Prepositional Phrases word

Characteristics of the Prepositional Phrase  Describe people, things, OR actions  Begins with a preposition  Can be openers, SV split, or closer

PREPOSITIONSoverunderaround oninabove besidenearbetween beneaththroughbelow insideoutsideout acrossawaybehind beyondoff in front beforefromdown atwithinby likewith toofup afterintoapproach againstwithoutexcept towardforupon

Examples of Prepositional Phrases  Single Prep Phrase In that place, the wind prevailed. In that place, the wind prevailed. (Swarthout Bless the Beasts and Children) At the bottom, he, in a pile of rubble, looked glumly down the tunnel. At the bottom, he, in a pile of rubble, looked glumly down the tunnel. (King “Night Journey”--adapted)  Consecutive Prep Phrase In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit. In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit. (Tolkien The Hobbit) Across the street from their house, in an empty lot between two houses, stood the rock pile. Across the street from their house, in an empty lot between two houses, stood the rock pile. (Baldwin “Going to Meet the Man”)

Unscrambling—Place the phrases in the best order 1.a. across the ripples b. it was morning c. and the new sun sparkled gold d. of a gentle sea (Bach Jonathan Livingston Seagull) 2.a. the boy felt good b. in his mouth b. in his mouth c. of ham and biscuit d. with the flavor (Armstrong Sounder)

Unscrambling—Place the phrases in the best order 3.a. and neither knew b. for the first fifteen years c. Danny and I lived d. of our lives e. within five blocks of each other f. of the other’s existence (Potok The Chosen) 4.a. I could see the doctor b. with his black bag b. with his black bag c. over Dean’s shoulder d. between his feet e. against the wall (King “Coffey on the Mile”)

Imitation—Unscramble the sentence to make it match the model’s structure  Model: The aftermath of the shooting was a three-ring circus, with the governor in one ring, with the prison in another, and with poor brain-blasted Percy Wetmore in the third. (King, The Green Mile) 1. a) near the canal by the old barn b) is a mile from the interstate c) the nature trail d) and near the old abandoned post office across from the church on Front Street e) near the historic museum in the 19 th century village.

Imitation—Unscramble the sentence to make it match the model’s structure  Model: The aftermath of the shooting was a three-ring circus, with the governor in one ring, with the prison in another, and with poor brain-blasted Percy Wetmore in the third. (King, The Green Mile) 1. a) and in the main office with stressed-out administrators in high demand but lowly supply. b) in the guidance department with countless schedule changes c) was chaos d) in the cafeteria with huge lines e) the first day of classes

Combining—Combine the following sentences to match the model given  On the boards of both the porch and the steps beyond the mutilated screen door, there were spatters of blood. (King, “Two Dead Girls”) a) Something happened under the hood of the truck. b) Something also happened and within the interior of the cabin. c) What happened was that there were wisps. d) The wisps were of smoke.

Combining—Combine the following sentences to match the model given  With the silence and immobility of a great reddish- tinted rock, Thor stood for many minutes, looking out over his domain. (Curwood, The Grizzly King) a) Something happened from the rain. b) It also happened from the wind of the most fierce hurricane. c) What happened was that the crops drooped. d) They drooped toward the soil. e) They were drying out from the sun.

Combining—Combine the following sentences to match the model given  Around quitting time, Tod Hackett heard a great din in the road outside his office. (West, The Day of the Locust) a) It happened during the ninth inning. b) What happened was that Sherman caught a fly ball. c) He caught it in the left field. d) He caught it near the fence.

Combining—Combine the following sentences to match the model given  Into the darkening sky, unearthly humps of land curved like the backs of browsing pigs, like the rumps of elephants. (Bagnold, National Velvet) a) It happened on the Internet. b) What happened was that vast amounts of data traveled. c) The data traveled with the speed of invisible light. d) The data traveled with clear resolution of graphics.

Expanding—At the slash mark add a prepositional phrase, the first word is there and the number of words in the phrase are in [brackets] 1. On / [2], gulls woke. 2. Dad was a tall man with / [9]. 3. The crowd chased us under / [3], around / [2], up / [1], around / [1], down / [1], into / [3]. 4. Then he talked of / [2], of / [1], of / [6], of / [6].