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ESWARY

VUTHAYA

THILAGA

NOR SHUHADA BINTI CHE OSMANANIS ATIKA BINTI TUKIRAN

PREPOSITIONAL

PHRASE


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COMMON PREPOSITION

About Behind Except Outside

Above Below For Over

Across Beneath From Past

After Beside In Through

Against Between Inside To

Along Beyond Into Under

Among By Near Until

Around Despite Of Up

At Down Off With

Before During on Without


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PREPOSITIONAL

PHRASE

DEFINITION

RECOGNIZE IT EXERCISES

EXAMPLES


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DEFINITION

Prepositional phrases consist of a preposition and an object of a

preposition. Prepositions are indeclinable words that introducethe object of a prepositional phrase. Indeclinable words are

words that have only one possible form. For example, belowis a

preposition, but belows or belowing are not possible forms of

below. The noun phrase or pronoun that follows the preposition

is called the object of the preposition. For example, behind the

couch is a prepositional phrase where behindis the prepositionand the noun phrase the couch acts as the object of the

preposition. Sometimes adjectives are used to further modify

the object of the preposition, as in behind the big old smelly

green couch.

Prepositional phrases consist of a preposition and an object of a

preposition. Prepositions are indeclinable words that introducethe object of a prepositional phrase. Indeclinable words are

words that have only one possible form. For example, belowis a

preposition, but belows or belowing are not possible forms of

below. The noun phrase or pronoun that follows the preposition

is called the object of the preposition. For example, behind the

couch is a prepositional phrase where behindis the prepositionand the noun phrase the couch acts as the object of the

preposition. Sometimes adjectives are used to further modify

the object of the preposition, as in behind the big old smelly

green couch.


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EXAMPLES

A prepositional phrase will function as

an adjective or adverb.

As an adjective

As an adverb


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As an adjective

examples:

The book on the bathroom flooris swollen from showersteam.

Which book? The one on the bathroom floor!

The sweet potatoes in the vegetable bin are green with mold.

Which sweet potatoes? The ones forgotten in the vegetable

bin!

The note from Beverlyconfessed that she had eaten the

leftover pizza.

Which note? The one from Beverly!

examples:

The book on the bathroom flooris swollen from showersteam.

Which book? The one on the bathroom floor!

The sweet potatoes in the vegetable bin are green with mold.

Which sweet potatoes? The ones forgotten in the vegetable

bin!

The note from Beverlyconfessed that she had eaten the

leftover pizza.

Which note? The one from Beverly!

the prepositional phrase will answer the

questionWhich one?


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RECOGNIZE IT

PREPOSITION + NOUN, PRONOUN, GERUND, OR CLAUSE

PREPOSITION + MODIFIER(S) + NOUN, PRONOUN, GERUND, OR

CLAUSE

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PREPOSITION + NOUN, PRONOUN, GERUND, OR CLAUSE

At home

At= preposition; home = noun.

In time

In = preposition; time = noun.From Richie

From = preposition; Richie = noun.

With me

With = preposition; me = pronoun.

By singingBy= preposition; singing = gerund.

About what we need

About= preposition; what we need= noun clause.


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PREPOSITION + MODIFIER(S) + NOUN, PRONOUN, GERUND, OR

CLAUSE

From my grandmother

From = preposition; my= modifier; grandmother= noun.

Under the warm blanketUnder= preposition; the warm = modifiers; blanket= noun.

In the weedy, overgrown garden

In = preposition; the, weedy, overgrown = modifiers; garden =

noun.

Along the busy, six-lane highway

Along = preposition; the, busy, six-lane = modifiers; highway=

noun.

By writing furiously

By= preposition; writing = gerund; furiously= modifier.


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EXERCISES

Instructions:Expand each sentence below by adding one ormore prepositional phrases that answer the

question(s) in parenthesis.

ExampleWhat did the cat pounce on?)

The cat pounced on the gerbil.


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1. What was the video about?

2. Where did he sit

3. Who did the teacher speak to?

4. Where was the spaceship from?

5. Where did she stand?


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WEB ADDRESS

NOTES:

1. http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/prepo

sitionalphrase.htm2. http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLing

uisticTerms/WhatIsAPrepositionalPhrase.htm

FOR EXERCISE:

1. http://aliscot.com/bigdog/prep_exercise.htm

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