Question

Identify the prepositional phrase(s) in the following sentence:
The pouch with my coloured pens was left on your desk.

• A. with my coloured pens
• B. was left
• C. on your desk
• D. the pouch

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C)

with my coloured pens
on your desk

Prepositional phrases are a group of words containing preposition which lacks either a verb or a subject. Such phrases always have two basic parts: object and preposition. Prepositions are mostly followed by objects.

Using options A and C will justify all the above rules. 'With my colored pens' is a prepositional phrase as 'with' is the preposition and 'pens' is the object. Similarly, 'on your desk' is also a prepositional phrase as 'on' is the preposition and 'desk' is the object.

Options B and D are not prepositional phrases.

Thus, options A and C are the correct answers.