1. Prepositional Phrases
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2. Let's recap prepositions
He reached over and took the whale book from her hands, pretending to study the bloody picture on the jacket. (Bridge to Terabithia)
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3. Let's refresh on the most common prepositions:
aboard
along
behind
but (except)
from
off
past
until
about
amid
below by in on
since up
above
among
beneath
down
inside
onto
through
upon
across
around
beside
during
into
out to
with
after at
between
except
near
outside
toward
within
against
before
beyond
for of
over
under
without

4. Prepositional Phrases
At the minimum, a prepositional phrase will begin with a preposition and end with a noun or pronoun, the “object' of the preposition.
The object of the preposition will often have one or more modifiers to describe it.
preposition + modifier(s) + noun or pronoun
near their homes
near = preposition + their = modifier + homes= noun
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5. Identifying the prepositional phrases. with her imaginative stories
Leslie opens Jessie's eyes to new worlds with her imaginative stories and different way of thinking.
to new worlds
to= preposition new=modifier worlds= noun
with her imaginative stories
with= preposition her imaginative=modifier stories=noun
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6. Questions
A prepositional phrase will function as an adjective or adverb.
As an adjective, the prepositional phrase will answer the question Which one?
As an adverb, a prepositional phrase will answer questions such as How? When? or Where?

7. Lets try some!
The book on the bathroom floor is swollen from shower steam.
Which book? The one on the bathroom floor!
The sweet potatoes in the vegetable bin are green with mold.
Which sweet potatoes? The ones forgotten in the vegetable bin!

8. Try it yourself Before class, Josh begged his friends for a pencil.
When did Josh do his begging? Before class!
Feeling brave, we tried the Dragon Breath Burritos at Tito's Taco Palace.
Where did we eat the spicy food? At Tito's Taco Palace!
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9. The End
Now for the Game!