Prepositions Sample Questions for Class 9
Question 1
"Once upon a time, a little girl named Laura traveled in a covered wagon across the giant prairie." In the quote above, the phrases "once upon a time" and "across the giant prairie" represent which type of phrase?
A. Noun phrase
B. Verb phrase
C. Prepositional phrase
D. Gerund phrase
Question 2
Indicate which word in the sentence is a preposition.Martina took the train to Penn Station.
A. took
B. the
C. to
D. Penn Station
Question 3
Last year's flu vaccine was only 42 percent effective.In this sentence, what part of speech is vaccine?
A. verb
B. noun
C. adjective
D. preposition
Question 4
The constant yapping of the dog was a nuisance.In this sentence, what part of speech is nuisance?
A. verb
B. noun
C. adjective
D. preposition
Question 5
The claws of the eagle were sharp.In the sentence above, what is the function of the prepositional phrase?
A. It functions as a pronoun.
B. It functions as an adjective.
C. It functions as an adverb.
D. It functions as an infinitive.