Sentence Imitation – Notes #15

The cruellest lies are often told

in silence. -Robert Louis Stevenson

The cruellest lies are often told

Independent Clause – a group of words that can stand alone as a complete sentence

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in silence.

Preposition – a word that connects the noun or pronoun that follows it to some other word in the sentence.

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in silence.

Prepositional Phrase – begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.

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in silence.

Object of the Prepositional Phrase the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition.

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The cruellest lies are often told (ind. clause)

in silence. (prepositional phrase)

NOW WRITE A SENTENCE OF YOUR OWN THAT CONTAINS ALL THESE ELEMENTS.

What are TWO reasons for using prepositional phrases in your sentences?

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He (subject)

who lies (restrictive clause)

for you (prepositional phrase)

will lie (verb)

against you. (prepositional phrase)-Bosnian Proverb

NOW WRITE A SENTENCE OF YOUR OWN THAT CONTAINS ALL THESE ELEMENTS.