Prepositional Phrases

Activity 11.6: Answers

Determine whether the verb in each sentence is best described as a phrasal verb or as a prepositional verb.  Consider the meaning and use the test “P what did/does ....?”

1. Last night Lisa went through her closet.  Phrasal verb
2. She ran across her high school yearbooks. Phrasal Verb
3. She looked at the pictures. Prepositional verb
4. She lined up each year’s pictures. Phrasal verb
5. She laughed at her freshman hairdo. Prepositional verb
6. She faced up to the silliness of blue hair. Phrasal verb

Preposition 6