Prepositional Phrases and Their Functions

What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? The magician with his rabbit entertained the crowd.

• entertained the crowd

• The magician with

• with his rabbit

• his rabbit entertained

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? We ate dinner at five o'clock.

• at five o'clock

• We ate dinner

• dinner at five

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Since the underlined prepositional phrase refers to the verb, ate, how does the phrase function in the sentence?

• adverb

• adjective

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CCSS.L.2.1E

What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence? The benches in our backyard are brand new.

• brand new

• in our backyard

• backyard are brand

• The benches in

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

True or false: A prepositional phrase can function as an adjective or an adverb in a sentence.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.2.1E

Identify whether the prepositional phrase functions as an adjective or as an adverb.

They worked FOR OUR FREEDOM.

• adjective

• adverb

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Identify whether the prepositional phrase functions as an adjective or as an adverb.

There are concerts held AT PUBLIC PARKS.

• adjective

• adverb

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CCSS.L.3.1G

Identify whether the prepositional phrase functions as an adjective or as an adverb.

• adjective

• adverb

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CCSS.L.3.1G

If the prepositional phrase answers ​What kind? or Which one?​ , it is functioning as ​ ​ (a)   .

• an adjective

• a verb

• a noun

• an adverb

• an interjection

• a conjunction

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CCSS.L.2.1E

True or false: A prepositional phrase will function as an adjective or an adverb in a sentence.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.2.1E