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Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives and Adverbs

Learn how prepositional phrases function as adjectives and adverbs, describing nouns, pronouns, verbs, and adjectives, answering questions of which one, what kind, how many. Discover how to identify and use prepositional phrases effectively.

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Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives and Adverbs

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  1. Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives and Adverbs Unit 13.3

  2. Prepositional Phrases can function as • Adjectives • Adverbs

  3. What do adjectives describe? • Nouns • Pronouns Adjectives answer the questions: Which one? What kind? How many?

  4. What do adverbs describe? • Verbs • Adjectives • Other Adverbs Adverbs answer the questions: Where? When? How? To What Extent?

  5. A prepositional phrase can function as an adjective • If it functions as an adjective it is called an adjective phrase. • The fabrics from the Orient were quite beautiful. • What is your prepositional phrase? • From the Orient • What does it describe? • Fabrics (the subject of the sentence)

  6. Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives (continued) • These ancient hangings are tapestries from other lands. • What is your prepositional phrase? • From other lands • What does it describe? • Tapestries (the noun in the predicate)

  7. Prepositional Phrases can function as Adverbs • If it functions as an adverb, it is called an adverb phrase. • The women are weaving on looms. • What is your prepositional phrase? • On looms • What does it describe? • Weaving (on loom describes the verb)

  8. That fabric looks great on you. • What is your prepositional phrase? • On you • What does it modify? • Great (it describes an adjective)

  9. She weaves fabric well for her age. • What is the prepositional phrase? • For her age • What does it describe? • Well (for her age describes the adverb well)

  10. An adverb phrase tells: • When • Where • How an action takes place

  11. Weavers work during the day. • What is the prepositional phrase? • During the day • What does it modify? • Work (verb) • It tells when they worked

  12. They work in shops. • What is the prepositional phrase? • In shops • What does it modify? • Work (it tells where they worked)

  13. Prepositional Phrases can be Adverb Phrases • They work with care. • What is your prepositional phrase? • With care • What does it modify? • Work (it tells how they worked)

  14. Task Rotations • Computers: Prepositional Phrase review games • Preposition poem: • Practice and word search • Directions for prepositional poems

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