I. Parse the prepositions in the following sentences. As you work through this exercise, use the informatiion on the Parsing Model for Prepositions page.

1. He heard the birds sing in the morning.
2. The buds are swelling in the sun’s warm rays.
3. The winds will come from the, distant south.
4. The bees gather honey from the flowers.
5. I bring fresh showers for the thirsty flowers from sea and stream.
6. I shall be Queen of the May.
7. In the garden the crocus blooms.
8. The hills are covered with a carpet of green.
9. We shall have pleasant walks with our friends.
10. We shall seek the early fruits in the sunny valley.

II. Parse the nouns, pronouns, adverbs, and prepositions in the following sentences:

1. Humility mainly becometh the converse of man with his Maker, But oftentimes it seemeth out of place in the relationships of man with man.
2. Yea, it is the cringer to his equal, that is chiefly seen bold to his
   God, While the martyr whom a world cannot browbeat, is humble as a
   child before him.
   Tapper
3. Of all the thoughts of God that are Borne inward unto souls afar
   Along the Psalmist’s music deep, Now tell me if there any is For gift or grace surpassing this—
   “He giveth His beloved sleep.”
   Elizabeth Barrett Browning