Identify a prepositional phrase

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
• Worked case: Blank: the teacher ___ reads, person. Time: ongoing yesterday. Modal: can swim, has the ability. Phrase: under the table.
• Primary check: Blank: the child ___ bag is blue, possession. Time: ongoing now. Modal: may enter, permission granted. Phrase: after lunch.

Learn the idea

A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and includes its object. It can show where, when, with whom or toward what something happens.

Read the complete phrase, including its object, and identify the relation it adds to the sentence.

Example to read or listen to: Blank: the teacher ___ reads, person. Time: ongoing yesterday. Modal: can swim, has the ability. Phrase: under the table. The answer is location. The relevant input states: Phrase: under the table. This fits location. A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and includes its object. It can show where, when, with whom or toward what something happens. With Lea names accompaniment, not a place.

1. Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
2. Read the complete phrase, including its object, and identify the relation it adds to the sentence.
3. Check the worked solution: location. The relevant input states: Phrase: under the table. This fits location. A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and includes its object. It can show where, when, with whom or toward what something happens. With Lea names accompaniment, not a place.
4. Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.

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Take it further

Optional extra practice: Expand: Lea walks. Expected example: Lea, who carries the bag, is walking toward the gate. Rewrite for ongoing yesterday with was walking. Add Lea might arrive soon and explain that might shows possibility rather than certainty. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and includes its object. It can show where, when, with whom or toward what something happens.

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