Prepositional Phrases

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A preposition is a word that relates a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence.

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A word that relates a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence.

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A prepositional phrase begins with a ...

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preposition

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A group of words with a subject and verb is a...

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clause

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A prepositional phrase can function as...

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an adjective or adverb

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A group of words functioning as one part of speech is...

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phrase

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When can a prepositional phrase contain the subject?

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Never

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Identify the prepositional phrase: The smoke drifted lazily up the chimney.

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up the chimney

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Identify the prepositional phrase(s) in: 'In the back of the shop the owner and his son baked fresh bread.'

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in the back & of the shop

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Identify the prepositional phrase(s): The track meet was scheduled for the following day.

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for the following day

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Identify the prepositional phrases in: The terrified rabbit slipped between the fence posts and ran to safety.

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between the fence posts & to safety