Adjective And Adverb Prepositional Phrases

Adjective and Adverb Prepositional Phrases

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English

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9th - 12th Grade

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L.3.1G, L.4.1E, L.11-12.3A

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DeLayna Basham

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Adjective and Adverb Prepositional Phrases

What is a preposition?

A preposition is a word that explains:

physical position (on, in, over, under, between, etc.)
position in time (until, after, during, etc.)
some other relationship with another person or thing (for, with, beside, near, of, etc.).

English I Phrases

What is a prepositional Phrase?

.A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or a pronoun called the object of the preposition.

Examples of prepositional phrases are “in our house” and “between friends” and “since the war.”

English I Phrases

about

onto

toward

above

before

Common Prepositions:

inside

outside

under

across

behind

from

into

over

until

after

below

down

past

against

beneath

during

near

since

upon

along

beside

except

through

with(out)

among

between

for

off

within

around

beyond

Multiple Choice

Find the prepositional phrase in this sentence:

I bought the presents for my brother.

I bought

bought the presents

for my brother

presents for my

Multiple Choice

Find the prepositional phrase in this sentence:

The boss offered the raise to George.

The boss offered

to George

offered the raise

the raise to

Multiple Select

Find ALL OF the prepositional phrases in this sentence:

The plant in the window gets lots of sunlight.

in the window

of sunlight

The plant in

lots of

Multiple Select

Find ALL OF the prepositional phrases in this sentence:

I like to go grocery shopping at the Whole Foods behind my house.

at the Whole Foods

I like to

go grocery shopping

behind my house

Multiple Select

Find ALL OF the prepositional phrases in this sentence:

Jane cheered for her team with excitement.

Jane cheered

for her team

with excitement

her team with

All prepositional phrases are either an Adjective or an Adverb phrase.

Adjective Prepositional Phrases:

Modify or describe a noun or pronoun
tell which one, what kind, how much, or how many.
must be right next to the noun they modify

Here are some examples of prepositional phrases acting as adjectives:

That puppy at the park is so happy.

The prepositional phrase "at the park" is answering the question "which one?" in relation to the puppy.

The show on television tonight is about snow leopards in Asia.

"On television" tells us which show. "In Asia" tells us which leopards.

Adverb Prepositional Phrases:

Modify or describe a word that is not a noun or pronoun
tell where, when, why, how, in what way, and to what extent
Can be right next to the word they modify or anywhere in the sentence.

Adverb phrases modifying an adjective or adverb must be right next to the word they modify.

I am hungry because of this diet.

Because of this diet tells why I'm hungry.

You can run pretty quickly in those high heels.

In those high heels tells when you run quickly.

Adverb phrases modifying the verb of the sentence can be anywhere in the sentence.

We will go snowboarding in the winter.

In the winter tells when we will go snowboarding.

I can move that phrase around in the sentence and it still modifies the verb.

In the winter, we will go snowboarding.
We will, in the winter, go snowboarding.

So how do you tell the difference?

Just follow these steps!

Find the prepositional phrase.
Look at the word right in front of or right behind the phrase.
Decide if the prepositional phrase is modifying that word.
If the answer is yes, decide if that word is a noun or not.
1. If the word is a noun, the phrase is an adjective.
2. If the word is not, the phrase is an adverb.
If the phrase does not modify the word right next to it, the phrase has to modify the verb and is therefore an adverb phrase.

Let's practice those steps!

Fill in the Blank

First, find the prepositional phrase in this sentence:

I could easily read my favorite book for hours.

Type your answer in the boxes

Multiple Choice

Next, look at the word right in front of the phrase.

I could easily read my favorite book for hours.

Is "for hours" describing or modifying "book"?

Yes

Fill in the Blank

Since the phrase does not modify the word in front of it, what must the phrase describe?

I could easily read my favorite book for hours.

Type your answer in the boxes

Multiple Choice

So what kind of phrase is this?

I could easily read my favorite book for hours.

Adjective

Adverb

Let's do it again!

Fill in the Blank

First, find the prepositional phrase in this sentence:

Tuna in the ocean can grow very large.

Type your answer in the boxes

Multiple Choice

Next, look at the word right in front of the phrase.

Tuna in the ocean can grow very large.

Is "in the ocean" describing or modifying "Tuna"?

Yes

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Next, decide if the word the phrase is describing is a noun.

Tuna in the ocean can grow very large.

Is "Tuna" a noun or pronoun?

Yes

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So what kind of phrase is this?

Tuna in the ocean can grow very large.

Adjective

Adverb

Great! Let's try one more!

Fill in the Blank

First, find the prepositional phrase in this sentence:

I worked as a dog-walker.

Type your answer in the boxes

Multiple Choice

Next, look at the word right in front of the phrase.

I worked as a dog-walker.

Is "as a dog-walker" describing or modifying "worked"?

Yes

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Next, decide if the word the phrase is describing is a noun.

I worked as a dog-walker.

Is "worked" a noun or pronoun?

Yes

Multiple Choice

So what kind of phrase is this?

I worked as a dog-walker.

Adjective

Adverb

Great job! Now practice let's practice without step-by-step guides.

Multiple Choice