Prepositional phrases Adjectival or Adverbial

Let’s sing a song to remember our prepositions! Aboard, about, above, across Against, along, around Amid, among, after, at Except, for, during, down Behind, below, beneath, beside Between, before, beyond By, in, from, off, on, over, of Until, unto, upon Under, underneath, since, up Like, near, past, throughout, through With, within, without, outside Toward, inside, into, to

Prepositional phrases The Take-Away Prepositional phrases either function as an adjective or an adverb in a sentence. There are two types of prepositional phrases. adverbial adjectival ADVERBS describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They answer the questions How, when, where, and to what extent? ADJECTIVES describe nouns and pronouns. They answer the questions which one, how many/much, and what kind? Both adjectives and adverbs can be expressed as one word, a clause, or a phrase.

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Adjectival or adverbial? _____________1. The book with the tattered cover has been read many times. _____________2. All the passengers aboard the runaway train were frightened. _____________3. Racing toward the finish line, Sarah realized she just might win. _____________4. My shopping list needs to be put into my purse. _____________5. The present inside the big box is mine. _____________6. Without a GPS, we will lose our way. _____________7. Until today, I had never heard that. _____________8. Our boss put out a memo regarding the new rule. _____________9. The clues within the first few chapters will lead to the murderer. _____________10. His is only one voice among many, but it will be heard. adjective adjective adverbial adverbial adjective adverbial adverbial adjective adjective adjective