Adverb or Adjective Prepositional Phrases

Identify the Prepositional Phrase as an Adjective or Adverb phrase: The shelf in the kitchen is too high to reach.

• adjective

• adverb

Identify the adverb phrase(s) in the sentence:

Leprechauns live over the rainbow.

• over the rainbow

• Leprechauns live

• live over

• the rainbow

Identify the adverb phrase(s) in the sentence:

He turned down the road.

• He turned

• down the road

• the road

• turned down

Identify the adverb phrase(s) in the sentence:

I had wanted a pet for a long time.

• a long time

• had wanted

• a pet for

• for a long time

What type of phrase is "by the bridge"?

I like that lovely old pub by the bridge over the river.

• adverb

• adjective

What type of phrase?

He was angered when he wrecked his car into the sign.

• adverb

• adjective

How is an adjective phrase different from an adverb phrase?

• An adjective phrase describes an action; an adverb phrase describes a person, place or thing

• An adjective phrase modifies an adjective; an adverb phrase modifies an adverb

• An adjective phrase modifies a noun; an adverb phrase modifies a verb

• An adjective phrase contains a pronoun; an adverb phrase does not

What is the adverb in the sentence?
My dog always barks.

• my

• always

• barks

• dog

What is the adverb in the sentence?
The astronaut easily fixed the problem.

• fixed

• problem

• easily

• the

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

• to review

• before the quiz

• be sure

• review your facts