1. Prepositional Phrases!!! 2/9
Grammar Monday
Prepositional Phrases!!!
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2. Agenda Announcements: Credit Recovery, Late Grades, Questions/Concerns
Review Parts of Speech
Review Common Prepositions
Introduce Prepositional Phrases
PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE!
End Goal: Rock the ACT

3. 8 Parts of Speech Noun Pronoun Adjective Adverb Verb Preposition
Conjunction
Interjection
BONUS – Article!!!!!

4. Common Prepositions About Above Across Against Among Around Behind
Below
Beside
Between
For
From
Onto
Inside
Outside
During
Under
Underneath
Over
Upon

5. Prepositional Phrases
Modify verbs and nouns while indicating various relationships between subjects and verbs.
Add information to sentences
Add spice and variety to sentences
Prepositional Phrase
Starts with a preposition
Ends with an object (the object of the prep)

6. Prepositional Phrases
After several minutes we located the key for the door.
Prepositional Phrase 1: After several minutes
Prepositional Phrase 2: for the door

7. Prepositional Phrases
The sweet potatoes in the vegetable bin are moldy.
WHICH SWEET POTATOES?
in the vegetable bin
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE!

8. Prepositional Phrase When did Josh eat a sandwich? Before Class
Before class, Josh ate a sandwich.
When did Josh eat a sandwich?
Before Class
Prepositional Phrase

9. Identify all Parts of Speech AND Prep Phrase
According to the weather forecast, it will rain today.

10. Example 1 Answer
According to the weather forecast, it will rain today.
According: Prep
To: Prep
The: Article
Weather: Adjective Prep Phrase:
Forecast: Noun According to the
It: Pronoun weather forecast
Will Rain: Verb
Today: Noun

11. Example 2
I live near the ocean.

12. Example 2 Answer I live near the ocean. I: Pronoun Live: Verb
Near: Prep
The: Article
Ocean: Noun
Prep Phrase: near the ocean

13. Example 3
Hannah left the book under the table.

14. Example 3 Answer Hannah left the book under the table. Hannah: Noun
Left: Verb
The: Article Prep Phrase:
Book: Noun Under the table
Under: Prep
The: Article
Table: Noun

15. Example 4
Without a GPS, we will lose our way.

16. Example 4 Answer Without a GPS, we will lose our way. Without: Prep
A: Article
GPS: noun
We: Pronoun Prep Phrase
Will Lose: Verb Without a GPS
Our: Pronoun
Way: Noun