What do prepositions show in a sentence?

• subject and verb agreement

• how the noun relates to the verb

• where the subject and the verb end

• location or exactness of an object

Which of the following are included in a prepositional phrase?

• the subject and the object of the preposition

• a preposition and the verb

• a preposition and the object of the preposition

• a preposition, noun, and a verb

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the Object of a Preposition?

• the subject of a sentence

• the noun that comes after a preposition

• the noun that is the subject of a sentence

• the verb that comes directly after the word 'to'

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the purpose of the Object of the Preposition?

• It introduces a prepositional phrase.

• It's a phrase that starts with a preposition.

• It answers the location and exactness.

• It is a phrase that always has a comma after it.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

How do you punctuate an introductory prepositional phrase?

• Place a comma after the object of the preposition.

• No extra punctuation is necessary.

• Place a period after the subject and verb.

• Place a comma after the preposition.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Identify the prepositional phrase(s) in the following sentence: Before sunrise, we made some coffee and sat on the beach.

• Before sunrise / on the beach

• Before sunrise

• some coffee

• we made / some coffee

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the object of the preposition in the following sentence: My dog ran in the mud.

• in

• My

• mud

• ran

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Although a participle is a ________, it functions as _________.

• adjective / verb

• verb / noun

• adjective / noun

• verb / adjective

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Identify the participial phrase in the following sentence: Climbing slowly, we approached the top of the hill.

• of the hill

• Climbing slowly

• the top of the hill

• we approached

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

True or False: A participial phrase can be used anywhere in a sentence.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A