ADJECTIVES/ADVERBS AND PREPOSITIONS

 Adjectives are words that modify  The make more definite the meaning of nouns and pronouns  They tell what kind, which one and how many  Some pronouns are used as adjectives  Predicate adjectives follow a linking verb  Articles are in a group of adjectives and they are a, an, and the DEFINED

 Adverbs answer the questions where, how often, how, to what extent and when.  Adverbs modify a verb, an adjective or another adverb  The words not and very are always adverbs DEFINED

 Where?  How?  How often?  To what extent?  When?  MacKenzie traveled north.  He carefully explored the Canadian wilderness.  Once he crossed the whole continent.  In 1789, the geography of Canada from the Atlantic to Alberta was quite familiar to fur traders.  The land to the west was unknown then. EXAMPLES

 A preposition is a word that relates a following noun or pronoun to some other word in a sentence.  A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition and a noun or pronoun, plus any words that come in between.  The noun or pronoun ending a prepositional phrase is called the object of the preposition. DEFINED

 Prepositional phrases can be used as an adjective (adjective phrase) or as a adverb (adverb phrase).  Adjective phrases describe nouns by telling what kind, which one, how many.  Adverb phrases describe a verb by telling when, where, how, how often, and to what extent. PHRASES

 Adjective Phrase- Mrs. Anna Taylor, a forty three year old school teacher, had a great love of adventure.  Adverb Phrase- On October 24, 1901, Mrs. Taylor began her historic adventure. EXAMPLES