Prep Phrases as Adjectives

When a prepositional phrase follows and describes a noun or pronoun, then the prepositional phrase is functioning as:

• Prepositional phrases as adjectives.

• Prepositional phrases as adverbs.

to determine if a prepositional phrase is an adjective phrase. it has the following characteristic.

• It is the phrase that modifies a verb, adjective or adverb.

• it is giving us additional information about a noun or pronoun in the sentence

Identify what kind of prepositional phrase the sentence has:

We always go to the beach

• Prepositional phrases as adjectives.

• Prepositional phrases as adverbs.

Identify what kind of prepositional phrase the sentence has:

Amy showed me a picture of her new puppy.

• Prepositional phrases as adjectives.

• Prepositional phrases as adverbs.

Identify the adjective prepositional phrase the sentence has:

The tall girl from my English class is on the basketball team.

• on

• on the basketball team.

• from my English class

Identify the adjective prepositional phrase the sentence has:

My uncle with the lake house invited us on summer vacation

• on summer vacation

• with the lake house

• with

In the next sentence. The prepositional phrase describes:

Please buy the scarf with dots.

• buy

• the scarf

• please

In the next sentence. The prepositional phrase describes:

The man on the radio has a boring voice.

• The man

• the radio

• boring

In the next sentence. The prepositional phrase describes:

Karen stepped on to the boat.

• Karen

• stepped

• the boat

In the next sentence, select the prepositional phrases that act as adjectives and the noun or pronoun that it modifies.

The girl in the white hat asked a question..

• asked a question

• The girl

• in the white hat

• hat