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Activities 2.14, 2.15
Unit 2
Lesson: Prepositional Phrases
Learning Target
• Explain the function of phrases in general and their function in specific sentences.
A phrase is a word group that does NOT have both a subject and a verb and that functions as a part of speech, such as a noun or modifier (adjective or adverb). There are many kinds of phrases. One common kind of phrase is the prepositional phrase.
Prepositional Phrases
A preposition is a word that shows how two or more other words relate to each other. Many prepositions show
relationships involving time or location.
Common Prepositions
about from over across in to
after into toward at like under before of upon behind out of with below outside without
A prepositional phrase includes a preposition, a noun or pronoun that is the object of the preposition, and any modifiers of that object. In the first example below, about is the preposition, book is the object, and the and new modify book.
about the new book
at dawn
below the new sign
from Mother
like your car
into the green pod
over the trees
upon a time
without complaint
Grammar Activities • Unit 2 1
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