This document provides information about prepositional phrases including: - A definition of a prepositional phrase as including a preposition, the object of the preposition, and any modifiers. - Commonly used prepositions that indicate location such as above, below, in, on, etc. - Examples of identifying prepositions in phrases and sentences. - Practice identifying and underlining nouns or pronouns in prepositional phrases.

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2. The Prepositional Phrase
Prepositional Phrases, Independent and
Subordinate Clauses, Sentence Structure
CA 6th grade- Sentence Structure 1.1 Complete sentences.

3. What are Phrases?
Definition:
A phrase is a group of related words that is
used as a single part of speech and that does
not contain both a verb and its subject.
Ex: could have been looking (no subject)
In the backyard ( no subject or verb)

4. What are Prepositional Phrases?
Definition:
A prepositional phrase includes a preposition,
the object of the preposition, and any
modifiers of that object.
Think of location or position.

5. Commonly Used Prepositions
Prepositions are the words that indicate location
Aboard Between Past
About Beyond Since
Above By through
Across Down Throughout
After During Till
Against along Except
To Toward Among
From Under Around
In Underneath At
Into Until before
Of Up Below
Off With Beneath
On Within Beside

6. Prepositions
Circle the words that can be used as prepositions.
(Prepositions are the words that indicate location)
Under Umbrella Over Oven
In Inside Out Outer
Around about To Too
For Four Which Through
At Above What From

7. Prepositions
Circled, are the words that can be used as prepositions.
(Prepositions are the words that indicate location)
Under Umbrella Over Oven
In Inside Out Outer
Around about To Too
For Four Which Through
At Above What From

8. Prepositions Answers
Below are words that can be used as prepositions.
Under Over
In Inside Out
Around about To
For Through
At Above From

9. Prepositions
Write a preposition in each blank. Underline the nouns or pronoun in the
prepositional phrase.
• Was there a rattlesnake _______the cave?
• When did the elephant walked ____the
watering hole?
• Are there any monkeys ____the trees?
• Who invited the skunk ____the party?
• Will you give the meat ____the lion?

10. Prepositions
Prepositions may very
• Was there a rattlesnake above the cave?
• When did the elephant walked around the
watering hole?
• Are there any monkeys in the trees?
• Who invited the skunk to the party?
• Will you give the meat to the lion?