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What is the preposition?: in the pool
in
What is the prepositional phrase?: I like to lounge in the pool.
in the pool
What is the preposition in the phrase: under the table
under
What is the prepositional phrase?: An obnoxious bird was chirping during the test.
during the test
What is the prepositional phrase?: The child was hiding under the table.
under the table
What is the preposition?: during the test
during
Many tell where or when.
You do need a comma to offset the prepositional phrase at the start of a sentence. True or False?
True! Ex.: Without help, little Nellie cooked a grilled cheese sandwhich.
A prepositional phrase can't open a sentence. True of False?
False- a prepositional phrase CAN open/ begin a sentence.
This is the incorrect formatting for a preposition as an interrupter: All the puppies except the trained ones pooped everywhere!
False- The commas need to offset the prepositional phrase and separate the main subject and verb. Ex.: All the puppies, except the trained ones, pooped everywhere!
What is a preposition?
-a part of speech
-a word placed before a noun or pronoun to form a phrase
What is a prepositional phrase?
a group of ords that acts as a single part of speech but does not contain a subject and a verb
What does a preopsitional phrase answer when it acts as an adverb? Name one.
To what extent, why, in what way, in what situation, when, where? Ex.: We will go swimming in the summer. (tells when we will go)
What is the object of the preposition in a sentence?
The noun or pronoun that appears at the end of the prepositional phrase. Ex.: Inside the book (the book is the object).
When prepositions close/end the sentence we need a comma: We ate corndogs and drank root beer floats, after the baseball game.
False! No comma is needed. Ex.: We ate corndogs and drank root beer floats after the baseball game.
How many parts of speech are there?
8, including prepositions
Which part of speech comes at the end of a prepositional phrase?
noun or pronoun
Using prepositional phrases in your writing helps to improve what?: 1) organization, 2) word choice, 3) conventions, 4) sentence fluency
sentence fleuncy
Which of the following is NOT a a function of a prepositional phrase?: 1) Pronoun, 2) Adjective, 3) Adjective
Pronoun
When a prepositional phrase acts as an adjective it answers what question? Name one.
which one, what kind, how much, how many? Ex.: The movie about sharks was scary. (tells us which movie)
Which of the following best describes a prepositional phrase?: 1) sentence, 2) clause, 3) fragment, 4) run-on
fragment
Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?: 1)After school let's go to Whitney's house to play video games., 2) After school let's go to Whitney's house, to play video games., 3) After school, let's go to Whitney's house to play video games.
3) After school, let's go to Whitney's house to play video games.