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Prepositional Phrases

Prepositional Phrases

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English

4th - 9th Grade

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CCSS
L.4.1E, L.1.1I, L.5.1A

+3

Standards-aligned

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Elizabeth Tjomsland

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4 Slides • 7 Questions

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Prepositional Phrases

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​Prepositions

A preposition is a word that describes or indicates the location or direction of objects in a sentence.

There are several kinds of prepositions:

Prepositions of time

Prepositions of place

Prepositions of movement

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​Prepositions

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Multiple Choice

What do prepositions show?

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time

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place

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movement

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all of the above

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Multiple Choice

Identify the preposition: I want to buy a present for my mom.

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to

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for

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a

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my

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Multiple Choice

Identify the preposition: Inside the house, the kids were dancing.

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inside

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the

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were

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dancing

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Multiple Choice

Identify the preposition: The clouds drifted over the mountains.

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The

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drifted

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over

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mountains

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Prepositional Phrases

Every preposition has an object. The object is a noun that the preposition refers to.

  • ​I went to the store

The preposition and its object make up a prepositional phrase.

  • I live in a condo.

  • ​Airplanes fly above the clouds.

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Multiple Select

Identify the prepositional phrase(s): She sat beneath a tree on a windy day.

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She sat

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beneath a tree

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on a windy day

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beneath and on

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Multiple Choice

Identify the prepositional phrase(s): Hiding in the box, the kitten looked frightened.

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Hiding in the box

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in the box

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the kitten

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looked frightened

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Multiple Select

Identify the prepositional phrase(s): At noon, we will go to the show.

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at noon

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we will

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we will go

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to the show

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