1. Prepositions
Prepositions show relationships among words in a sentence.
Prepositions often show time or place relationships.
Examples:
You can sit next to me.
We will take the test during today’s class.
Before the test, you should study with a partner.

2. Prepositions by down during except for from in in front of inside
about above across after against along among around at before behind below beneath beside between
onto
on top of
out of
outside
over
past
since
through to
toward
under
underneath
until up
upon
with
within
without by
down
during
except
for
from in
in front of
inside
instead of
into
like
near of
off on

3. Prepositions

4. Prepositional Phrases
A prepositional phrase includes: a preposition, the object of the preposition, and any words which describe the object
An object is a receiver of action; objects are not the main nouns in a sentence
To find the prepositional phrase, look for the preposition and the nouns/pronouns that follow
Example: Jack threw the ball to his little sister.

5. Prepositional phrases
Lin has won the lead role in the school play.
Into the thick mist vanished the carriage.
Come with Rick and me to the concert.
We huddled under the umbrella in the rain.

6. Find the Prepositional phrases
On top of spaghetti, All covered with cheese, I lost my poor meatball, When somebody sneezed. It rolled off the table, And on to the floor, And then my poor meatball, Rolled out of the door. It rolled in the garden, And under a bush, And then my poor meatball, Was nothing but mush.
The mush was as tasty As tasty could be, And then the next summer, It grew into a tree. The tree was all covered, All covered with moss, And on it grew meatballs, And tomato sauce. So if you eat spaghetti, All covered with cheese, Hold on to your meatball, Whenever you sneeze.

7. Adjective phrases
An adjective phrase is a prepositional phrase that describes a noun or pronoun in the sentence.
Adjective phrases answer the following questions:
What kind?
How many?
Which one?
How much?
The store with the neon sign is open.
We adopted a puppy with brown spots.

8. Adjective phrases
1. While she was a student in France, Marie met Pierre Curie.
2. Pierre had already gained fame as a scientist.
3. The marriage between the two scientists was a perfect match.
4. Their theories about a new element were proved to be true.

9. Adverb phrases
An adverb phrase is a prepositional phrase that describes a verb, adjective, or adverb in the sentence.
Adverb phrases answer the following questions:
--When? How often?
--Where? How long?
--How? To what extent?
--Why?
The cavalry will reach the fort by noon.
We got our new puppy at the animal shelter.

10. Adverb phrases
When he was only a baby, Pecos Bill fell into the Pecos River.
He was saved by coyotes, who raised him.
He thought for many years that he was a coyote.
After a long argument, a cowboy convinced Bill that he was not a coyote.