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G4T303 Grammar Pract

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Name Prepositions

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A prepositional phrase is a group of words that tells how
a noun or pronoun is related to another word or words in
a sentence.
A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends
with a noun or a pronoun. The noun or pronoun is the object
of the preposition.
My teacher smiled when I stood on the surfboard.
I smiled and waved to her.

Read the sentence. Complete it with a prepositional phrase from the word box.

into the waves for a visit along the beach near the ocean with mud

1. My friend’s family lives in a city .

2. My friend invited me .

3. We woke up early and ran .

4. Our feet were covered .

5. We jumped .

Read the sentence. Underline the prepositional phrase.


Circle the object of the preposition.

6. Today I went for a surfing lesson.

7. At first it was hard to stand up on the surfboard.

8. The teacher showed me how to surf under a wave.

9. It was like moving through a tunnel.

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Name Pronouns

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A pronoun is a word that can be used in place of a noun
or nouns. Here are some common pronouns:
I you he she we they
me it him her us them
• Use a pronoun when you don’t want to repeat the same noun in a sentence.

Lexi has a spelling test, and Lexi asks her dad to help Lexi study.
Lexi has a spelling test, and she asks her dad to help her study.
• Use pronouns when you don’t want to repeat the same words in
a group of sentences.

My dad checked my spelling. My dad said I spelled the words correctly.


My dad checked my spelling. He said I spelled the words correctly.

Read the paragraphs. Replace the underlined words with pronouns.


Write the pronouns below the words.

1. Today we had a spelling test. The spelling test was right before lunch.

After Mrs. Shahi graded our tests, Mrs. Shahi told my classmates and me

that five students got an A. Mrs. Shahi congratulated the five students. Then

I saw my grade. My grade was an A!

Tomorrow I have a math test. I am going to study for the math test today

after school. My friend Max and I are going to study together at my house.

Max is good at math. I help Max with spelling. Max and I learn a lot from

each other.

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