Prepositional Phrases

Which is a list of common prepositions?

• For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

• Above, Before, During, Off, Toward

• Him, Her, His, She, They

• Shoe, Pants, Skirt, Blouse, Shirt

Which is a list of common prepositions?

• Plus, Minus, Subtract, Add, Divide

• Compare, Contrast, Support, Detail, Explain

• Across, Behind, For, On, Under

• Who, What, When, Where, Why, How

Which is a list of common prepositions?

• Against,Beside,In,Over,Up

• could, would, should

• am, are, is, was, were

• for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

What do the prepositions in, on, under and next to convey?

• cause
• detail
• time
• location

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

What do the prepositions down, over, toward and around convey?

• cause
• detail
• time
• direction

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CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

What do these prepositional phrases convey: at noon, on Friday, in two weeks

• cause

• detail

• time

• direction

What does a prepositional phrase start with?

• A topic

• A preposition

• A subject

• I was just thinking hard when the teacher explained this and did not pay attention

Prepositional phrases end with an object. An object is always either a ______ or a _______ .

• adjective or adverb

• noun or verb

• pronoun or conjunction

• noun or pronoun

A prepositional phrase NEVER has a...

• Preposition

• Subject and predicate

• Topic

• Compound Sectence

Identify the prepositional phrase:

Watch the horse run around the field.

• around

• around the field

• watch the horse

• run around

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CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B