1. Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives and Adverbs
Unit 13.3

2. Prepositional Phrases can function as
Adjectives
Adverbs

3. What do adjectives describe?
Nouns
Pronouns
Adjectives answer the questions:
Which one? What kind? How many?

4. What do adverbs describe?
Adjectives
Other Adverbs
Adverbs answer the questions:
Where? When? How? To What Extent?

5. A prepositional phrase can function as an adjective
If it functions as an adjective it is called an adjective phrase.
The fabrics from the Orient were quite beautiful.
What is your prepositional phrase?
From the Orient
What does it describe?
Fabrics (the subject of the sentence)

6. Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives (continued)
These ancient hangings are tapestries from other lands.
What is your prepositional phrase?
From other lands
What does it describe?
Tapestries (the noun in the predicate)

7. Prepositional Phrases can function as Adverbs
If it functions as an adverb, it is called an adverb phrase.
The women are weaving on looms.
What is your prepositional phrase?
On looms
What does it describe?
Weaving (on loom describes the verb)

8. That fabric looks great on you.
What is your prepositional phrase?
On you
What does it modify?
Great (it describes an adjective)

9. She weaves fabric well for her age.
What is the prepositional phrase?
For her age
What does it describe?
Well (for her age describes the adverb well)

10. An adverb phrase tells:
When
Where
How an action takes place

11. Weavers work during the day.
What is the prepositional phrase?
During the day
What does it modify?
Work (verb)
It tells when they worked

12. They work in shops.
What is the prepositional phrase?
In shops
What does it modify?
Work (it tells where they worked)

13. Prepositional Phrases can be Adverb Phrases
They work with care.
What is your prepositional phrase?
With care
What does it modify?
Work (it tells how they worked)

14. Task Rotations Computers: Prepositional Phrase review games
Preposition poem:
Practice and word search
Directions for prepositional poems