2. Prepositional Phrases A Phrase is a group of related words that does not include a Subject and Verb. on the coast in college to the game

3. Prepositional Phrases A Phrase is a group of related words that does not include a Subject and Verb. on the coast in college to the game

4. Prepositional Phrases The most common kind of Phrase is a Prepositional Phrase. Prepositional phrases usually tell you where the topic and main idea of the sentence (Subject and Verb) happened. Subject Verb Prepositional phrase Subject Verb Prepositional phrase Jason traveled on the coast. Jason traveled on the coast. Jason enrolled in college. Jason enrolled in college. Jason went to the game. Jason went to the game.

5. Prepositional Phrases Prepositional phrases usually have three words: the Preposition, an adjective, most often ‘the’ or ‘a’, and a noun. Preposition Adjective Noun in the shade at a table

6. Subject-Verb-Prepositional Phrase. The man is (behind the sled). The words in a Prepositional Phrase are a unit. Imagine a dog sled.

7. Subject-Verb-Prepositional Phrase The words in a Prepositional Phrase are a unit. Imagine a dog sled. The sled acts like the Noun. The dog acts like the Preposition She She enrolled (in college).

8. Prepositional Phrases The point is that if you separate the Preposition from the Noun, you no longer have a Prepositional Phrase! It’s the same: if you separate the dog from the sled, you no longer have a dog sled!

9. Prepositional Phrases The point is that if you separate the Preposition from the Noun, you no longer have a Prepositional Phrase! It’s the same: if you separate the dog from the sled, you no longer have a dog sled!

10. Here is a list of the most common Prepositions. You should memorize the first list and be familiar with the second! in on at in on at to for by to for by with of from Above, across, after, against, along, among, around, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, during, except, inside, into, like, near, off, out, over, since, than, through, till, toward, under, upon

11. Prepositional Phrases can come anywhere in the sentence! Prepositional phrases can come before the Subject or after the Verb. (At college), the girl studied. The girl studied (at college).

12. Prepositional phrases can even separate the Subject from the Verb, so watch out!

13. Prepositional Phrases – Lots of them! (At college), the girl (with the sandals) studied (on a bench) (in the sun).

14. Prepositional phrases can be a lot of things, but they cannot be the Subject! Subject Prep Phrase Verb Subject Prep Phrase Verb The buildings (of New York) are skyscrapers. The buildings (of New York) are skyscrapers.

15. Subject Prep Phrase Verb The buildings (of New York) are skyscrapers. Subject Prep Phrase Verb The buildings (of New York) are skyscrapers. In this sentence, New York is not a “skyscraper.” “The buildings are skyscrapers,” so “buildings” is the Subject, and not “New York!” The Prepositional Phrase (of New York) only tells you where the buildings are.

16. Commas with Prepositional Phrases Use a comma after an opening Prepositional Phrase. Example: (In the early morning light) I saw the Rocky Mountains

17. Commas with Prepositional Phrases Use a comma after an opening Prepositional Phrase. Example: (In the early morning light), I saw the Rocky Mountains

18. Do not use a comma if the Prepositional Phrase is not at the beginning of sentence! Do not use a comma if the Prepositional Phrase is not at the beginning of sentence! [no comma!] I saw the Rocky Mountains (in the early morning light). [Comma!] (In the early morning light), I saw the Rocky Mountains.

19. Here’s an important point: If you don’t have a Preposition, you can’t have a Prepositional Phrase! “I returned the book.” “The book” cannot be a Prepositional Phrase because “the” is not on the list of Prepositions. “I returned the book to the library.” “to the library” is a Prepositional Phrase because to is a Preposition, and “to the library” tells where you returned the book.

20. Underline the Subject, put the Verb in bold, (put parentheses around each Prepositional Phrase), and add any commas that are needed. 1. Oceans cover three-quarters of the earth's surface. 2. Yet most people know very little about the oceans. 3. From simple cloth a quilter makes wonderful art objects. 4. Sometimes Earle stays underwater for up to two weeks. 5. An experienced quilter with simple materials works magic.