Hey "Preppy!"
What are the two or three steps to finding a prepositional phrase?
1. Find the preposition
2. Travel to the right
3. Stop when you come to the first Noun or Compound Noun.
Who and Whom are both pronouns. Which is a subject and which is an object?
Who is a subject
Whom is always an object
What are the three Verbals?
1. Participles
2. Gerunds
3. Infinitives
What 1990s teenage TV show featured one character calling another "Preppy?"
Saved By the Bell
Can you pick the candy that is Mr. Chiochios' favorite?
Haribo Goldbears
Plus, the commercials are great!
Find the Prepositional Phrases (you need all of them and no incorrect ones)
Above the mantle you will find a tattered note that tells the location of a treasure beyond your dreams.
(Above the mantel)
(of a treasure)
(beyond your dreams)
Choose the correct pronoun.
The person with (who, whom) I am going is Ted.
This needs an Object to the Preposition "with," so the answer is WHOM.
Find the Gerund in the sentence below.
1. Travis didn't want to forget the importance of
leading the target.
Leading the Target!
Gerund = ING and NOUN; looks like we have a preposition in front of this one!
There are two types of participles. One is an actual VERB. Define the other.
A participle is a VERBAL created by a verb form ending in ING, ED, or EN that functions as an Adjective
I will judge whether your answer achieved this.
What was the first "furbearer" that Mr. Chiochios harvested?
Bobcat
The Prepositional Phrase in bold is either an Adjective or an Adverb phrase. Which is it?
Above the mantle you will find a tattered note that tells the location of a treasure beyond your dreams.
Choose the correct pronoun.
I never heard of either Mr. Cameron or (him, he).
What is the function of the following Gerund Phrase in bold? (not just NOUN)
Travis didn't want to forget the importance of leading the target.
This is the object of the preposition (o.p.)
Noun is not the best answer because ALL Gerunds are nouns.
What is the diameter of the earth?
7917 miles
Deer Hunting OR Duck Hunting?
I have to go Deer Hunting, but it is SOOOO close.
Find the prepositional phrase AND tell us its function.
He placed the plant on the table before he left.
(on the table)
Adverb phrase; tells us WHERE he PLACED
Give the books to Eduardo and (I, me).
ME
How many VERBALS are in this sentence?
Travis did not want to forget the importance of leading the target.
2
We have an infinitive and a gerund.
"To forget"
"leading the target"
What was the planned capital of Michigan early in the logging and mining days?
Calumet
What 2 ethnicities does Mr. Chiochios carry?
Greek and Finnish
Find the prepositional phrase AND tell us its function.
The plant on the table needs to be watered.
(on the table)
Adjective phrase; tells us WHICH PLANT
Choose the correct pronoun.
The smartest person in the school is (she, her).
SHE; we need that Predicate NOUN
Find the infinitive AND tell me its function
Travis did not want to forget the importance of leading the target.
To Forget
This is the Direct Object (D.O.) It tells us "WHAT he didn't want."
How many rings of power were given to the Dwarves?
7
How many students were in Mr. Chiochios' "largest" class? Remember, he also taught in Chassell.
27