Prepositional Phrases.ppt

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PREPOSITIONAL

PHRASES


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What is a PHRASE? A phrase is a group of words that acts as

a single part of speech (like an adjective)that does not contain both a subject anda verb

It is a frag!entof a sentence, so itcannot express an idea on its own.

After midnight on the roof with a Ukranian bullfighter


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What"s a PHRASE?

Egor#s !other was dancing

After midnight$ Egor#s !otherwas dancing

After midnight$ Egor#s !otherwas on the roof dancing

After midnight$ Egor#s !other wason the roofdancing with aUkranian bullfighter


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What"s a PHRASE?%elcit& stared

Surprised by the intensity of herdisgust$ %elicit& stared

Surprised by the intensity of herdisgust$ %elicit& stared at the cockroach.

Surprised by the intensity of herdisgust$ %elicit& stared at the cockroachscurrying across her omelet


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Prepositions

Most prepositionsare difficult todefine: of$ in$ off$

'&$ through$'etween$ etc.


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Most of the

time,prepositions

indicatelocation


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Prepositional Phrases

Prepositional Phrases function asad(ecti)esor ad)er'sin a sentence.

They are formed like this:preposition optional !odifiers noun$ pronoun$ or gerund (running)

Eample: over the rainbow

!over *preposition+ , -the* article+, -rainbow* noun+


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Prepositional Phrases "nthe 'eginning

#eforethe fall Afterthe 'rutal fight

Atschool

$ownthe aisle

Acrossthe street "nside&our ear

%utsidethe house

#etweentwo girls

#y chewing #ehindthe scenes

%nthe wooden ta'le

#ythe sea

Underthe couch

Aroundthe 'end

$ownin the sand trap "ntothe dar. woods

Againstthe wind

&earthe !ouse

Throughthe tunnel

Toschool

'ikeLarr&"s uncle

Ecept!& friend

%ver the rain'ow

Upthe rough ri)er (ithouta paddle

(ithanger

Towardthe door


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Notice / prepositional phrases usuall&end with a noun or pronoun$ which is

the O01E2Tof the preposition

Afterthe 'rutal fight

"nside&our wa34filled ear

%utsidethe 'lue house

#etweentwo girls

#eside &ou

(ith !e


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A prepositional phrasecan open a sentence

(ithout help$1anie !adethis !essage for Santa

Notice: the

commaoffsets the

prepositional

phrase

1) Is this prepositional phrase

working as an adjectiveor

adverb?

2) What is the objectof thepreposition?


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A prepositional phrasecan close a sentence

We ate corn dogs anddran. root 'eer floats

afterthe 'ase'all ga!e

NoticeNO

comma

is

needed


working as an adjectiveoradverb?

2) What is the object of the

preposition?


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A prepositional phrasecansplit the !ain su'(ect and )er'

All the puppies$ eceptthose that had 'een

trained$poopede)er&where5

Notice: commas

offset the

prepositional

phrase

1) Is this prepositional phraseworking as an adjective or

adverb?

2) What is the objectof the

preposition?


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A sentence can ha)e consecuti)eprepositional phrases

We saw thisholida& tree inthe !all$ onso!e gu&"s head

1

2

1) Are these

prepositional

phrase working as

adjectives oradverbs?

2) What are the

objects of the

prepositions?


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A sentence can ha)e consecuti)eprepositional phrases

"n grandma)s attic* under thewindow$ ina card'oard 'o3betweentwo gar'age cans$ we

found these scar& Santa 2lauses

1 2

!

1) Are these prepositional phrase working as

adjectives oradverbs?2) What are the objects of the prepositions?


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Prepositional phrases can 'eused withinother phrases

+y aunt and uncle* the goofballs in thispicture* love immature shenanigans.

the goofballs in this picture is what type of phrase?

So in this

picture is a

prepositionalphrase withinan

appositive phrase!


working as an adjective or

adverb?

2) What is the object of the

preposition?

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