Prepositional Phrases and Their Functions

How does the underlined prepositional phrase function in the following sentence? The shoes on the track are Roberta's.

• adjective

• adverb

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.

• must be drained

• be drained daily

• in this tank

• The water

How does the prepositional phrase phrase function in the following sentence? What word does it modify (describe)?

• adjective; daily

• adjective; water

• adverb; must be drained

• adverb; daily

What word does the underlined prepositional phrase describe in the following sentence? The magician with his rabbit entertained the crowd.

• magician

• entertained

• crowd

• rabbit

Since the underlined prepositional phrase refers to the subject, magician, what question does the phrase answer?

The magician with his rabbit entertained the crowd.

• how?

• which one?

• where?

• when?

Since the underlined prepositional phrase refers to the subject, magician, how does the phrase function in the sentence?

• adverb

• adjective

What word does the underlined prepositional phrase describe in the following sentence? We ate dinner at five o'clock.

• dinner

• We

• ate

Since the underlined prepositional phrase refers to the verb, ate, what question does the phrase answer?

We ate dinner at five o'clock.

• how?

• which one?

• where?

• when?

What word does the underlined prepositional phrase describe in the following sentence?

Dad moved the benches into our backyard.

• Dad

• moved

• benches

A prepositional phrase is the preposition, the object of the preposition, and all the modifiers between the two.

• TRUE

• FALSE

• NO IDEA