Prepositions, Prepositional Phrases and Conjunctions

"A _____ is a word used before a noun or pronoun for describing different qualities of a subject; such as direction, time, place, location".

• verb

• preposition

• pronoun

• time

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

Some examples of prepositions of time are:

• across, against, beneath

• into, towards, to

• in, on, at

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

CCSS.L.4.1E

"She is sailing ___ the sunset".

• at

• since

• into

• for

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

"____ the spring we traveled to Europe".

• During

• At

• From

• Between

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

The II World War extended ___ 1939 ___ 1945.

• since, at

• from, to

• since, behind

• to, by

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

"____ ____ are a group of words that consist of any preposition and the object of the preposition".

• Adjectival Phrases

• Prepositional Phrases

• Irregular

  Phrases

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

"The present with a bow is yours."

In this case, the highlighted prepositional phrase works as an...

• Adjective (because the present is being described).

• Object (because the sentence is talking about the bow).

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

Prepositional phrases can also include adjectives.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

"Towards the old library, you can find a new cafeteria".

The adjective of the prepositional phrase is...

• towards

• new

• old

• find

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

"The green backpack between the green chairs is mine".

The highlighted phrase has the function of a...

• noun (because the whole sentence is talking about the chairs)

• adjective (because the backpack is being described)

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E