Understanding Prepositional Phrases

The video tutorial by Mr. Armstrong covers prepositions and prepositional phrases, explaining their structure and functions. It highlights how prepositional phrases can provide information about location, direction, time, and objects. The tutorial includes examples for each type of phrase and concludes with a review of the key points. Students are encouraged to find additional examples and lists of prepositions online.

What is the primary role of prepositions in grammar?

• To start prepositional phrases

• To end sentences

• To replace nouns

• To act as verbs

Which of the following is a characteristic of a prepositional phrase?

• It ends with an adjective

• It ends with a verb

• It starts with a noun

• It starts with a preposition

What must a prepositional phrase end with?

• A conjunction

• An adjective

• A noun or pronoun

• A verb

Which of the following is NOT a way prepositional phrases add information to sentences?

• Indicating direction

• Indicating time

• Indicating location

• Indicating color

Which question can a location prepositional phrase answer?

• Where?

• When?

• How?

• Why?

Identify the preposition in the phrase 'against the fence'.

• Fence

• Against

• The

• None of the above

What does a direction prepositional phrase indicate?

• The direction of movement

• The size of an object

• The purpose of an action

• The color of an object

Which of the following is a direction prepositional phrase?

• With a friend

• During the meeting

• Across the universe

• Under the table

What type of information does a time prepositional phrase provide?

• How something is done

• Where something is

• When something happens

• Why something occurs

Which of the following is a time prepositional phrase?

• Under the bed

• In the morning

• Over the hill

• Beside the river