Exploring Prepositional Phrases

The video tutorial explains prepositional phrases, which add detail to sentences by indicating where, when, or how something occurs. It covers the components of a prepositional phrase, including the preposition and its object, and distinguishes between adjective and adverb phrases. The tutorial provides examples to illustrate these concepts.

What is the main purpose of a prepositional phrase?

• To connect two sentences

• To describe a verb in detail

• To replace a noun

• To describe a part of a sentence in greater detail

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CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.4.1E

Which of the following is a prepositional phrase?

• The hat is orange

• On Moby's head

• Moby's head

• The hat

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E

What does a preposition connect in a sentence?

• Verbs to adjectives

• Nouns or pronouns to other words

• Adjectives to adverbs

• Sentences to paragraphs

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CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.1.1G

In the phrase 'on Moby's head', what is the object of the preposition?

• Head

• Hat

• Moby

• On

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What is the role of the word 'Moby's' in the phrase 'on Moby's head'?

• It is a modifier

• It is the object of the preposition

• It is the preposition

• It is the verb

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What do we call a prepositional phrase that modifies a noun?

• Verb phrase

• Adjective phrase

• Noun phrase

• Adverb phrase

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CCSS.L.3.1G

If a prepositional phrase modifies a verb, what is it called?

• Adverb phrase

• Noun phrase

• Adjective phrase

• Verb phrase

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CCSS.L.3.1G

In the sentence 'Moby's been searching for a long time', what does the prepositional phrase modify?

• The adjective 'long'

• The verb 'searching'

• The noun 'Moby'

• The adverb 'time'

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which of the following is NOT a correct prepositional phrase?

• On Moby's head

• Above Moby's head

• Next to Moby's head

• Inside Moby's head

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CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.4.1E