Prepositional phrase

1. "The athlete executed the high jump flawlessly, arching her body over the bar with precision and agility."

2. What is the semantic function of the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

• Manner

• Stimulus

• Means/ instruments

• Instruments/ agent

1. Prepositional phrases chiefly as adjuncts are divided into … main functions.

2. Fill in the blank:

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

1. "In the light of the recent economic downturn, the company faced financial challenges."

        What is the semantic function of the prepositional phrase in this sentence?

• Cause, reason, motive

• Purpose or intended destination

• Recipient, goal, target

• Origin

1. An adverbial phrase is formed by: Pre-modifier, Head, and Post-modifier

• True

• False

1. …….. is a word that describes or gives more information about a verb, adjective, adverb, or phrase

• An adverb

• A proposition

• A noun

• An adjective

1. Identify prepositional phrases in this sentence:

"The rich aroma of the coffee beans wafted through the café, originating from the highlands of Colombia, where they are meticulously cultivated."

• from the highlands of Colombia

• from the highlands

• from

• originating from the highlands of Colombia

1. “Increasingly serious” is an adverbial phrase.

2. True or false?

• True

• False

How many syntactic functions of prepositional phrases are there ?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

1. Owing to circumstances ___our control, we have run ___ debt.

• out of /into

• over /into

• into /into

• beyond /from

1. The preposition underlined indicates: 

It was squeezing toothpaste all over its chest.

• resultative

• position

• destination

• pervasive