
b.
adverbial phrase
1. The course of true love never did run smooth.
2. The devil can cite scripture for his purpose.
3. This is the short and the long of it.
4. Now is the winter of our discontent.
5. Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.
6. This grief is crowned with consolation.
7. He hath eaten me out of house and home.
8. Men of few words are the best men.
9. I will wear my heart upon my sleeve.
10. If music be the food of love, play on.
11. Laugh yourselves into stitches.
12. The better part of valour is discretion.
13. Brevity is the soul of wit.
14. I’ll speak in a monstrous little voice.
15. Time and the hour run through the roughest day.
Indicate whether each underlined conjunction or conjunction pair is coordinating, subordinating, or
correlative.
a.
coordinating
c.
correlative
b.
subordinating
16. It’s sometimes nice to read not to learn, but to enjoy.
17. Because I liked the book A Raisin in the Sun, I was excited to get tickets to the Broadway production.
18. Our assignment is either to see a play or to read a novel.
19. Before Jack London started his literary career, he was a hobo, a cannery worker, and an oyster pirate.
20. London drew on his experiences not only in the Klondike but also at sea.
21. Neither Jean nor I has ever read a John Steinbeck novel.
22. Our literature class is held in the computer lab so that we can make blog entries as part of our writing
assignments.
23. Even though I don’t have a great interest in politics, I have found that my favorite books lately have
been political thrillers.
24. I never liked poetry until I read “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost.
25. While European fairy tales involve castles, knights, and princesses, The Rootabaga Stories by Carl
Sandburg are American fairy tales that feature skyscrapers, trains, and corn fairies.
26. Since I finished it, I have been thinking about To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
27. My sister likes fiction and poetry.
Indicate whether each underlined conjunction or conjunction pair connects words, phrases, or
clauses.
a.
connects words
c.
connects clauses
b.
connects phrases
28. It’s sometimes nice to read not to learn, but to enjoy.
29. Because I liked the book A Raisin in the Sun, I was excited to get tickets to the Broadway production.
30. Our assignment is either to see a play or to read a novel.
31. Before Jack London started his literary career, he was a hobo, a cannery worker, and an oyster pirate.
32. London drew on his experiences not only in the Klondike but also at sea.
33. Neither Jean nor I has ever read a John Steinbeck novel.
34. Our literature class is held in the computer lab so that we can make blog entries as part of our writing
assignments.
35. Even though I don’t have a great interest in politics, I have found that my favorite books lately have
been political thrillers.
36. I never liked poetry until I read “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost.
37. While European fairy tales involve castles, knights, and princesses, The Rootabaga Stories by Carl
Sandburg are American fairy tales that feature skyscrapers, trains, and corn fairies.
38. Since I finished it, I have been thinking about To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
39. My sister likes fiction and poetry.
SHORT ANSWER
Identify the preposition or prepositions in the sentence.
1. Donna rowed across the lake.
2. The capital of Bulgaria is Sofia.
3. Daniel drove off the road and into the bushes.
4. Gina and Mario walked beside the lake.
5. Have you looked at the weather since last night?
6. If you walk down Elm Street toward the library, you’ll see the restaurant on the right.
7. We traveled through Philadelphia on our way to Washington.
8. The branch must have fallen during the night.
9. Kelly hasn’t said much about her future plans.
10. All the trustees except Mr. Wheaton will attend.
11. Jesse was released from the hospital yesterday.
12. The work can wait until tomorrow.
13. The bike path runs along the river for 30 miles.
14. I’m going to look near the car for my cell phone.
15. We still have two hours before the deadline.
Identify the prepositional phrase or prepositional phrases in the sentence.
16. Donna rowed across the lake.
17. The capital of Bulgaria is Sofia.
18. Daniel drove off the road and into the bushes.
19. Gina and Mario walked beside the lake.
20. Have you looked at the weather since last night?
21. If you walk down Elm Street toward the library, you’ll see the restaurant on the right.
22. We traveled through Philadelphia on our way to Washington.
23. The branch must have fallen during the night.
24. Kelly hasn’t said much about her future plans.
25. All the trustees except Mr. Wheaton will attend.
26. Jesse was released from the hospital yesterday.
27. The work can wait until tomorrow.
28. The bike path runs along the river for 30 miles.
29. I’m going to look near the car for my cell phone.
30. We still have two hours before the deadline.
ANS:
Identify the conjunction or conjunctions in the sentence.
31. You need to decide whether to itemize or to take the standard deduction.
32. I’ve heard Mark argue against elective surgery, yet he’s decided to have this procedure.
33. Mr. Volpe has not said who will be laid off, nor has he supplied a date.
34. Both Cyprus and Malta are island nations.
35. After she finished the video tutorial, Ramona took the test.
36. Eric understands more about retirement plan options than I do.
37. They won’t be able to finish the project unless they find additional funding.
38. With a pair of binoculars or a small telescope, you can see craters on the moon.
39. I think it was C. D. Jackson who said, “Great ideas need landing gear as well as wings.”
40. We put meta tags on the files so that they can be found easily.
41. “When we are no longer able to change a situation . . . we are challenged to change ourselves,” said
Victor Frankl.
42. The novelist Ellen Glasgow observed, “All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.”
43. The Merrimack River begins at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee Rivers, where
the two rivers come together.
44. “The attention span of a computer,” someone said, “is only as long as its power cord.”
45. Before he became a lawyer, Vance was a naval officer.