Friday, November 26, 2010

Preposition Quiz


Click on the 15 prepositions in the following passage. 
Look at the second paragraph to help you see what the paragraph looks like without prepositions.

Big Hair Style 3: The Texan

Take the teasing comb and back-comb all your hair until it looks like an electrified Persian cat. To tease your hair, grab a small section and hold it up by the end. Comb downward with the teasing comb in short fast strokes until it gets tangled at the bottom. Pull the teased hair up and out to achieve maximum altitude. Liberally apply the hair pray to hold the teased hair in place. If you can still see the walls, you haven’t sprayed enough. Spray more. All these styles must be taken care of while you sleep. Some women use the beehive hairnet; others use feather pillows to sleep upon; while still others sleep upright in a La-Z-Boy. Your mileage may vary. Just be careful not to put anyone’s eye out.
(pp. 4-5)
-- Kinky Friedman, Kinky Friedman’s Guide to Texas Etiquette


Big Hair Style 3: The Texan Without Prepositional Phrases
Take the teasing comb and back-comb all your hair. To tease your hair, grab a small section and hold it. Comb downward. Pull the teased hair. Liberally apply the hair spray. If you can still see the walls, you haven’t sprayed enough. Spray more. All these styles must be taken care of while you sleep. Some women use the beehive hairnet; others use feather pillows; while still others sleep upright. Your mileage may vary. Just be careful not to put anyone’s eye out.

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