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Grammar Notes- Prepositional Phrases

Grammar Notes- Prepositional Phrases. -GRAMMAR NOTES- PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES. Grammar Notes- Prepositional Phrases. Prepositions are the words that indicate location . Usually, prepositions show this location in the physical world . Check out the three examples below:.

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Grammar Notes- Prepositional Phrases

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  1. Grammar Notes-Prepositional Phrases -GRAMMAR NOTES- PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES

  2. Grammar Notes-Prepositional Phrases • Prepositions are the words that indicate location. Usually, prepositions show this location in the physical world. Check out the three examples below: The puppy is IN the trashcan. The puppy is ON the floor. The puppy is BESIDE the phone.

  3. Grammar Notes-Prepositional Phrases • On, in, and beside are all prepositions. They are showing where the puppy is. Prepositions can also show location in time. Read the next three examples: • At midnight, Jill craved mashed potatoes with grape jelly. • In the spring, I always vow to plant tomatoes but end up buying them at the supermarket. • During the marathon, Iggy's legs complained with sharp pains shooting up his thighs. At midnight, in the spring, and during the marathon all show location in time.

  4. Grammar Notes-Prepositional Phrases • Prepositions generally introduce prepositional phrases. Prepositional phrases look like this: preposition + optional modifiers + noun, pronoun, or gerund • Here are some examples: • At school • At = preposition; school = noun. • According to us • According to = preposition; us = pronoun. • By chewing • By = preposition; chewing = gerund.

  5. Grammar Notes-Prepositional Phrases -YOU TRY!- • 1. Joe went to the nearest store. • to the nearest store • 2. Is she one of those trailing behind? • of those trailing behind • 3. The kitten hopped into the big paper bad that Anita bought. • into the big paper bag

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