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Practice Test

Question 2 • English Language Arts 10

Which underlined phrase is a prepositional phrase?

Answer
A
The teacher and the students thought that the test took longer than expected.
B
Before passing out the test , the teacher asked students to close their books.
C
Test-takers were asked not to use their notes, books, or calculators .
D
Neither of the tests this week had questions about the Pythagorean theorem.

Explanation

A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and includes its object. In choice D, “of the tests” begins with the preposition “of” and has “tests” as its object. “Neither” is the subject, and “of the tests” describes which tests it refers to.

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