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Prepositions Notes
 Preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun,
pronoun or some other word in a sentence.
o Andy kicked the ball into the net.
 ‘net’ is saying where the ‘ball’ was kicked.
 Prepositions answer the question (?) where, when, to whom,
etc….
 Remember….ASK YOURSELF ?’s !!!!!!
 A prepositional phrase is made up of the: preposition, its’ object & any
other modifiers.
o I went to the football game.
 The prepositional phrase is: to the football game.
 Answers the (?) where ‘I went’.
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The object of a preposition is the noun or pronoun that follows the
preposition.
o I went to the football game.
 ‘to’ is the preposition
and
‘game’ is the object.
 There can be more than one object in a prepositional phrase.
o Eva sat between Cal and Harry.
 Cal, Harry are both the objects of the prep. phrase.
 Answers the (?) where ‘Eva sat’.
Adjective Phrases
 Adjectives describe nouns or pronouns. Right?? (you know that )
 An adjective phrase is a prepositional phrase that describes nouns &
pronouns.
o They can answer the (?) what kind or which one.
 The door to the building is locked.
 to the building is answering the (?) ‘which’ door.
HINT:
adjective phrases come AFTER the words they modify (noun or
pronoun etc.)
 The lion in the wild ran away.
o in the wild comes after lion.
 The dogs down the street were barking.
o down the street comes after dogs.
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Adverb Phrases
 Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives or other adverbs.
 An adverb phrase is a prepositional phrase that tell how, where, or when.
o Sue ran toward the lake. (says where she ran (verb) )
o Ted was eager for the race. (modifies eager (adjective) )
o Melanie swims early in the morning. ( says when she swims (verb) )