3. They arrived before the snowstorm 4. There is a cottage beside the stream. 5.

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3. They arrived before the snowstorm 4. There is a cottage beside the stream. 5. The ball flew past the batter. EXERCISE 1.15 Underline all the prepositional phrases in the following sentences. (Remember, there can be more than one in a sentence.) Note: A prepositional phrase is never the subject or verb in a sentence. 1. Down the highway raced the line of cars. 2. The crowd of fans cheered for their home team. 3. He was killed in 1918 during World War I. 4. We arrived after the first act of the play s. Before the contest we were coached by the teachers. ERCISE 1.16 Write five of your own sentences with two prepositional phrases in each sentence. Underline the phrases.

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Prepositional phrase should have at least one Preposition with either noun or a pronoun:

1. Down the highway (Down being the preposition + Highway is noun)

2. for their home team (For is a preposition + home team is a noun)

3. during World War I (during is preposition + World war is noun)

4. after the first act (after is preposition+ first act is noun)

5. Before the contest/by the leaders (Before is preposition and contest is noun/By is preposition and leaders is noun)

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