Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Grammar - Muschla Gary Robert 2010

Studying Bugs
Interjections
Prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections

This scientist studies insects. What is this scientist called?

To answer the question, read each sentence below. Decide if all of the underlined words make up prepositional phrases. If all of the underlined words make up prepositional phrases, write the letter for correct in the space above their sentence number at the bottom of the page. If any underlined words in the sentence are not a part of a prepositional phrase, write the letter for incorrect.

1. Tyler often looks for bugs with his father.

M. Correct

U. Incorrect

2. His father is a scientist who studies insects.

T. Correct

N. Incorrect

3. Tyler knows many different kinds of insects.

R. Correct

I. Incorrect

4. Insects are found in most parts of the world.

L. Correct

N. Incorrect

5. Insects live on land and also in water.

E. Correct

I. Incorrect

6. Many people are afraid of insects.

G. Correct

I. Incorrect

7. Some insects, such as mosquitoes, cause disease.

N. Correct

S. Incorrect

8. Bees help spread pollen among flowers.

T. Correct

C. Incorrect

9. Tyler thinks studying insects is a lot of fun.

H. Correct

O. Incorrect