6.8 Review Exercises
A Underline the prepositions in the following sentences.
- The book is on the shelf.
- She gardens in the morning.
- He does not walk to school.
- Anna swims in the pool.
- School starts at 8:00 a.m.
- The ball goes in the net.
- They sleep late on Saturdays.
- She sits in the chair.
- The plane flies over the ocean.
B Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition. Refer
to the list of frequently used prepositions in this chapter.
- He runs _____ the street.
- She sleeps _____ the bed.
- He plays _____ his friends.
- Dinner is _____ the table.
- They eat lunch _____ 12:00 p.m.
C Determine whether the preposition in each sentence
is a single-word or a compound preposition. Write S for
a single-word preposition or Cfor a compound preposition.
- The cat is on top of the chair. _____
- Music plays on the radio. _____
- Ben walks out of the room. _____
- The sun sets at 7:00 p.m. _____
- The car is in front of the house. _____
- He drives on the road. _____
- Susan buys gifts for her family. _____
- Ryan sits across from Anna. _____
- Her birthday is on Friday. _____
- The dog eats off the floor. _____