Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases as Modifiers

Can anyone count the stars in the Milky Way?

The prepositional phrase in the above sentence is:

• Can anyone count

• the stars

• Milky Way

• In the Milky Way

The Milky Way looks beautiful on a clear night.

• The Milky Way

• Looks beautiful

• on a clear night

• a clear night

I enjoy stargazing from a nearby hilltop. Clusters of stars form constellations.

Choose all the prepositional phrases from the previous sentences. You can select more than one

• from a nearby hilltop

• of stars

• form constellations

• Enjoy stargazing

• a nearby hilltop

Seven very bright stars surrounded by dust form the Seven Sisters.

Choose all the prepositional phrases from the sentence above.

• Seven very bright stars

• by dust

• form the seven sisters

• the seven sisters

Can you pronounce the name of the country?

What is the function of the underlined prepositional phrase?

• Adjectival

• Adverbial

• Noun

In the cave, an ancient artist had painted a hunting scene.

What is the function of the underlined prepositional phrase?

• Adjectival

• Adverbial

• Noun

Can you see well in the dark?

What is the function of the underlined prepositional phrase?

• Adjectival

• Adverbial

• Noun

The band played a song from a popular musical.

What is the function of the underlined prepositional phrase?

• Adjectival

• Adverbial

• Noun

One of the hockey players was seriously injured.

What is the function of the underlined prepositional phrase?

• Adjectival

• Adverbial

• Noun

Even astronomers cannot see these stars with powerful telescopes.

What is the function of the underlined prepositional phrase?

• Adjectival

• Adverbial

• Noun