Prepositional Phrases of Place

Prepositional Phrases of Place

Where do you put them in a sentence?

Prepositional Phrases of Place

Can go before a verb or after an object, but it shouldn't go between the verb and its object.

Say what? Can you show me an example?

• Lia set up her laboratory in the shed. (Correct)

• In the shed, Lia set up her laboratory. (Correct)

• Lia set up in the shed her laboratory. (Incorrect)

• I drew a symmetrical shape in art class .(Correct)

• In art class, I drew a symmetrical shape .(Correct)

• I drew in art class a symmetrical shape. (Incorrect)

Multiple Choice

Let's see if you got it! What is the prepositional phrase of place in this sentence:

Brian found a book of symmetry at the library.

• a book of symmetry

• Brian found

• at the library

Multiple Choice

What is the prepositional phrase of place in this sentence:

Where should I draw the line of symmetry in this picture?

• in this picture

• draw the line of symmetry

• Where should I

Multiple Choice

How should this sentence be written?

Julie wrote at her desk a paper on symmetry.

• Julie wrote at her desk a paper on symmetry.

• Julie wrote a paper on symmetry at her desk .

• Wrote Julie at her desk a paper on symmetry.

Multiple Choice

How should this sentence be written?

You can find in nature many examples of symmetry.

• You can find in nature many examples of symmetry.

• You can find many examples of symmetry in nature.

• Of symmetry you can find in nature many examples.