Prepositions and prepositional phrases

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powerpoint about prepositions and prepositional phrases and how to identify them


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PREPOSITIONS
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A word that shows a relationship
between a noun or pronoun and
some other word in the sentence.
The baseball player in the white shirt
hit a homerun.

The baseball player in the white shirt
hit a homerun.
OBJECT OF THE
PREPOSITION
The noun or pronoun that ends a
prepositional phrase.

Always begins with a
preposition and ends with a
noun or pronoun.

Modifies a noun or pronoun
It answers the same questions an adjective
would:
Which one?What kind?How many?
The puppy in the shop window
jumped up.

The puppy jumped to the food.
Modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb
It answers the same questions an adverb
would:
Where? When? How?

The puppy jumped to the food.
Modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb
It answers the same questions an adverb
would:
Where? When? How?