HES Prepositional Phrases

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We will have to walk across the wet field to get to the bleachers.

• will have to walk

• across the wet field

• the wet field

• to get to

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I did not hear from your mom this afternoon about staying late.

• did not hear

• from your mom

• staying late

• your mom

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I sit next to Ramon every day when I am at school.

• I sit

• next to Ramon

• every day

• next to Ramon / at school

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The books and pencils I bought are from Walmart.

• from Walmart

• The books and pencils

• I bought

• are from Walmart

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Please sit next to the bookshelf quietly as you wait.

• Please sit

• as you wait

• next to the bookshelf

• quietly as you wait

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We walked through the door and then down the hall to get to the library.

• We walked through

• through the door

• get to the library

• through the door / down the hall

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During the storm, I looked for my sister, so I could show her where to go.

• During the storm / for my sister

• looked for my sister / could show her

• for my sister, where to go

• During the storm / looked for my sister

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Let's go towards the gym, so we can see what they are doing.

• towards the gym

• we can see

• what they are doing

• Let's go towards

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Susan looked under her bed because she lost her notepad.

• Susan looked

• she lost

• her notepad

• under her bed

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Ben and Joe went to the store so they could get a gallon of milk.

• Ben and Joe

• to the store / of milk

• could get / went to the store

• a gallon of milk