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*GRAMMAR 9.1 REDO

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PART 1 of 1

DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the preposition or compound preposition in each sentence. (27 points)
*Each preposition or compound preposition must go in the order of the sentence - reading from left to right.
*Look at the number in parentheses to determine how many words go in each individual box.

2. Identify the object of a preposition in each sentence. (28 points)
*Each object of a preposition must go in the order of the sentence - reading from left to right.
*Look at the number in parentheses to determine how many words go in each individual box.
Sentence #1: Before this launch, the Soviet Union built a satellite named Sputnik.
(1 Preposition, 1 Object of a Preposition)
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Preposition #1: Before this launch, the Soviet Union built a satellite named Sputnik. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #1: Before this launch, the Soviet Union built a satellite named Sputnik. (1)

Sentence #2: It circled Earth in 1957.
(1 Preposition, 1 Object of a Preposition)
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Preposition #1: It circled Earth in 1957. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #1: It circled Earth in 1957. (1)

Sentence #3: Sputnik weighed only 184 pounds and fell to Earth within three months.
(2 Prepositions, 2 Objects of a Preposition)
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Preposition #1: Sputnik weighed only 184 pounds and fell to Earth within three months. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #1: Sputnik weighed only 184 pounds and fell to Earth within three months. (1)

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Preposition #2: Sputnik weighed only 184 pounds and fell to Earth within three months. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #2: Sputnik weighed only 184 pounds and fell to Earth within three months. (1)

Sentence #4: The Russians launched Sputnik II on November 3, 1957.
(1 Preposition, 1 Object of a Preposition)
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Preposition #1: The Russians launched Sputnik II on November 3, 1957. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #1: The Russians launched Sputnik II on November 3, 1957. (3)

Sentence #5: A dog was along for the ride.
(1 Preposition, 1 Object of a Preposition)
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Preposition #1: A dog was along for the ride. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #1: A dog was along for the ride. (1)

Sentence #6: The scientists wanted to see how long it would live in space.
(1 Preposition, 1 Object of a Preposition)
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Preposition #1: The scientists wanted to see how long it would live in space. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #1: The scientists wanted to see how long it would live in space. (1)

Sentence #7: It lived one hundred hours after takeoff.
(1 Preposition, 1 Object of a Preposition)
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Preposition #1: It lived one hundred hours after takeoff. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #1: It lived one hundred hours after takeoff. (1)

Sentence #8: The 1960 Tiros I demonstrated a satellite’s value in weather forecasting.
(1 Preposition, 1 Object of a Preposition)
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Preposition #1: The 1960 Tiros I demonstrated a satellite’s value in weather forecasting. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #1: The 1960 Tiros I demonstrated a satellite’s value in weather forecasting. (1)

Sentence #9: The year 1960 also saw the Soviet Discoverer capsules tested for passengers.
(1 Preposition, 1 Object of a Preposition)
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Preposition #1: The year 1960 also saw the Soviet Discoverer capsules tested for passengers. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #1: The year 1960 also saw the Soviet Discoverer capsules tested for passengers. (1)

Sentence #10: The Russians developed space capsules intended for human use, too.
(1 Preposition, 1 Object of a Preposition)
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Preposition #1: The Russians developed space capsules intended for human use, too. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #1: The Russians developed space capsules intended for human use, too. (1)

Sentence #11: The first man in space was Yuri A. Gagarin.
(1 Preposition, 1 Object of a Preposition)
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Preposition #1: The first man in space was Yuri A. Gagarin. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #1: The first man in space was Yuri A. Gagarin. (1)

Sentence #12: He made a single orbit around Earth.
(1 Preposition, 1 Object of a Preposition)
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Preposition #1: He made a single orbit around Earth. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #1: He made a single orbit around Earth. (1)

Sentence #13: According to records, the date was April 12, 1961.
(1 Preposition, 1 Object of a Preposition)
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Preposition #1: According to records, the date was April 12, 1961. (2)

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Object of a Preposition #1: According to records, the date was April 12, 1961. (1)

Sentence #14: Gagarin was two hundred miles above Earth.
(1 Preposition, 1 Object of a Preposition)
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Preposition #1: Gagarin was two hundred miles above Earth. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #1: Gagarin was two hundred miles above Earth. (1)

Sentence #15: The American project Mercury was initiated in 1958.
(1 Preposition, 1 Object of a Preposition)
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Preposition #1: The American project Mercury was initiated in 1958. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #1: The American project Mercury was initiated in 1958. (1)

Sentence #16: It was under the control of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
(2 Prepositions, 2 Objects of a Preposition)
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Preposition #1: It was under the control of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #1: It was under the control of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (1)

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Preposition #2: It was under the control of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #2: It was under the control of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (5)

Sentence #17: In May of 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. went into space.
(3 Prepositions, 3 Objects of a Preposition)
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Preposition #1: In May of 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. went into space. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #1: In May of 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. went into space. (1)

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Preposition #2: In May of 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. went into space. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #2: In May of 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. went into space. (1)

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Preposition #3: In May of 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. went into space. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #3: In May of 1961, Alan B. Shepard Jr. went into space. (1)

Sentence #18: Shepard, the first American in space, spent fifteen minutes there.
(1 Preposition, 1 Object of a Preposition)
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Preposition #1: Shepard, the first American in space, spent fifteen minutes there. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #1: Shepard, the first American in space, spent fifteen minutes there. (1)

Sentence #19: Two months after Shepard, Virgil I. Grissom became the second American to travel outside Earth’s atmosphere and protective shield.
(1 Preposition, 2 Objects of a Preposition)
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Preposition #1: Two months after Shepard, Virgil I. Grissom became the second American to travel outside Earth’s atmosphere and protective shield. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #1: Two months after Shepard, Virgil I. Grissom became the second American to travel outside Earth’s atmosphere and protective shield. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #2: Two months after Shepard, Virgil I. Grissom became the second American to travel outside Earth’s atmosphere and protective shield. (1)

Sentence #20: Grissom’s Mercury flight was like Shepard’s suborbital flight.
(1 Preposition, 1 Object of a Preposition)
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Preposition #1: Grissom’s Mercury flight was like Shepard’s suborbital flight. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #1: Grissom’s Mercury flight was like Shepard’s suborbital flight. (1)

Sentence #21: The first of the American astronauts in orbit around Earth was John H. Glenn.
(3 Prepositions, 3 Objects of a Preposition)
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Preposition #1: The first of the American astronauts in orbit around Earth was John H. Glenn. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #1: The first of the American astronauts in orbit around Earth was John H. Glenn. (1)

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Preposition #2: The first of the American astronauts in orbit around Earth was John H. Glenn. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #2: The first of the American astronauts in orbit around Earth was John H. Glenn. (1)

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Preposition #3: The first of the American astronauts in orbit around Earth was John H. Glenn. (1)

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Object of a Preposition #3: The first of the American astronauts in orbit around Earth was John H. Glenn. (1)