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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$1anie !adethis !essage for Santa
Notice: the
commaoffsets the
prepositional
phrase
1) Is this prepositional phrase
working as an adjectiveor
adverb?
2) What is the objectof thepreposition?
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A prepositional phrasecan close a sentence
We ate corn dogs anddran. root 'eer floats
afterthe 'ase'all ga!e
NoticeNO
comma
is
needed
1) Is this prepositional phrase
working as an adjectiveoradverb?
2) What is the object of the
preposition?
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A prepositional phrasecansplit the !ain su'(ect and )er'
All the puppies$ 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!
1) Is this prepositional phrase
working as an adjective or
adverb?
2) What is the object of the
preposition?
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