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Identify the underlined phrase in each sentence as either an adjective phrase or an adverb phrase. Be able to tell what the phrase modifies. Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases. What type of phrase is this?. The lawn was seeded today by the maintenance workers. Answer…. Adverb phrase - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Identify the underlined phrase in each sentence as either an adjective phrase or
an adverb phrase.
Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
What type of phrase is this?The lawn was seeded today by the
maintenance workers.
Answer…Adverb phraseIt modifies was seeded and tells how the lawn
was seeded.
The lawn was seeded today by the maintenance workers.
What type of phrase is this?Tickets to tomorrow night’s concert will be
sold starting this morning.
Answer…Adjective phrase
Which tickets? Tickets to tomorrow night’s concert
Tickets to tomorrow night’s concert will be sold starting this morning.
What type of phrase is this?Several investigators asked us questions
during their investigation.
Answer…Adverb phraseWhen did the investigators ask us questions?
Several investigators asked us questions during their investigation.
What type of phrase is this?Water in this tank must be drained often, or
the fish will die.
Answer…AdjectiveWhich water? The water in this tankOther hints…Which one? Water is a noun.
Water in this tank must be drained often, or the fish will die.
What type of phrase is this?The buoys in the ocean were bobbing up and
down.
Answer..AdjectiveWhich buoys were bobbing up and down?The buoys in the ocean were bobbing.
The buoys in the ocean were bobbing up and down.
What type of phrase is this?Emily returned to her composition on
bullying.
Answer…AdjectiveWhich composition? The composition on
bullyingWhich one? The one on bullying
Emily returned to her composition on bullying.
What type of phrase is this?Ellen Raskin, the author of The Westing
Game, lived in Wisconsin.
Answer…AdjectiveAuthor of what? of The Westing Game (TWG)Which author? (which one?) TWG’s author
Ellen Raskin, the author of The Westing Game, lived in Wisconsin.
What type of phrase is this?Ellen Raskin, the author of The Westing
Game, lived in Wisconsin.
Answer…AdverbWhere did she live?She lived in Wisconsin.
Ellen Raskin, the author of The Westing Game, lived in Wisconsin.
What type of phrase is this?Meghan walked her dog through the dense
forest.
Answer…Adverb
Where did Meghan walk her dog?She walked it through the dense forest.
Meghan walked her dog through the dense forest.
What type of phrase is this?The sparrow flew quickly into its nest.
Answer…AdverbWhere did the sparrow fly?It flew into its nest.
The sparrow flew quickly into its nest.
What type of phrase is this?The bouquet of spectacular yellow roses
lifted my spirits when they were delivered.
Answer…AdjectiveWhat kind of bouquet?A bouquet of spectacular yellow roses
The bouquet of spectacular yellow roses lifted my spirits when they were delivered.
What type of phrase is this?The extremely content kitten slept
peacefully next to its slumbering mother.
Answer…AdverbWhere did the kitten sleep?It slept next to its mother.
The extremely content kitten slept peacefully next to its slumbering mother.
Apply what you have learned…Using the article “From Terror to Hope,” find
five prepositional phrases. Highlight them in your article and then determine if they are adjective phrases or adverb phrases.
In your small group, each person should write one of the sentences, place parentheses around the prepositional phrase, draw an arrow to the word(s) that it modifies, and then write the type of phrase – adjective or adverb - below the sentence.
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