EXERCISE Identify the underlined word or word group in each sentence by writing above it ADV for adverb or PREP for preposition.
Example 1. Why did you tell me to get out?
ADU
1. The poison ivy climbed around the trunk of the tree.
2. I looked
up
but didn't see the source of the noise.
3. The ship slowly sailed away.
4. Do not put the bread bag near the hot burner on the stove.
5. When did you say you are coming over?
6. I could go to your house instead.
7. If I inherited a million dollars, I would spread my wealth around a little.
8. For example, I would give all my friends a shopping spree in their favorite stores.
9. My brother got a ticket for parking in front of a fire hydrant.
10. He was able to pay the fine through the mail.
11. Should I flip the pancake over yet?
12. I could barely squeeze through.
13. Once upon a time, there was a very hungry dragon.
14. Without you and Jessie, I couldn't have done it.
15. I can sprint to that tree or beyond it.
16. I have never seen anything like this before!
17. Our star party will last from dusk till dawn.
18. Is there really a ghost in Wuthering Heights?
19. Yes, the ghost of Catherine tries to get inside Heathcliff's house during a storm.
20. With the dog close behind, the cat scrambled up the fence and out of its reach.