1. WELCOME TO YOUR “FLIPPED CLASSROOM” LESSON! Today you will review some basic grammar concepts (that you should already know), so you are ready to learn more sophisticated concepts in class. Go through the PowerPoint in “slide show mode” and complete the skeletal notes simultaneously. At times, you will have to answer open-ended questions. Your notes will be checked for completion on MONDAY, JAN. 11.

2. TODAY YOU WILL REVIEW… 1. What is a phrase? 2. What is a prepositional phrase? 3. How do I identify a prepositional phrase?

3. What is a phrase? A group of words that act as one part of speech. It does not contain both a subject and a predicate. Examples of phrases you may know: infinitive phrase Ex: I hope to be famous one day. verb phrase Ex: Maybe I will be famous for an invention. prepositional phrase Ex: I write my invention ideas in a notebook. Respond: How is a phrase different from a sentence?

4. What is a prepositional phrase? A group of words beginning with a preposition and ending with a noun or pronoun. This group of words acts as one part of speech: an adverb or adjective. Like an adverb or adjective, a prepositional phrase modifies or describes another word in the sentence.

5. STRUCTURE OF A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE A preposition is a part of speech that never acts alone; it’s always part of a phrase.

6. Structure: Preposition + any modifiers +its object = prepositional phrase (adjectives) (noun or pronoun) Examples: All the kids are playing baseball at the field. P M O I am looking for it. P O (Modifiers are not required.)

7. Steps to Identifying a Prepositional Phrase: 1. Start by looking for a preposition 2. Prepositions NEVER act alone, so the word or words that come after the preposition are part of a prepositional phrase. 3. The prepositional phrase ends with the next noun or pronoun (object) in the sentence. Keep in mind: A prepositional phrase can have multiple modifiers or no modifiers. A prepositional phrase will NEVER include a verb.

8. Common Prepositions: (this is not a complete list) Common Modifiers about after against among around as at before between by during for from in into like of on out over through to under with without  articles: a, an, the  possessive pronouns: my, your, his, her, their, its, etc.  adjectives

9. Placement of Prepositional Phrases A prepositional phrase most often appears after the word it describes: EX: A spaceship from Venus landed in my back yard. Prepositional phrases can be found at the beginning or the end of a sentence too, but only when it describes the predicate. EX: In the morning, the aliens mowed my lawn. EX: The aliens mowed my lawn in the morning.

10. Practice: Underline the prepositional phrase and label its parts (P,M,O) 1. Sherlock whispered his idea to Watson so the sleuth couldn’t hear. 2. She wrapped her arm around it. 3. Did you see Marcie at the last game? 4. A new song by his band was played.

11. THE NEXT SLIDE WILL REVEAL THE ANSWERS. Check your answers and make corrections in a different color.

12. Check your answers and make corrections in a different color : 1. Sherlock whispered his idea to Watson so the sleuth couldn’t hear. 2. She wrapped her arm around it. 3. Did you see Marcie at the last game? 4. A new song by his band was played. KEY: Preposition Modifier Object

13. Practice: Is the group of words a PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE? If so, put a “PP” on the line. If not, explain why. 1. in the kitchen 2. with my bicycle 3. Tanya and him 4. across the highway 5. is reading my book report 6. under a harvest moon 7. beyond the solar system

14. THE NEXT SLIDE WILL REVEAL THE ANSWERS. Check your answers and make corrections in a different color.

15. Answers: 1. in the kitchen PP 2. with my bicycle PP 3. Tanya and him (doesn’t begin with a preposition) 4. across the highway PP 5. is reading my book report (prep. phrases don’t contain verbs) 6. under a harvest moon PP 7. beyond the solar system PP

16. Did you get all of the answers correct? If so, GREAT! You understand prepositional phrases and are ready to move on with new information in class. If not, DON’T WORRY! Watch a video for some reteaching so you are ready to move on with new information in class. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGUnZuZodeI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS3bKw_cyow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZTjNuvYuH8