Prepositional Phrases

Which is a list of common prepositions?

• Red,Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue
• Above, Before, During, Off, Toward
• Him, Her, His, She, They
• Shoe, Pants, Skirt, Blouse, Shirt

A prepositional phrase ALWAYS ends with a(n)

• preposition or verb

• verbs or adverb

• subject or predicate

• noun or pronoun

What is the preposition?
Over the years we have learned to study hard.

• the
• have
• to
• over

Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: 

The pencil fell under the desk. 

• the pencil
• fell under the desk
• under the desk
• the desk

By noon, all the runners were finished.

• By noon
• All the runners
• The runners
• Were finished

What is a preposition?

• A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.

• A type of verb

• A form of punctuation

• A type of adverb

Which of the following is a preposition: run, beside, quickly, happy

• run

• beside

• quickly

• happy

True or False:

Some prepositions show time and place and others add detail.

• True

• False

What do all prepositional phrases have in common?

• They all begin with prepositions.

• They all begin with adjectives.

• They all begin with adverbs.

• They all begin with nouns or pronouns.

Which of the following shows a prepositional phrase?

• Moby is a robot.

• Moby kicked the football.

• Moby kicked the football between the goalposts.

• Moby's team scored three points.