3. What is a Phrase?

4. A phrase is:
A group of related words that is used as a single part of speech.
A phrase is a group of words that does not have both a subject and a predicate, so it is never a complete sentence.

5. Three types of phrases Prepositional phrases Appositive phrases
Verbals and verb phrases

6. PREPOSITIONS

7. PREPOSITION
A word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence.
The baseball player in the white shirt
hit a homerun.

8. PREPOSITION on her boat before noon in a house during class
near the goat about a goon
under a mouse without a pass

9. PREPOSITIONS Aboard By despite over apart from
About down past aside from with respect to
Across during round as to
After except around because of
Against for through by means of
Along from throughout due to
Amid in to in accordance with
Around into under Inasmuch as
At like until In reference to
Before near up in regards to
Below off upon in respect to
Beneath of with in spite of
Beside on without Instead of
Between onto on account of
Beyond opposite outside with reference to
But (except) out with regards to

10. OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION
The noun or pronoun that ends a prepositional phrase.
The baseball player in the white shirt
hit a homerun.

11. OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION
The noun or pronoun that ends a prepositional phrase.
on her boat before noon
in a house during class
near the goat about a goon
under a mouse without a pass

12. Always begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.
Write sentences for these prepositional phrases:

13. The puppy in the shop window jumped up.
Modifies a noun or pronoun
It answers the same questions an adjective would:
Which one? What kind? How many?
The puppy in the shop window jumped up.

14. The puppy jumped to the food.
Modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb
It answers the same questions an adverb would:
Where? When? How?
The puppy jumped to the food.

15. You MUST memorize the prepositions!
If there is no object of the preposition (if the preposition is not part of a phrase), then it is not a preposition—it is an adverb.

16. The gecko climbed up. The gecko climbed up the wall.
The gecko climbed up on the wall.

17. The paper with the blue border is floating through the air.
Identify the prepositional phrases and the objects of the preposition:
The paper with the blue border is floating through the air.
Jordan’s eyes sparkle like a sunny day.
With great ease, Michael jumped up on the table.

18. The paper with the blue border is floating through the air. v
The paper with the blue border is floating through the air.
Jordan’s eyes sparkle like a sunny day.
With great ease, Michael jumped up on the table.

19. The tadpoles are below the surface of the pond.
adverb or preposition?
The tadpoles are below the surface of the pond.
I jumped up and Amy jumped down.
Is Taylor near?
Erin looked across the bus to the purple-haired boy.

20. Use 5 examples of prepositional phrases in sentences.
After writing the sentences, underline your prepositional phrase and identify it.
Examples:
When I see you smile, I see a ray of light. – ADJECTIVE
2. I see it shining right through the rain ADVERB

21. TRY THIS
In the end of the movie, Tom asks Atticus for advice and then, with great fear, walks toward the judge.

22. CREDITS
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