learn about prepositional phrases: adverb phrases and adjective phrases

1. Prepositional Phrases

2. What is?
• A group of words made up of a preposition and a noun or pronoun,
called the object of the preposition. They can act as an adjective or an
adverb depending on what they are modifying.

3. Acting as an adjective (modifies noun)
• Example:
• The cat in the middle is the cutest.
• Spectators were distracted by the noise of the waterfall.

4. Acting as an adverb (verbs & adjectives)
• We walked through the storm to get to Grandma’s house.
• She was happy with her husband.
• Under the bridge is the birds’ nest

5. Exercises
• Hiking through the woods is our favorite activity.
• Yesterday we all went toward the caves.
• John found out it’s hard to row against the current.
• The firewood John gathered from the forest kept us warm.
• The canoe by the lake was lost in the storm.

6. Exercises
• Hiking through the woods is our favorite activity.
• Yesterday we all went toward the caves.
• John found out it’s hard to row against the current.
• The firewood John gathered from the forest kept us warm.
• The canoe by the lake was lost in the storm.

7. References
• Bruckfield, A. (2018). Prepositions: The Ultimate Book.

8. Learn more about:
• Adverbs:
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• How to locate the subject
• https://es.educaplay.com/recursos-educativos/4474336-
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