Prepositional phrases as adjective and adverb phrases

Grammar

1. To identify prepositional phrases that are used as adjectives and adverbs  Lesson 3-1 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. To use adjective phrases to describe nouns and pronouns in writing  To use adverb phrases to describe verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in writing Objectives

2. Lesson 3-2 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives and Adverbs A prepositional phrase is an adjective phrase when it modifies, or describes, a noun or pronoun.  A temple of great size stands here.  In the first sentence above, the prepositional phrase of great size modifies the subject of the sentence, temple . I noticed some men with heavy suitcases . 

3. Lesson 3-3 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. In the second sentence on the previous slide, the prepositional phrase with heavy suitcases describes a noun in the predicate, men .  Notice that, unlike most adjectives, an adjective phrase usually comes after the word it modifies. Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives and Adverbs (cont.)

4. Lesson 3-4 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. A prepositional phrase is an adverb phrase when it modifies, or describes, a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, as shown in the chart below.  Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives and Adverbs (cont.)

5. Lesson 3-5 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. An adverb phrase tells when, where, or how an action occurs, as shown in the chart below.  Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives and Adverbs (cont.)

6. Lesson 3-6 Write each prepositional phrase, and write whether it is an adjective phrase or an adverb phrase . Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answers. 1. Most people in Japan follow the traditional customs of their country. 2. The Japanese traditionally bow on certain occasions. 3. They show great respect for their elders. in Japan–adjective; of their country–adjective Exercise 4 Identifying Adjective and Adverb Phrases on certain occasions–adverb for their elders–adjective

7. Lesson 3-7 Write each prepositional phrase, and write whether it is an adjective phrase or an adverb phrase . Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answers. 4. Throughout their history, the Japanese have also loved beauty. 5. Their gardens are models of grace and delicacy. Exercise 4 Identifying Adjective and Adverb Phrases Throughout their history–adverb of grace and delicacy–adjective

8. Lesson 3-8 Rewrite each group of sentences, making a single sentence with adjective or adverb phrases. 1. Japan experienced little influence. The influence was from the outside. 2. Japan became an industrial nation. It became an industrial nation within fifty years. 3. We recently visited Nara. A Buddhist temple of historical significance can be seen at Nara. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answers. Exercise 5 Writing Sentences with Prepositional Phrases Japan experienced little influence from the outside. Japan became and industrial nation within fifty years. We recently visited a Buddhist temple of historical significance at Nara.

9. Lesson 3-9 Rewrite each group of sentences, making a single sentence with adjective or adverb phrases. 4. Brightly colored plants dot the hills. The hills are below Kyushu’s mountainous slopes. 5. The volcano Mount Aso stands. It stands at the island’s highest point. Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the answers. Exercise 5 Writing Sentences with Prepositional Phrases Brightly colored plants dot the hills below Kyushu’s mountainous slopes. The volcano Mount Aso stands at the island’s highest point.

10. Lesson 3 Close Use adjective and adverb phrases to write about a real or imagined trip to a place where the customs and practices are unfamiliar to you. Share your paragraphs in small groups. Evaluate each other’s usage and placement of phrases and provide constructive responses. Close

11. To identify prepositional phrases that are used as adjectives and adverbs  Lesson 3-1 Click the mouse button or press the Space Bar to display the information. To use adjective phrases to describe nouns and pronouns in writing  To use adverb phrases to describe verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in writing Objectives