Prepositional Phrases

Prepositional Phrases

​Prepositions

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

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•There are several kinds of prepositions:

–Prepositions of time

–Prepositions of place

–Prepositions of movement

​Prepositions

Multiple Choice

What do prepositions show?

• time

• place

• movement

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

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

• to

• for

• a

• my

Multiple Choice

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

• inside

• the

• were

• dancing

Multiple Choice

Identify the preposition: The clouds drifted over the mountains.

• The

• drifted

• over

• mountains

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.

Multiple Select

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

• She sat

• beneath a tree

• on a windy day

• beneath and on

Multiple Choice

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

• Hiding in the box

• in the box

• the kitten

• looked frightened

Multiple Select

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

• at noon

• we will

• we will go

• to the show