Exploring Prepositional Phrases in Grammar

What initiates a prepositional phrase?

• An adjective

• A preposition

• A verb

• A noun

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.4.1E

How can prepositional phrases function in a sentence?

• Only as adjectives

• Only as nouns

• As nouns, adverbs, and adjectives

• Only as adverbs

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which part of the sentence 'Danielle blew the horn with the strength of a giant' is a prepositional phrase?

• 'Danielle blew the horn'

• 'the strength of a giant'

• 'blew the horn'

• 'of a giant'

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

CCSS.L.4.1E

In the sentence 'Danielle blew the horn with the strength of a giant', how does the prepositional phrase function?

• As a verb

• As an adverb

• As an adjective

• As a noun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What is an infinitive phrase?

• A verb phrase that begins with 'to' and acts as a noun

• A phrase that starts with a preposition

• A phrase that describes a noun

• A phrase that can only act as a noun

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

How does the prepositional phrase 'of glass' function in 'the cathedral of glass'?

• As an adjective

• As a noun

• As an adverb

• As a verb

What literary work is mentioned to illustrate the use of prepositional phrases?

• The Tempest

• Hamlet

• Macbeth

• Romeo and Juliet

What does the phrase 'undiscovered country' in Hamlet refer to?

• A new world

• A secret place

• Death

• A hidden kingdom

How can ambiguity in a sentence with prepositional phrases be resolved?

• By removing all prepositional phrases

• By adding more prepositional phrases

• By rearranging the sentence

• By using synonyms

What is the main caution when using prepositional phrases?

• They can make sentences too long

• They can introduce ambiguity

• They are difficult to understand

• They can change the tense of the sentence