8TH GRAMMAR CHALLENGE: PHRASES

What is a phrase?

• Group of words with subject and verb and expresses a complete idea.

• Group of words without subject and verb that that works as a single part of speech.

• Group of words that looks like a sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.4.1E

A prepositional phrase includes

• A preposition, the object of a preposition, and any of its modifiers.

• A preposition, a verb and its subject.

• A preposition an adverb and the object of a preposition.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.4.1E

Prepositional phrases can work as

• verb complements and subject complements

• conjunctions and interjections

• Adjectives and adverbs

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

In the sentence: "Sally and I love to swim in the pool." the prepositional phrase is...

• to swim

• to the pool

• Sally and I

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.4.1E

In the sentence: "The teacher chose you instead of them." the prepositional phrase is....

• instead of

• chose you

• instead of them

• The teacher

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.4.1E

In the prepositional phrase "at the museum" the object of the preposition is...

• museum

• the museum

• the

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

In the prepositional phrase, " beneath lava, rocks, and ashes" the objects of the prepositions are...

• lava, rocks, and ashes.

• beneath lava

• beneath

• and

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

The only words that can work as object of prepositions are...

• subjects, verbs, and objects.

• adjectives, adverbs, and conjunctions

• nouns, object pronouns, and gerunds.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

In the sentence: The members of the music band want new uniforms." write its prepositional phrase on the space provided below.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.4.1E

In the sentence: "A guitarist sang for Lily and me." Write the prepositional phrase on the space provided

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.4.1E