Prepositional Phrases

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Common prepositions:

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about, at, down, of, to

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Common prepositions:

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above, before, during, off, toward

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Common prepositions:

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across, behind, for, on, under

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Identify the prepositional phrase: Mary ran around the corner to meet her friends.

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around the corner

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Identify the prepositional phrase: Fred ran into the pole because he didn't watch where he was going.

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into the pole

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NOT a prepositional phrase:

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is breaking down

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NOT a prepositional phrase:

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he stole it

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NOT a prepositional phrase?

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always the same

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A prepositional phrase functions as an adjective or adverb in a sentence.

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True

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A prepositional phrase will never contain the subject of a sentence.

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True