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What is the main purpose of a preposition in a sentence?
What is the main purpose of a preposition in a sentence?
Which of the following is NOT a common preposition?
Which of the following is NOT a common preposition?
What makes up a prepositional phrase?
What makes up a prepositional phrase?
In the sentence 'She is going down the stairs', what is the prepositional phrase?
In the sentence 'She is going down the stairs', what is the prepositional phrase?
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Which of the following is NOT true about prepositions?
Which of the following is NOT true about prepositions?
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What is a prepositional phrase?
What is a prepositional phrase?
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In the sentence 'He left the keys on the table,' which part of the sentence is the prepositional phrase?
In the sentence 'He left the keys on the table,' which part of the sentence is the prepositional phrase?
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What role does an adverb phrase play in a sentence?
What role does an adverb phrase play in a sentence?
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How can writers identify prepositional phrases in a sentence?
How can writers identify prepositional phrases in a sentence?
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In the sentence 'She sang in the rain,' what is the prepositional phrase?
In the sentence 'She sang in the rain,' what is the prepositional phrase?
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Study Notes
Identifying Prepositions
- Prepositional phrases can be identified by identifying the prepositions in the phrases.
- Knowing prepositions by heart or consulting a list of prepositions is an efficient way to identify them.
List of Common Prepositions
- among, during, with, in, until, into, down, within, without, for, on, top, of, off, out, across, amid, around, over, against, into, up
Prepositional Phrase Functions
- Prepositional phrases modify a noun or a verb in a sentence.
- Adjective phrases modify a noun, while adverb phrases modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb.
Adjective Phrase Examples
- "On Mango Street" is an adjective phrase modifying the noun "the house" in the sentence "The House on Mango Street is a book written by Sandra Cisneros."
- "With wood work" is an adjective phrase modifying the noun "the chair" in the sentence "I would like to buy the chair with wood work."
- "By the lake" is an adjective phrase modifying the noun "an apartment" in the sentence "My nephew just moved to an apartment by the lake."
Adverb Phrase Examples
- "With care" is an adverb phrase modifying the verb "handle" in the sentence "If this is a Persian rug, you need to handle it with care."
- "In three months" is an adverb phrase modifying the verb "go" in the sentence "Carol and her family will go oversees in three months."
- "With patience and perseverance" is an adverb phrase modifying the verb "is climbing" in the sentence "She is climbing the stairs with patience and perseverance."
Identifying Prepositional Phrases
- To find prepositional phrases, first find the preposition in a sentence.
- A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition and ends with the object of that preposition.
Examples of Prepositional Phrases
- "At our favorite Italian restaurant" is a prepositional phrase in the sentence "Every Thursday, we meet at our favorite Italian restaurant."
- "To him" is a prepositional phrase in the sentence "Every time I listen to him, I regret it."
- "In the purple mug" is a prepositional phrase in the sentence "I will have my coffee in the purple mug."
- "Between the bakery and the butcher shop" is a prepositional phrase in the sentence "The newly built book store is between the bakery and the butcher shop."
Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
- Prepositions are words that show the relationship between two words in a sentence.
- Prepositional phrases include the object of the preposition as well as all the words that modify that object.
- A prepositional phrase begins with the preposition and ends with its object.
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Explore the world of prepositions and prepositional phrases with this quiz! Learn about the function and usage of prepositions, as well as how they form prepositional phrases in sentences. Test your knowledge of common prepositions and their meanings.