Prepositional Phrases

What is a Prepositional Phrase?

• A verb that identifies an object

• An object that identifies a noun

• a modifying phrase consisting of a preposition and its object.

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E

Identify the Prepositional Phrase in a sentence. We walked up the stairs

• Walked

• stairs

• Up the stairs

• We

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E

The lamp on the living room table fell over. Identify the Prepositional Phrase

• The

• Living room

• On the living room table

• Fell over

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E

A preposition comes before what?

• Noun

• Pronoun

• Verb

• Object

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CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

prepositional phrase will begin with a preposition and end with a

• Noun

• Pronoun

• Gerund

• Clause

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E

Which word is the prepositional phrase modifying? Her family from Chicago decided to plan their trip later.

• Family

• Decided

• Their

• Trip

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E

True or False:

Some prepositions show time and place and others add detail.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.K.1E

Identify the prepositional phrase: Watch the horse run around the field.

• Run around

• Watch the horse

• Around the field

• Around

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E

Identify the prepositional phrase: Be sure to review your facts before the quiz.

• Before the quiz

• Be sure

• To review

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E

Which of these is NOT a prepositional phrase?

• over the line

• he stole it

• by the door

• On the floor

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E