30.3 Recognizing Prepositions

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Identify all the prepositions in the following sentences. The go back and find all the prepositional phrases.

From its station near city hall, the rescue truck drove to Briar Brook Avenue.
Along the way, it narrowly missed colliding with a bread truck that failed to pull to the side of the road.
Despite the near accident, the rescue team arrived at the Washingtons’ home in less than five minutes.
Mr. Washington was complaining of pain in his chest and back and displaying other symptoms of a heart attack.

By its quick response to the emergency call, the rescue team may have saved a life.

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