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Essential Question: How Do Prepositional Phrases Function For Effective Communication?
Essential Question: How Do Prepositional Phrases Function For Effective Communication?
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
Process Questions:
Content
1. What is the commonality of the three quotes in terms of content?
2. Do you agree with what the quotes say?
3. What is nationalism for you?
Structure
1. How do they differ in terms of structure?
2. What do the 2 sentences have that is not present in the other sentence?
A prepositional phrase is described as a preposition accompanied by a noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition. The object may be compound and
may have modifiers.
In the given examples below, the preposition is written in bold while the object of the preposition is underlined:
Example: near the table and chairs
a. If a prepositional phrase describes a noun or a pronoun by telling which one or what kind, it functions as an adjective in the sentence. Usually,
prepositional phrase which functions as an adjective can be found after the noun or pronoun it modifies.
Example:
The chair in the corner is wobbly. (Which chair?) in the corner is the prepositional phrase that functions as
an adjective in the sentence, telling which chair
*More than one adjective phrase may modify the same word. on the corner is the prepositional phrase that functions as
Example: an adjective in the sentence, telling which boy
The boy on the corner with his hand raised is Greg. with his hand raised describes the word boy, telling which
boy
b. If a prepositional phrase modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb, it acts as an adverb in the sentence. It typically answers the questions, how, where, why or
when something was done.
Example:
We sat on the park bench. (Sat where?) on the bench functions as an adverb and it modifies the word
sat (verb)
I will leave in our hour. (Will leave when?) in one hour functions as an adverb and it modifies
the word leave (verb)
Modifying an adjective:
She is helpful to everyone. (Helpful to what extent?)
*Sentences can contain more than one adverb phrase, and all of them can modify the same word.