More About Prepositions

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More About Prepositions

• If possible, dont use prepositions at the end
  of a sentence.
• Ex I dont know where my brother is at.
• Fix I dont know where my brother is right now.
• Sometimes youll see prepositions in a sentence.
  If the preposition is NOT part of a prepositional
  phrase (starting with a preposition and ending
  with a noun or pronoun, it is NOT functioning as
  a preposition in that sentence.
• Ex She is going to run tomorrow morning.
• to is NOT a preposition in this sentence
• Ex My dog was running around.
• around is NOT a preposition in this sentence

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Prepositional Phrases Adjective or Adverb??

• Prepositional phrases can function as adjectives
  describing either a noun or a pronoun.
• Prepositional phrases functioning as adjectives
  answer the questions
• What kind? How many? Which one?
• Examples
• Irish setters are dogs with long hair.
• with long hair is modifying the noun dog
• Answers the question What kind?
• The bridge over the creek is old.
• over the creek is modifying the noun bridge
• Answers the question Which one?

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Prepositional Phrases Adjective or Adverb??

• Prepositional phrases can also function as
  adverbs describing either a verb, adjective, or
  other adverb.
• Prepositional phrases functioning as adverbs
  answer the questions
• How? When? Where? How long? How often? How
  much?
• Examples
• The hockey team will play at the new arena.
• at the new arena is modifying the verb phrase
  will play
• Answers the question Where?
• Before class, Josh begged his friend for a
  pencil.
• Before class is modifying the noun bridge
• Answers the question When?
• Notice the prepositional phrases are not
  always directly after the word they are modifying.

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Now you try

1. Turn to page 8 in your packet.
2. First, identify the prepositional phrases in each
   sentence. Put them in parenthesis.
3. Next, decide if they are functioning as
   adjectives or adverbs.