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Understanding Prepositional Phrases in Sentence Diagramming

This guide explores the role of prepositional phrases in sentence diagramming, particularly how they can modify verbs in various sentence structures. It provides examples, such as "The science lab was displayed on Parents’ Night," and explains how to place the phrases accurately in diagrams. Learn to identify whether the phrases modify single parts of compound elements or multiple verbs. With practical sentences to diagram like “Before Parents’ Night, we practiced our experiments,” this resource is ideal for enhancing your understanding of grammar and sentence construction.

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Understanding Prepositional Phrases in Sentence Diagramming

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  1. Diagramming sentences

  2. Prepositional Phrases #2 • Can be used as an adverb to modify a verb: • Ex: The science lab was displayed on Parents’ Night. subject verb adjective preposition object of the preposition adjective

  3. lab was displayed The on Parents’ Night science

  4. If the prepositional phrase modifies only one part of a compound element, place it under that part only. Otherwise, the slant line begins beneath the shared baseline. • Ex: On that night, my mother came and saw the school. • The prepositional phrase “on that night” modifies BOTH came and saw.

  5. pt 1 of compound verb subject conj. - - - - - - pt 2 comp verb direct object prep. object of prep. adjective adjective adjective

  6. came mother and - - - - - - saw school On night my the that

  7. Copy and diagram these sentences. • Before Parents’ Night, we practiced our experiments. • Mrs. Sanchez wrote precise instructions on the chalkboard. • Turtles and frogs crawled over the aquarium rocks.

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