Advanced Underlining Prepositional Phrases Worksheet for English language learners.

To solve this worksheet, we need to find the prepositional phrase in each sentence.

How to find a prepositional phrase:
1. Look for a preposition (words like *in, on, at, under, over, with, from, to, for, during*, etc.).
2. Ask "what?" or "whom?" after that preposition.
3. The answer to that question is the object.
4. The preposition + the object (and any words describing it) make up the prepositional phrase.

Let's go through each sentence step-by-step:

1. Sentence: We walked up the stairs when we arrived home from school.
* Preposition: *up*. Object: *stairs*. Phrase: up the stairs
* Preposition: *from*. Object: *school*. Phrase: from school
* *(Note: Usually worksheets look for the main modifying phrases. Both are correct here.)*

2. Sentence: My mom took a walk around the block.
* Preposition: *around*. Object: *block*. Phrase: around the block

3. Sentence: I looked under my bed for my lost shoes.
* Preposition: *under*. Object: *bed*. Phrase: under my bed
* Preposition: *for*. Object: *shoes*. Phrase: for my lost shoes

4. Sentence: The girl looked behind the door for her friend who was hiding.
* Preposition: *behind*. Object: *door*. Phrase: behind the door
* Preposition: *for*. Object: *friend*. Phrase: for her friend

5. Sentence: Don’t leave without your coat.
* Preposition: *without*. Object: *coat*. Phrase: without your coat

6. Sentence: During lunch we had a basketball tournament.
* Preposition: *During*. Object: *lunch*. Phrase: During lunch

7. Sentence: The car traveled at a high speed.
* Preposition: *at*. Object: *speed*. Phrase: at a high speed

8. Sentence: For a fraction of the cost you can buy a watermelon.
* Preposition: *For*. Object: *fraction*. Phrase: For a fraction of the cost
* *(Note: "of the cost" is also a prepositional phrase inside the bigger one, but usually, we underline the whole chunk starting with the first preposition).*

9. Sentence: The boy tried to finish the race at any cost.
* Preposition: *at*. Object: *cost*. Phrase: at any cost

10. Sentence: At noon we all went to lunch.
* Preposition: *At*. Object: *noon*. Phrase: At noon
* Preposition: *to*. Object: *lunch*. Phrase: to lunch

11. Sentence: He is in jeopardy of not graduating.
* Preposition: *in*. Object: *jeopardy*. Phrase: in jeopardy of not graduating
* *(Note: "of not graduating" is nested inside, but "in jeopardy..." is the main phrase modifying "is").*

12. Sentence: The man sat on top of the historic rock.
* Preposition: *on*. Object: *top*. Phrase: on top of the historic rock
* *(Note: This is a complex prepositional phrase where "on top of" acts together).*

13. Sentence: The baseball was just out of reach from the boy.
* Preposition: *out of* (compound preposition). Object: *reach*. Phrase: out of reach
* Preposition: *from*. Object: *boy*. Phrase: from the boy

14. Sentence: He jumped over the car to avoid the accident.
* Preposition: *over*. Object: *car*. Phrase: over the car

15. Sentence: The man crawled under the train so that he could look for his suitcase.
* Preposition: *under*. Object: *train*. Phrase: under the train
* Preposition: *for*. Object: *suitcase*. Phrase: for his suitcase

16. Sentence: John walked alongside the rail road tracks after school.
* Preposition: *alongside*. Object: *tracks*. Phrase: alongside the rail road tracks
* Preposition: *after*. Object: *school*. Phrase: after school

17. Sentence: Peter sat on top of the desk while waiting for his assignment.
* Preposition: *on*. Object: *top*. Phrase: on top of the desk
* Preposition: *for*. Object: *assignment*. Phrase: for his assignment

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Final Answer:

Here are the prepositional phrases to underline for each sentence:

1. up the stairs, from school
2. around the block
3. under my bed, for my lost shoes
4. behind the door, for her friend
5. without your coat
6. During lunch
7. at a high speed
8. For a fraction of the cost
9. at any cost
10. At noon, to lunch
11. in jeopardy of not graduating
12. on top of the historic rock
13. out of reach, from the boy
14. over the car
15. under the train, for his suitcase
16. alongside the rail road tracks, after school
17. on top of the desk, for his assignment