Prepositional Phrases

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Identify the prepositional phrase: On the whole enormous prairie, there was no sign that any other human being had ever been there.

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On the whole enormous prairie

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Identify the prepositional phrase: Upon the grass of the great plains, the crooked, bare old thorn trees were scattered.

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Upon the grass of the great plains

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Identify the prepositional phrases: On the far side of the camping ground, just where the trees began, they saw the Lion walking away into the wood.

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all of the above

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A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition and ends with a ________ (object of the preposition).

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noun or pronoun

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NOT a prepositional phrase:

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to play

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A prepositional phrase shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence.

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shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence.

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Identify the prepositional phrase: The flea is sitting on the beagle.

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on the beagle

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Identify the prepositional phrase: The millipede won the race by a centimeter.

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by a centimeter

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Identify the prepositional phrase: The students stomped down the hallway singing a song.

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down the hallway