This document discusses different types of phrases including prepositional phrases, adjective phrases, and adverb phrases. It provides examples of each type of phrase and explains that prepositional phrases modify nouns and other parts of speech, adjective phrases describe nouns, and adverb phrases modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. The document also discusses how multiple prepositional phrases in a sentence connect and modify each other, and it notes that prepositional phrases should be placed close to what they modify for clarity.

2. PREPOSITIONS …
Act like adjectives and adverbs---they
describe nouns and other parts of
speech

3. ADJECTIVE PHRASES
They describe nouns or pronouns.
Example:
The tiny bug on the window sill is a
jumping spider.
the phrase describes which bug!

4. ADVERB PHRASES
Modifies a verb, adjective or an adverb
(sound familiar?)
Example:
Jumping spiders live in many places.
in many places describes where they
live(a verb)

5. MORE EXAMPLES
These kinds of spiders are famous for
their eight eyes. (The phrase tells you
what they are famous for---famous is an
adjective)
They jump far for their size. The phrase for
their size tells you how their size affects
how far they go. (far is an adverb!)

6. MULTIPLE PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
In a sentence with several connected prepositional
phrases, the phrase modifies(most of the time) the
object of the phrase preceding it.
Example: A spider sat on the tip of a twig in a tree.
(The tip is where he sat, the tip is on a twig and the
twig is in tree.)

7. PLACEMENT OF PREP PHRASES
Prepositional phrases should be placed as close to
what they modify as possible otherwise you get
sentences like this:
With eight hairy legs, the bird chased the spider.
(Which one has eight legs? Pretty creepy bird!)
Under the chair, the man placed the book.
(Is the man or the book under the chair?)