Prepositional Phrases A prepositional phrase begins phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun. Other words may be in between the preposition and the noun or pronoun, which is also known as the object of the preposition. Some prepositional phrases are used as adjecties. !hey describe nouns. Other prepositional phrases are used as aderbs. !hey describe a erb and answer the "uestions how, why, or when. e#ampl e#ample e $:
% bough boughtt a book book abou aboutt fairy fairy tale tales. s. About fairy tales is a prepositional phrase that describes the noun, book. !he phrase is used as an adjectie.
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% read the the book book after after dinner. After dinner is a prepositional phrase telling when % read. Since it describes the erb, read, the phrase is used as an aderb.
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2. !hey scattered bread crumbs along the path.
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3. !he witch in the candy house tricked them.
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!. !hree little pigs lied beside the same road.
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". !he first pig in the story built a straw house.
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#. !he second pig had a house of sticks.
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$. !he third pig lied in a brick house.
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%. A wolf huffed and puffed outside each house.
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1&. !he house of bricks didnt blow down.
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A'()*+ ,*Prepositional Phrases A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun. Other words may be in between the preposition and the noun or pronoun, which is also known as the object of the preposition. Some prepositional phrases are used as adjecties. !hey describe nouns. Other prepositional phrases are used as aderbs. !hey describe a erb and answer the "uestions how, why, or when. e#ample $:
% bought a book about fairy tales. About fairy tales is a prepositional phrase that describes the noun, book. !he phrase is used as an adjectie.
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% read the book after dinner. After dinner is a prepositional phrase telling when % read. Since it describes the erb, read, the phrase is used as an aderb.
Underline the prepositional phrase in each sentence below. Circle ADJ if the phrase is used as an adjective. Circle ADV if the phrase is used as an adverb. 1. 'ansel and (retel were lost in the dar forest.
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2. !hey scattered bread crumbs alon/ the path.
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3. !he witch in the cand0 house tricked them.
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. !he children escaped and ran to safet0.
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!. !hree little pigs lied beside the sae road.
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". !he first pig in the stor0 built a straw house.
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#. !he second pig had a house of stics.
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$. !he third pig lied in a bric house.
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%. A wolf huffed and puffed outside each house.
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1&. !he house of brics didnt blow down.
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