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LÍNGUA INGLESA – ESTRUTURA SINTÁTICA I 
AULA 03 – FRASES PREPOSICIONAIS 
 
 1a Questão 
 
 
What is the function of the prepositional phrase [ON THE BUS] in the following sentences: 
[1] The people were singing on the bus. 
[2] The people on the bus were singing. 
 
 The first functions as an adverb, whereas the second, as adjective. 
 
The first functions as an adjecive, whereas the second, as an adverb. 
 
They function as noun phrases. 
 
They function as adverbs. 
 
They function as adjectives. 
 
 2a Questão 
 
 
Complete with the proper preposition: 
I. I need to apologize ______ you. 
II.I agree ______ that proposal. 
III. I agree ______ you. 
IV. I agree ______ this price. 
V. I agree ______ principle. 
 
 
e) to - to - with - in - in 
 
d) with - to - with - on - in 
 b) to - to - with - on - in 
 
a) with - with - with - on - in 
 
c) with - to - with - on - on 
 
 3a Questão 
 
 
In which alternative the word in bold is correctly analyzed? 
 
 
He wants to color outside the lines. (outside - adverb) 
 
 It looks like another rainy day (like - adverb) 
 He wants to color outside. ( outside - adverb) 
 
 It will be some time before his schedule settles down. (down -preposition) 
 
One need only look down the roster to see the impact of so much travel. (down - adverb) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4a Questão 
 
 
In which alternative the word is incorrectly classified? 
 
 He came by the office in a hurry (preposition) 
 He came by his fortune honestly (preposition) 
 He wants to color outside (adverb) 
 After the summer ended he went back home (conjunction) 
 He wants to color outside the lines (preposition) 
 
 5a Questão 
 
 
Determine whether the words in bold are a preposition or an adverb. 
I. Please bring the newspaper inside. 
II. Linda stood up and clapped loudly. 
III. Lisa borrowed a sweatshirt from her friend. 
IV. Be careful walking across the wet floor. 
 
 
c) adverb - adverb - adverb - preposition 
 
a) preposition - adverb - preposition - preposition 
 
b) adverb - preposition - preposition - preposition 
 e) adverb - adverb - preposition - preposition 
 
d) adverb - adverb - preposition - adverb 
 
 6a Questão 
 
 
In which sentence the prepositional phrase is adjectival? 
 
 
e)We hid our canoe and set up camp by the river. (by the river) 
 
d)Candy signed her name and passed the paper across the table.(across the table) 
 
c)After school, the boys played a game of baseball at the park. (after school) 
 a)The man by the car is my father. (by the car) 
 
b)The boy in a hurry is waiting over there. (over there) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7a Questão 
 
 
Prepositional phrases generally act as complements and adjuncts of noun phrases (adjectives) and verb 
phrases (indirect object, prepositional object or adverbs). Consider the following sentence: 
"The students on the bus had been singing for many hours because their teacher had fallen 
asleep at the back of the vehicle on that beautiful sunny day". 
 
Considering the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES in the sentence above, how many function as an adjective? 
 
 
all of them 
 
only two of them 
 
only three of them 
 
none of them 
 only one of them 
 
 8a Questão 
 
 
Complete with the proper preposition: 
I. I haven't smoked ______ ages. 
II. You can look up the word ______ a dictionary. 
II. She is allergic ______insect stings. 
IV. My friend is good ______ playing volleyball. 
V. She complains ______ bullying. 
 
 
e) for - in - to - at - of 
 
a) in - in - to - at - about 
 c) for - in - to - at - about 
 
b) in - in - in - at - about 
 
d) for - in - in - at - of 
 
 1a Questão 
 
 
What is the classification of the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? "I am sorry for his parents". 
 
 
Complement of a noun phrase 
 
Complementation of a verb 
 
Adjective 
 
Adverb 
 Complementation of an adjective 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2a Questão 
 
 
According to Quirk (1985), in the most general terms, a preposition expresses a relation between two 
entities, one being that represented by the prepositional complement, the other by another part of the 
sentence.The prepositional complement is characteristically a NOUN PHRASE, a nominal WH-clause, or a 
nominal -ING clause. Bearing that in mind, how many prepositional phrases are there in the following 
sentence? "In the afternoon, we went to Boston". 
 
 
5 
 
3 
 
4 
 2 
 
1 
 
 3a Questão 
 
 
Complete with the proper preposition: 
I. I'm really angry ______ our losses on the stock market! 
II. He's excited ______ his birthday party next week. 
III. They are excellent ______ planning fun parties. 
IV. He says he's sorry ______ shouting at you. 
V. I'm afraid it was stupid ______ me to come. 
 
 
 d) about - about - at - for - of 
 
e) about - with - in - for - for 
 
c) about - about - in - for - of 
 
a) for - with - at - for - of 
 
b) for - about - in - for - of 
 
 4a Questão 
 
 
What is the classification of the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? "We were looking at his 
awful paintings" 
 
 
Adjective 
 
Adjunct 
 
Adverb 
 Complementation of a verb 
 
Complement of a noun phrase 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5a Questão 
 
 
In the following sentence the words is bold are respectively: Throughout the day, 
Carla hummed a favorite song to herself. 
 
 preposition - preposition 
 
conjunction - conjunction 
 
conjunction - preposition 
 
preposition - conjunction 
 
preposition - adverb 
 
 6a Questão 
 
 
In which sentence the prepositional phrase is adverbial? 
 
 
a)The name of the city is La Plata.(of the city) 
 d)The boy in a hurry is waiting over there. (over there) 
 
b)Tom is a man with good instincts. (with good instincts.) 
 
c)She brought a cake made of nuts and fruit. (of nuts and fruit) 
 
e)My grandfather is a man of great wisdom. (of great wisdom.) 
 
 7a Questão 
 
 
In which alternative we can't end the sentence with a preposition? 
 
 
c) I want to know where he came from. 
 
d) Which book are you referring to? 
 
e) What did you step on? 
 a) Where are you at? 
 
b) She displayed the good humor she's known for. 
 
 8a Questão 
 
 
Some words which are prepositions also function as conjunctions. Bearing that in mind, classify the word 
"AFTER" in the senteces below as a [preposition] or [conjunction]. 1) After we spoke this afternoon, he 
rang me to apologize. 2) After the meeting, he rang me to apologize. 3) After the show, we returned home. 
 
 
conjunction; conjunction; conjunction. 
 
preposition; preposition; preposition. 
 conjunction; preposition; preposition. 
 
conjunction; preposition; conjunction; 
 
preposition; preposition; conjunction. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1a Questão 
 
 
Which sentence may be completed with the preposition "about"? 
 
 
Unfortunately, I'm hopeless _____being on time. 
 
They are excellent _____planning fun parties. 
 
I'm really angry with John _____ his total lack of responsibility. 
 
I was amazed _____his stamina. 
 He is excited _____his birthday party next week. 
 
 2a Questão 
 
 
Choose the alternative that classifies correctly the words in PREPOSITIONS 
OR ADVERBS: 
Below the water,there are many dangers 
Turn the television on so that we can see the news. 
The athletes ran outside. 
Throughout high school, there are many opportunities to do volunteer work. 
The security guards would not allow Mike through. 
 
 
c) preposition - preposition - adverb - preposition - adverb 
 
a) adverb - preposition - preposition - adverb - preposition 
 b) preposition - adverb - adverb - preposition - adverb 
 
e) preposition - adverb - adverb - preposition - preposition 
 
d) preposition - adverb - preposition - preposition - adverb 
 
 3a Questão 
 
 
In which alternative the word in bold is correctly analyzed? 
 
 
One need only look down the roster to see the impact of so much travel. (down - adverb) 
 
 It will be some time before his schedule settles down. (down -preposition) 
 
 It looks like another rainy day (like - adverb) 
 
He wants to color outside the lines. (outside - adverb) 
 He wants to color outside. ( outside - adverb) 
 
 4a Questão 
 
 
What is the function of the prepositional phrase [ON THE BUS] in the following sentences: 
[1] The people were singing on the bus. 
[2] The people on the bus were singing. 
 
 
They function as adverbs. 
 The first functions as an adverb, whereas the second, as adjective. 
 
The first functions as an adjecive, whereas the second, as an adverb. 
 
They function as noun phrases. 
 
They function as adjectives. 
 
 
 5a Questão 
 
 
Complete with the proper preposition: 
I. I need to apologize ______ you. 
II.I agree ______ that proposal. 
III. I agree ______ you. 
IV. I agree ______ this price. 
V. I agree ______ principle. 
 
 
c) with - to - with - on - on 
 
e) to - to - with - in - in 
 b) to - to - with - on - in 
 
d) with - to - with - on - in 
 
a) with - with - with - on - in 
 
 6a Questão 
 
 
In which alternative the word is incorrectly classified? 
 
 He came by his fortune honestly (preposition) 
 He wants to color outside (adverb) 
 After the summer ended he went back home (conjunction) 
 He wants to color outside the lines (preposition) 
 He came by the office in a hurry (preposition) 
 
 7a Questão 
 
 
Determine whether the words in bold are a preposition or an adverb. 
I. Please bring the newspaper inside. 
II. Linda stood up and clapped loudly. 
III. Lisa borrowed a sweatshirt from her friend. 
IV. Be careful walking across the wet floor. 
 
 
c) adverb - adverb - adverb - preposition 
 e) adverb - adverb - preposition - preposition 
 
b) adverb - preposition - preposition - preposition 
 
d) adverb - adverb - preposition - adverb 
 
a) preposition - adverb - preposition - preposition 
 
 8a Questão 
 
 
In which sentence the prepositional phrase is adjectival? 
 
 
d)Candy signed her name and passed the paper across the table.(across the table) 
 
e)We hid our canoe and set up camp by the river. (by the river) 
 
c)After school, the boys played a game of baseball at the park. (after school) 
 a)The man by the car is my father. (by the car) 
 
b)The boy in a hurry is waiting over there. (over there) 
 
 1a Questão 
 
 
Complete with the proper preposition: 
I. I haven't smoked ______ ages. 
II. You can look up the word ______ a dictionary. 
II. She is allergic ______insect stings. 
IV. My friend is good ______ playing volleyball. 
V. She complains ______ bullying. 
 
 
e) for - in - to - at - of 
 
a) in - in - to - at - about 
 
d) for - in - in - at - of 
 
b) in - in - in - at - about 
 c) for - in - to - at - about 
 
 2a Questão 
 
 
Prepositional phrases generally act as complements and adjuncts of noun phrases (adjectives) and verb 
phrases (indirect object, prepositional object or adverbs). Consider the following sentence: 
"The students on the bus had been singing for many hours because their teacher had fallen 
asleep at the back of the vehicle on that beautiful sunny day". 
 
Considering the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES in the sentence above, how many function as an adjective? 
 
 
only three of them 
 
only two of them 
 only one of them 
 
none of them 
 
all of them 
 
 3a Questão 
 
 
What is the classification of the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? "We were looking at his 
awful paintings" 
 
 
Adverb 
 
Adjunct 
 Complementation of a verb 
 
Complement of a noun phrase 
 
Adjective 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4a Questão 
 
 
In the following sentence the words is bold are respectively: Throughout the day, 
Carla hummed a favorite song to herself. 
 
 
preposition - adverb 
 
conjunction - preposition 
 
preposition - conjunction 
 preposition - preposition 
 
conjunction - conjunction 
 
 5a Questão 
 
 
In which sentence the prepositional phrase is adverbial? 
 
 d)The boy in a hurry is waiting over there. (over there) 
 
c)She brought a cake made of nuts and fruit. (of nuts and fruit) 
 
b)Tom is a man with good instincts. (with good instincts.) 
 
e)My grandfather is a man of great wisdom. (of great wisdom.) 
 
a)The name of the city is La Plata.(of the city) 
 
 6a Questão 
 
 
In which alternative we can't end the sentence with a preposition? 
 
 
c) I want to know where he came from. 
 
e) What did you step on? 
 
d) Which book are you referring to? 
 
b) She displayed the good humor she's known for. 
 a) Where are you at? 
 
 7a Questão 
 
 
What is the classification of the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? "I am sorry for his parents". 
 
 
Complementation of a verb 
 
Adjective 
 
Adverb 
 Complementation of an adjective 
 
Complement of a noun phrase 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8a Questão 
 
 
According to Quirk (1985), in the most general terms, a preposition expresses a relation between two 
entities, one being that represented by the prepositional complement, the other by another part of the 
sentence.The prepositional complement is characteristically a NOUN PHRASE, a nominal WH-clause, or a 
nominal -ING clause. Bearing that in mind, how many prepositional phrases are there in the following 
sentence? "In the afternoon, we went to Boston". 
 
 2 
 
5 
 
3 
 
1 
 
4 
 
 1a Questão 
 
 
Complete with the proper preposition: 
I. I'm really angry ______ our losses on the stock market! 
II. He's excited ______ his birthday party next week. 
III. They are excellent ______ planning fun parties. 
IV. He says he's sorry ______ shouting at you. 
V. I'm afraid it was stupid ______ me to come. 
 
 
 
a) for - with - at - for - of 
 
e) about - with - in - for - for 
 
c) about - about - in - for - of 
 
b) for - about - in - for - of 
 d) about - about - at - for - of 
 
 2a Questão 
 
 
Some words which are prepositions also function as conjunctions. Bearing that in mind, classify the word 
"AFTER" in the senteces below as a [preposition] or [conjunction]. 1) After we spoke this afternoon, he 
rang me to apologize. 2) After the meeting, he rang me to apologize. 3) After the show, we returned home. 
 
 
preposition; preposition; conjunction. 
 
conjunction; conjunction; conjunction. 
 
preposition; preposition; preposition. 
 conjunction; preposition; preposition. 
 
conjunction; preposition; conjunction; 
 
 3a Questão 
 
 
In which alternative the word in bold is correctly analyzed? 
 
 He wants to color outside. ( outside - adverb) 
 
One needonly look down the roster to see the impact of so much travel. (down - adverb) 
 
He wants to color outside the lines. (outside - adverb) 
 
 It will be some time before his schedule settles down. (down -preposition) 
 
 It looks like another rainy day (like - adverb) 
 
 4a Questão 
 
 
What is the function of the prepositional phrase [ON THE BUS] in the following sentences: 
[1] The people were singing on the bus. 
[2] The people on the bus were singing. 
 
 The first functions as an adverb, whereas the second, as adjective. 
 
They function as adjectives. 
 
They function as adverbs. 
 
The first functions as an adjecive, whereas the second, as an adverb. 
 
They function as noun phrases. 
 
 5a Questão 
 
 
Choose the alternative that classifies correctly the words in PREPOSITIONS 
OR ADVERBS: 
Below the water, there are many dangers 
Turn the television on so that we can see the news. 
The athletes ran outside. 
Throughout high school, there are many opportunities to do volunteer work. 
The security guards would not allow Mike through. 
 
 
e) preposition - adverb - adverb - preposition - preposition 
 b) preposition - adverb - adverb - preposition - adverb 
 
c) preposition - preposition - adverb - preposition - adverb 
 
a) adverb - preposition - preposition - adverb - preposition 
 
d) preposition - adverb - preposition - preposition - adverb 
 
 6a Questão 
 
 
Complete with the proper preposition: 
I. I need to apologize ______ you. 
II.I agree ______ that proposal. 
III. I agree ______ you. 
IV. I agree ______ this price. 
V. I agree ______ principle. 
 
 
c) with - to - with - on - on 
 
d) with - to - with - on - in 
 
e) to - to - with - in - in 
 
a) with - with - with - on - in 
 b) to - to - with - on - in 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7a Questão 
 
 
In which alternative the word is incorrectly classified? 
 
 He came by the office in a hurry (preposition) 
 He wants to color outside the lines (preposition) 
 He came by his fortune honestly (preposition) 
 He wants to color outside (adverb) 
 After the summer ended he went back home (conjunction) 
 
 8a Questão 
 
 
Determine whether the words in bold are a preposition or an adverb. 
I. Please bring the newspaper inside. 
II. Linda stood up and clapped loudly. 
III. Lisa borrowed a sweatshirt from her friend. 
IV. Be careful walking across the wet floor. 
 
 e) adverb - adverb - preposition - preposition 
 
c) adverb - adverb - adverb - preposition 
 
b) adverb - preposition - preposition - preposition 
 
a) preposition - adverb - preposition - preposition 
 
d) adverb - adverb - preposition - adverb