Find the Phrase
Bob ordered a burger with extra cheese.
with extra cheese
The rocket shot from the launch pad with a great roar like thunder.
"from the launch pad" modifies what word?
shot
into, with, front, from
front
Name five prepositions
aboard, about, above, across...
- within the room
- within his grasp
- withered grapes
withered grapes
Make sure you finish the assignment before Friday.
before Friday
The train arrived at the station early yesterday.
"at the station" modifies what word?
arrived
before, beware, beneath, between
beware
What is one thing you will NEVER find inside a prepositional phrase?
simple subject, verb, direct object (or other complements)
- to the ocean
- to find a quarter
- to Bill
to find a quarter
My whole family likes to comb the beach for seashells.
for seashells
The clock on the wall says it is 1:35.
"on the wall" modifies what word?
clock
into, ion, in, instead
ion
What are the three things you might find in a prepositional phrase?
preposition, object, modifiers
- to the side
- too many questions
- up to the board
too many questions
Though you might not believe it, there is a horse standing outside the room right now.
outside the room
The student to your left has been raising his hand for ten minutes.
"to your left" modifies what word?
student
though, through, throughout, toward
though
If you have two prepositional phrases in a row, one might modify the _____________ of the previous phrase.
object
- beneath our open window
- beside the incredibly large and terribly loud river
- became an astronaut
became an astronaut
Since we moved out of the big city, we have felt more relaxed.
out of the big city
After tomorrow's lesson, the students will know even more about the history of France.
"After tomorrow's lesson" modifies what word?
aboard, across, also, after
also
Prepositional phrases are groups of words that act all together as a TEAM. They will act as ONE part of speech: either an ___________ or an ___________.
adjective, adverb
- through the dim hallway
- though he really tried
- throughout the entire race
though he really tried