PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES Prepositional Phrases Common Prepositions of time

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES

Prepositional Phrases Common Prepositions of time: after, around, at, before, between, during, from, on, until, at, in, from, since, for, during, within Prepositions of place: above, across, against, along, among, around, at, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, down, inside, into, near, off, on, opposite, out, over, past, through, toward, underneath Prepositions of direction/movement: at, for, on, to, into, onto, between Prepositions of manner: by, on, in, like, with Other types of prepositions: by, with , of, for, by, like, as

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES • Definition: A prepositional phrase is the preposition, the object of the preposition, and all the modifiers between the two. • in (preposition) the vase (object) • with (preposition) the blue shirt (object) • to (preposition) the movies (object) • after (preposition) science class (object) • on (preposition) your tiptoes (object)

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES They can act as ADJECTIVES: They answer which one They can act as ADVERBS: They answer Where, When or How. • in (preposition) the vase (object) _______ • with (preposition) the blue shirt (object) _______ • to (preposition) the movies (object) _______ • after (preposition) science class (object) _______ • on (preposition) your tiptoes (object) _______

EXERCISE: Identify the Prepositional Phrases. Do they act as ADJECTIVES? Or ADVERBS? • 1. We climbed into the cave to find the secret treasure. • 2. The boxes along the wall in the living room go in your room. • 3. The suitcases with our things were taken to our room by Mathew. • 4. The box with my colored pens is in your desk. • 5. The tower with the prince in it was in the forest.