Identify the preposition in each sentence. Highlight each preposition phase out of the sentence. Then, identify the simple subject and verb.

Wesley hopes to be named one of the best skaters on the tour.

Prepositions: of & to

Simple subject: Wesley

Verb: hopes

Explanation:

The subject is the noun that is committing the verb. Remember that a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. The verb is the action being committed in the sentence. Ask yourself, what's being done in the sentence? Someone's hoping. Then ask yourself, what's the noun that's hoping? The person (subject), Wesley. A preposition is a word—and almost always a very small, very common word—that shows direction, location, time, or that introduces an object. Prepositions are typically followed by an object, which can be a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun.

(Only read if needed) List of prepositions:

   aboard

   about

   above

   across

   after

   against

   along

   amid

   among

   anti

   around

   as

   at

   before

   behind

   below

   beneath

   beside

   besides

   between

   beyond

   but

   by

   concerning

   considering

   despite

   down

   during

   except

   excepting

   excluding

   following

   for

   from

   in

   inside

   into

   like

   minus

   near

   of

   off

   on

   onto

   opposite

   outside

   over

   past

   per

   plus

   regarding

   round

   save

   since

   than

   through

   to

   toward

   towards

   under

   underneath

   unlike

   until

   up

   upon

   versus

   via

   with

   within

   without

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