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Prepositional Phrases

Prepositional Phrases. A Review. The Process (Or How To Find Stuff). Find verb(s)- underline twice Find prepositional phrases- put in brackets The prepositional phrase must consist of a preposition and an object of the preposition (noun or pronoun).

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Prepositional Phrases

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  1. Prepositional Phrases A Review

  2. The Process (Or How To Find Stuff) • Find verb(s)- underline twice • Find prepositional phrases- put in brackets • The prepositional phrase must consist of a preposition and an object of the preposition (noun or pronoun). • The preposition starts the phrase and the object of the preposition ends it. • There may be other words in between (usually articles and adjectives) • Find subject(s)- underline once • Identify the type of prepositional phrase- adjective or adverb • An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun • An adverb modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb

  3. WHAT IS A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE? • A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun. • The preposition is used to show the connection between the noun/pronoun and another word in the sentence. • Example: I was watching television last night and working on a PowerPoint. • The prepositional phrase in the sentence is [on a PowerPoint]. • It shows a relationship between the verb working and the noun PowerPoint. • Therefore, the prepositional phrase [on a PowerPoint] is an adverb phrase. • It is modifying the verb WORKING

  4. Commonly used prepositions aboard beyond out about but (meaning except) above by past across concerning since after down through against during throughout along except till among for to around from toward at in under before inside underneath behind into until below like up beneath near upon beside of with besides off within between on without over

  5. EXamples • [In another time], men and women [of England] paraded around [in fancy clothes] and bowed [to each other]. • In another time- adverb phrase- modifies paraded- WHEN? • Of England- adjective phrase- modifies men and women • In fancy clothes- adverb phrase- modifies around (adverb)- HOW? • To each other- adverb phrase- modifies bowed- HOW? • The girl [with the fancy hair] went [to the restaurant] [at the top] [of the hotel]. • With the fancy hair- adjective phrase- modifies girl • To the restaurant- adverb phrase- modifies went- WHERE? • At the top- adjective phrase- modifies restaurant • Of the hotel- adjective phrase- modifies top

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