Prepositional Phrases with "Volcano Watchers"

1.  What is the purpose of a prepositional phrase?

• It tells who the sentence is about.
• It tells what the subject of the sentence did.
• It tells where objects are located in space or time.

Tags

CCSS.RF.1.3

CCSS.RF.1.4

CCSS.RF.2.4

CCSS.RF.K.3

CCSS.RF.K.4

What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?
Less than two months later, disaster struck again.

• Less than two months later
• disaster struck again
• There isn't a prepositional phrase.

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?
Our knowledge in this field is not complete.

• Our knowledge
• in this field
• is not complete
• There isn't a prepositional phrase.

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CCSS.RI.1.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.K.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?
He radioed the pair to get out as soon as possible.

• He radioed
• the pair to get out
• as soon as possible
• There isn't a prepositional phrase.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?
The eruption came at 1:40 P.M.

• The eruption
• came
• at 1:40 P.M.
• There isn't a prepositional phrase.

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?
"I saw one of the Colombians get basically crushed by a [block of hot rock]" said McFarlane.

• I saw
• get basically crushed
• by a [block of hot rock]
• There isn't a prepositional phrase.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence?
In 1991, they predicted the time and size of the Mount Pinatubo explosion in the Philippines.

• In 1991
• they predicted
• the size and time
• There isn't a prepositional phrase.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What information does the prepositional phrase in red give?
Less than two months later, disaster struck again.

• It tells where an object is in space.
• It tells where an object is in time.
• It tells about a logical relationship.

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

What information does the prepositional phrase in red give?
In 1991, they predicted the time and size of the Mount Pinatubo explosion in the Philippines.

• It tells where an object is in space.
• It tells where an object is in time.
• It tells about a logical relationship.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

What information does the prepositional phrase in red give?
Like all good volcano watchers, the Galeras team tried to balance the risks against the knowledge to be gained.

• It tells where an object is in space.
• It tells where an object is in time.
• It tells about a logical relationship.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E