Using Phrases

What does a prepositional phrase consist of?

• a preposition

• its object

• any modifiers

• sentences

What are the two types of Prepositional Phrases?

• Prepositions and Predicate Nominative

• Direct object and Object of a preposition

• Adverb and Adjective

• Noun and Adjective

Which example is a prepositional phrase with an adjective phrase?

• Wild applause broke out for the team from the stands.

• The original rules of the game were written in 1892.

• Early hoops were constructed of peach baskets.

• The baskets were mounted on the tops of tall poles.

Which example is a prepositional phrase with an adverb phrase?

• Wild applause broke out for the team from the stands.

• The original rules of the game were written in 1892.

• Early hoops were constructed of peach baskets.

• The baskets were mounted on the tops of tall poles.

Which words are examples of prepositions?

• beside

• that

• of

• concerning

What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?

The historic news conference occurred on January 13, 1999.

• The historic news

• conference occurred

• occurred on

• on January 13, 1999.

There are two prepositional phrases in the sentence below.

What words do they modify?

She began her professional career as an architectural photographer, but soon she developed an intense interest in modern industry and technology.

• began

• interest

• career

• intense

What is an appositive phrase?

• It gives notable facts in a sentence.

• It is noun or pronoun that identifies or renames another noun or pronoun

• It consists of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers.

• It is adverb or adjective that identifies or renames another noun or pronoun

What are the two types of appositives?

• Adjective

• Noun

• Essential

• Nonessential

Which clue helps me identify which appositives are nonessential?

• Nonessentials have commas

• Essentials have commas

• Essentials don't have commas

• Nonessentials don't have commas