Exploring Prepositional Phrases as Adverbs

This video tutorial explores the use of prepositional phrases as adverbs. It begins with an introduction to prepositional phrases and their function, followed by an example sentence to illustrate how they can act as adverbs. The tutorial then provides practice exercises with ten sentences, guiding viewers to identify prepositional phrases and the verbs they modify. The video concludes with a summary of the patterns observed in the exercises.

What is the primary function of a prepositional phrase when acting as an adverb?

• To modify a noun or pronoun

• To introduce a sentence

• To describe a verb, adjective, or another adverb

• To connect clauses

In the sentence 'She jumped off the diving board', what does the prepositional phrase 'off the diving board' modify?

• Diving board

• Jumped

• Off

• She

Which word does the prepositional phrase 'on the course' modify in the sentence 'The golfer plays on the course'?

• Course

• Plays

• Golfer

• The

What does the prepositional phrase 'after school' tell us in the sentence 'We ran after school'?

• Where we ran

• When we ran

• Why we ran

• How we ran

In the sentence 'The teachers work in the library', what does 'in the library' modify?

• Library

• Work

• Teachers

• The

Identify the verb modified by the prepositional phrase 'during recess' in 'The students relaxed during recess'.

• Recess

• Students

• Relaxed

• During

What is the role of the prepositional phrase 'to the festival' in the sentence 'Our family is going to the festival'?

• Modifies 'is'

• Modifies 'going'

• Describes the festival

• Describes the family

Which word is modified by 'in the gym' in the sentence 'The teammates won the game in the gym'?

• Gym

• Game

• Teammates

• Won

In the sentence 'We walked with the neighborhood dogs', what does 'with the neighborhood dogs' modify?

• With

• Dogs

• Walked

• We

What does the prepositional phrase 'down the stairs' describe in 'She fell down the stairs'?

• Stairs

• She

• Fell

• Down