Revising Prepositional Phrases

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Identify the preposition in: 'The cycle of the piranha is interesting.'

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of

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Sentence with compound preposition:

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We went out in spite of the heavy rain.

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Identify the object of the preposition in: 'For many years, Mark Twain has been a famous writer.'

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years

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Identify the prepositional phrase in: 'Two Englishmen built an aircraft powered by a lightweight steam engine.'

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by a lightweight steam engine

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Usage of the underlined phrase in: 'The development of the Internet has changed our lives.'

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Adjectival prepositional phrase.

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Usage of the underlined phrase: During spring break in 'we traveled to Washington, D.C.'

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Adverbial prepositional phrase

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Usage of the phrase from the waters in: 'The giant octopus from the waters off the Pacific Northwest coast appears dangerous.'

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Adjectival prepositional phrase describing the noun octopus.

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Usage of the prepositional phrase at my new school in: Everyone I have met has been extremely kind.

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Adverbial prepositional phrase describing the verb phrase have met.

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Adjectival prepositional phrase example:

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The tank near the central hall contains three small sharks.

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Identify the sentence with an adverbial prepositional phrase:

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Through the telescope we could see Saturn's rings.