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It looks like you've uploaded a worksheet titled "Identifying Prepositions – Part 2", which is an English grammar exercise focused on identifying and using prepositional phrases in sentences. The task asks students to:

1. Add a preposition to the end of each sentence.
2. Circle the prepositional phrase (which starts with a preposition and ends with a noun).
3. Underline the object of the preposition (the noun that follows the preposition).

Let’s go through each sentence, identify the correct preposition to add, and explain the prepositional phrase.

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✔ Directions Recap:

- Add one preposition to the end of each sentence.
- Circle the prepositional phrase.
- Underline the object of the preposition.

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🔹 Sentence-by-Sentence Analysis:

#### 1. Giselle went for a quick run after arriving home from school.
- Already has a prepositional phrase: from school.
- "from" is the preposition, "school" is the object.
- ✔️ This sentence already includes a prepositional phrase. No need to add another.
- ✔ Prepositional phrase: *from school* → circle it
- ✔ Object of the preposition: *school* → underline it

> Note: The instruction says “add one preposition,” but this sentence may already have one. Perhaps the goal is to ensure students identify existing ones.

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#### 2. During the winter break, I completed my science fair project.
- "During" is already a preposition; "winter break" is the object.
- ✔️ Prepositional phrase: during the winter break
- ✔ Circle: *during the winter break*
- ✔ Underline: *winter break*

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#### 3. Simon and Denise enjoyed going to the park after school.
- "to the park" is a prepositional phrase.
- "after school" is also a prepositional phrase.
- Both are present.
- ✔ Choose one to focus on — likely to the park or after school.
- Let's pick to the park:
- Circle: *to the park*
- Underline: *park*

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#### 4. Scarlet accidentally spilled her orange juice on her school uniform.
- "on her school uniform" → prepositional phrase
- Preposition: on
- Object: uniform
- ✔ Circle: *on her school uniform*
- ✔ Underline: *uniform*

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#### 5. The firefighter quickly ran inside the burning house to save the old man.
- "inside the burning house" → prepositional phrase
- Preposition: inside
- Object: house
- ✔ Circle: *inside the burning house*
- ✔ Underline: *house*

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#### 6. The hideous yellow monster lived inside the pitch-dark cave.
- "inside the pitch-dark cave" → prepositional phrase
- Preposition: inside
- Object: cave
- ✔ Circle: *inside the pitch-dark cave*
- ✔ Underline: *cave*

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#### 7. Bianca walked her furry puppy down the busy street.
- "down the busy street" → prepositional phrase
- Preposition: down
- Object: street
- ✔ Circle: *down the busy street*
- ✔ Underline: *street*

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#### 8. Ben took a bandage on his left knee during the cycling workout.
- "during the cycling workout" → prepositional phrase
- Preposition: during
- Object: workout
- ✔ Circle: *during the cycling workout*
- ✔ Underline: *workout*

> Note: "on his left knee" is also a prepositional phrase, but "on" is already used. If we're adding one more, perhaps we could say "Ben took a bandage on his left knee for protection", but the original doesn't suggest adding a new preposition. So likely just identify existing ones.

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#### 9. Pamela rushed through the door to get to the lunch line first.
- "through the door" → prepositional phrase
- Preposition: through
- Object: door
- ✔ Circle: *through the door*
- ✔ Underline: *door*

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#### 10. Caroline and I saw an enormous brown bear beyond the river.
- "beyond the river" → prepositional phrase
- Preposition: beyond
- Object: river
- ✔ Circle: *beyond the river*
- ✔ Underline: *river*

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📝 Summary of Corrections & Instructions:

Since the worksheet says “add one preposition”, but most sentences already contain prepositional phrases, it’s possible the intent is to identify them rather than add new ones.

But if you’re supposed to add a preposition at the end of each sentence (e.g., to make a complete thought), then here’s how you might revise them:

#### Example: Add a preposition to make sense?

But many of these are already complete. For instance:

- "Giselle went for a quick run after arriving home from school." → Complete.
- "I completed my science fair project during the winter break." → Also complete.

So unless the task is to add a prepositional phrase (e.g., "at noon"), it seems the real goal is to identify existing prepositional phrases.

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✔ Final Answer (How to Fill Out the Worksheet):

For each sentence:

1. Find the prepositional phrase (starts with a preposition, ends with a noun).
2. Circle the entire phrase.
3. Underline the object of the preposition (the noun).

#### Example:
> Sentence: The firefighter quickly ran inside the burning house to save the old man.
> ➤ Circle: *inside the burning house*
> ➤ Underline: *house*

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💡 Tips:

- Common prepositions: in, on, at, to, from, for, of, with, by, about, during, before, after, under, over, between, among, around, through, beyond, inside, outside, etc.
- A prepositional phrase always has:
- A preposition
- An object (a noun or pronoun)
- Possibly modifiers (like adjectives)

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✔ Conclusion:

You don’t need to add a preposition in most cases because they’re already present. Instead, your job is to:

✔ Identify the prepositional phrase
✔ Circle it
✔ Underline the object (noun) of the preposition

Let me know if you'd like a filled-in version of the worksheet!