Grammar Prepositions vs Adverbs

Prepositions...

• modify a noun

• show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word

• express action or a state of being

• Modify a verb, adjective, or an adverb

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CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Adverbs...

• are people, places, things, or ideas

• modify a noun

• express mental action

• modify a verb, adjective, or another adverb

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Determine if the capitalized word is a preposition or an adverb: The plane went THROUGH the clouds.

• Preposition

• Adverb

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Determine the preposition in the following sentence: Since there was severe traffic, I stopped the car before the bridge.

• traffic

• car

• before

• bridge

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CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

Determine the part of speech of the word "outside" in the following sentence: Because my little sister had so much energy, I brought her outside.

• Noun

• Preposition

• Adverb

• Adjective

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1G

True or False: If a word end in -ly, it has to be an adverb.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Determine the OBJECT of the preposition in the sentence: I tripped on the sidewalk.

• tripped

• on

• the

• sidewalk

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Adverbs answer the questions...

• What kind? Which one? How many?

• Who? Did what? Why?

• Where? When? How? To what extent?

• How? What kind? Who? When?

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Determine the ADVERB in the sentence: Yesterday, I went to soccer practice.

• Yesterday

• soccer

• to

• practice

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify the adverb in the sentence: I always like a good pizza!

• I

• always

• a

• good

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CCSS.L.3.1A