Prepositional Phrases

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9th Grade

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L.3.1A, L.4.1E, L.7.1A

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Nick Pulido

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Prepositional Phrases

Freshman Composition

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Review!

A preposition is a connecting word that connects a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence, and usually indicates __________.

(Select all that apply)

actions

location

items

movement

time

What is a prepositional phrase

A prepositional phrase is a modifying phrase consisting of a preposition and the object of the preposition (its noun).

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What is the preposition in this sentence?

They traveled to the beach.

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What is the object of the preposition in this sentence?

They traveled to the beach.

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They traveled to the beach.

If the proposition is to and the object of the preposition is beach, what is the prepositional phrase?

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What is the preposition in this sentence?

The cow jumped over the moon.

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What is the object of the preposition in this sentence?

The cow jumped over the moon.

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What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

The cow jumped over the moon.

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A prepositional phrase begins with a

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A prepositional phrase ends with the

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What is the preposition in this sentence?

During the evening, I like to go jogging.

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What is the object of the preposition in this sentence?

During the evening, I like to go jogging.

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What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

During the evening, I like to go jogging.

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What is the preposition in this sentence?

I will clean my room after breakfast.

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What is the object of the preposition in this sentence?

I will clean my room after breakfast.

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What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

I will clean my room after breakfast.

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For the remaining slides, identify the prepositional phrases.

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Fred ran into the pole because he didn't watch where he was going.

where he was going

into the pole

because he didn't watch

ran into

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Kinslee sang a song about her sister.

about her sister

Kinslee

sang

sang a song

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Lucas ran across the parking lot.

Lucas

ran

across the parking lot

the parking lot

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Mary ran around the corner to meet her friends.

to meet

her friends

ran around

around the corner

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My best friend lives on Walnut Road.

My best friend

on Walnut Road

best friend lives

lives on Walnut Road

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The boy walked the dog down the busy street.

walked the dog

the busy street

down the busy street

dog down the busy

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The strange man parked his car by the tall trees.

parked his car

strange man parked

by the tall trees

the tall trees

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The clock, in my grandma's, house was broken last week.

broken last week

grandma's house was

in my grandma's house

house was broken

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The pencil that fell off the desk was yellow.

off the desk

fell off the desk

was yellow

pencil that fell

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My cousin Jesse wore a bandage on his arm to cover his wound.

on his arm

to cover his wound

wore a bandage

a bandage on his arm

The following questions have more than one prepositional phrase. You can select multiple answers.

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Kenny drew a detailed picture of a rose in his notebook.

drew a detailed picture

of a rose

Kenny drew

in his notebook

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Since she had many performances, Norah was exhausted at school during the day.

at school

during the day

Since she had many performances

Norah was exhausted

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Myya sketches a scene on paper with crayons while listening to music.

on paper

Myya sketches a scene

while listening to music

with crayons

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With a smile, Kaden skipped down the hallway.

Kaden skipped

the hallway

With a smile

down the hallway

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With a smile, Kaden skipped down the hallway.

Kaden skipped

the hallway

With a smile

down the hallway

You're done! Please make sure to review for your quiz on Monday!

Prepositional Phrases

Freshman Composition

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