Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

What type of phrase is this?

 The lawn was seeded today by the maintenance workers.

Answer…  Adverb phrase  It modifies was seeded and tells how the lawn was seeded.

 The lawn was seeded today by the maintenance workers.

What type of phrase is this?

 Tickets to tomorrow night’s concert will be sold starting this morning.

Answer… Adjective phrase  Which tickets? Tickets to tomorrow night’s concert  Tickets to tomorrow night’s concert will be sold starting this morning.

What type of phrase is this?

 Several investigators asked us questions during their investigation.

Answer…  Adverb phrase  When did the investigators ask us questions?

 Several investigators asked us questions during their investigation.

What type of phrase is this?

 Water in this tank must be drained often, or the fish will die.

Answer… Adjective  Which water? The water in this tank  Other hints…  Which one? Water is a noun.

 Water in this tank must be drained often, or the fish will die.

What type of phrase is this?

 The buoys in the ocean were bobbing up and down.

Answer..

Adjective  Which buoys were bobbing up and down?

 The buoys in the ocean were bobbing.

 The buoys in the ocean were bobbing up and down.

What type of phrase is this?

 Emily returned to her composition on bullying.

Answer… Adjective  Which composition? The composition on bullying  Which one ? The one on bullying  Emily returned to her composition on bullying.

What type of phrase is this?

 Ellen Raskin, the author of The Westing Game, lived in Wisconsin.

Answer… Adjective  Author of what? of The Westing Game (TWG)  Which author? (which one?) TWG’s author  Ellen Raskin, the author of The Westing Game, lived in Wisconsin.

What type of phrase is this?

 Ellen Raskin, the author of The Westing Game, lived in Wisconsin.

Answer… Adverb  Where did she live ?

 She lived in Wisconsin .

 Ellen Raskin, the author of The Westing Game, lived in Wisconsin.

What type of phrase is this?

 Meghan walked her dog through the dense forest.

Answer… Adverb  Where did Meghan walk her dog?

 She walked it through the dense forest .

 Meghan walked her dog through the dense forest.

What type of phrase is this?

 The sparrow flew quickly into its nest.

Answer… Adverb  Where did the sparrow fly ?

 It flew into its nest .

 The sparrow flew quickly into its nest.

What type of phrase is this?

 The bouquet of spectacular yellow roses lifted my spirits when they were delivered.

Answer… Adjective  What kind of bouquet?

 A bouquet of spectacular yellow roses  The bouquet of spectacular yellow roses lifted my spirits when they were delivered.

What type of phrase is this?

 The extremely content kitten slept peacefully next to its slumbering mother.

Answer… Adverb  Where d id the kitten sleep ?

 It slept next to its mother .

 The extremely content kitten slept peacefully next to its slumbering mother.