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Object Of Preposition Quiz (Level A2-B1) - Grammar Practice

⏱ Time: 07:30 📝 Questions: 15 📊 Level: A2, B1 📚 Type: Grammar ⭐ XP: up to +15 (on pass)

Work towards mastering Object Of Preposition with this focused set of 15 exercises. Designed for Level A2-B1 learners, the questions test recognition, application, and common pitfalls. Earn XP, track your score, and come back until you can get them all right.

⏱ You have 07:30 to answer 15 questions. The timer only starts when you click Begin.

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Question 1: The children played in the garden ___ school.

Question 1 options
'after' is correct because it is a preposition showing a time relationship, and 'garden' is the object of the first preposition 'in'. 'although', 'because', and 'however' are conjunctions or adverbs, not prepositions.
Q2 15

Question 2: She put the keys on the table ___ the door.

Question 2 options
'near' is correct because it is a preposition that shows the physical relationship between the keys and the door. 'soon', 'often', and 'already' are adverbs, not prepositions, so they cannot introduce an object of a preposition.
Q3 15

Question 3: The object of a preposition must always come directly after the preposition.

Question 3 options
True because a preposition requires its object (a noun, noun phrase, or pronoun) to follow it directly to form a complete prepositional phrase. The object cannot appear before its own preposition in standard usage.
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Question 4: Which sentence uses a preposition with an object of a preposition correctly?

Question 4 options
'She walked to the park' is correct because 'to' is the preposition and 'the park' is the noun that serves as its object, forming a complete prepositional phrase. The other options use prepositions without a proper noun or pronoun object following them.
Q5 15

Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence:

Question 5 options
  • under
  • The dog
  • sleeps
  • the big table

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The correct order is 'The dog sleeps under the big table' because 'under' is the preposition and 'the big table' is the object of the preposition that must follow it directly.
Q6 15

Question 6: Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Question 6 options
'He is talking about his new job' is correct because 'about' is a preposition followed by its object 'his new job'. The other sentences incorrectly place a verb, an adverb, or a conjunction after the preposition instead of a noun or noun phrase.
Q7 15

Question 7: Tom: Where is your notebook? Sara: I left it ___ my bag this morning.

Question 7 options
'inside' is correct because it is a preposition that shows location, and 'my bag' is the noun object that follows it. 'quickly', 'already', and 'never' are adverbs and cannot introduce an object of a preposition.
Q8 15

Question 8: Which sentence correctly uses a pronoun as the object of a preposition?

Question 8 options
'The gift is for her' is correct because 'her' is an object pronoun and the correct form to use after a preposition. 'she', 'they' (when the sentence context requires singular), and 'he' are subject pronouns and cannot serve as objects of prepositions.
Q9 15

Question 9: Put the words in the correct order:

Question 9 options
  • Tom and me
  • sits
  • between
  • Maria

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The correct order is 'Maria sits between Tom and me' because 'between' is the preposition and 'Tom and me' is the compound object of the preposition that follows it directly.
Q10 15

Question 10: The teacher spoke ___ the importance of reading every day.

Question 10 options
'about' is correct because it is a preposition that connects the verb 'spoke' to its object 'the importance of reading every day'. 'although', 'while', and 'because' are conjunctions that introduce clauses, not objects of prepositions.
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Question 11: Which statement about objects of prepositions is true?

Question 11 options
A noun phrase can serve as the object of a preposition, for example 'the old red bicycle' in 'She rode past the old red bicycle.' The object of a preposition is not always a single noun, and it does not have to appear at the end of the sentence.
Q12 15

Question 12: Rewrite the phrase to use a pronoun as the object: 'He gave the book to Anna.' → He gave the book to ___.

Question 12 options
'her' is correct because when replacing a female name as the object of the preposition 'to', we use the object pronoun 'her', not the subject pronoun 'she'. 'herself' is reflexive and 'hers' is a possessive pronoun, neither of which fits here.
Q13 15

Question 13: Match each sentence to the correct description of its object of preposition.

Question 13 options
She is interested in music.
He sat next to her.
They talked about the long history of the town.
She is good at swimming.
Gerund (-ing form) as object of preposition
Single noun as object of preposition
Noun phrase as object of preposition
Pronoun as object of preposition

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The object of a preposition can be a single noun, a pronoun, a noun phrase, or a gerund (verb+-ing used as a noun). Each follows a preposition directly to form a prepositional phrase.
Q14 15

Question 14: A verb in its base form (e.g., 'run', 'eat') can be used directly as the object of a preposition.

Question 14 options
False because a base-form verb cannot be the object of a preposition. When a verb acts as the object of a preposition, it must be in its gerund form (verb+-ing), for example 'She is good at running', not 'She is good at run'.
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Question 15: Which sentence uses 'on' with an object of preposition to express a specific day or date, rather than a general location?

Question 15 options
'We have a meeting on Monday morning' is correct because 'on' followed by a time expression (a day/date) uses 'on' as a time preposition with 'Monday morning' as its object. The other options use 'on' to describe physical location on a surface.