Review of PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES. Enjoy the video link on the American Revolution
These are the ‘types of question’ that you will have in the test.
The sentences below all contain prepositional phrases. A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends (usually) with a noun or a pronoun.
The noun or pronoun that ends the phrase is called the object of the preposition; the object of the preposition answers the question what? (or whom?) after the preposition and shows the end of the phrase.
A) Find the prep. phrases in these sentences
1. During hot summer weather, I like swimming at the beach near my house.
2. The beach is surrounded by many trees with leafy branches giving plenty of shade.
3. The lake is very deep in the centre, but it is quite shallow near shore.
4. In the middle of the lake, there are several small islands; some people swim out to them, but going by boat is safer.
5. On the bushes along the shore, I can hang my wet towel.
B) CAN YOU FIND ALL THE PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES IN THIS TEXT?
Although my room in residence is small, it is very cozy. On the single bed under the window is a spread quilted by my grandmother in winter. It is my most treasured possession. Beside the bed is a small bookcase filled with my books and papers. The bookcase is painted white, and the top and sides have a pattern of vines running over them, stencilled in green. Next to the bookcase is a small antique armchair from my grandmother's house. The chair is upholstered in a rich cream brocade material, sprinkled with tiny pink roses.
C) Writing Component
YOU WILL ALSO BE EXPECTED TO DESCRIBE ‘A BUILDING YOU KNOW WELL’ USING PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
(hint hint! nudge nudge! Bob’s your uncle!)
D) Make sure you tackled the multiple choice questions on prep. phrases posted on the blog last week.
e.g.http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-start.cgi?Grade=6&Unit=7&Topic=Prepositional+Phrases&x=25&y=9
E)_Divide the words in this box into the three categories
below
or
under
above the flower pot
a green animal
will she come?
in Madrid
in
around the house
with Mary
back
making a mistake
These are the ‘types of question’ that you will have in the test.
The sentences below all contain prepositional phrases. A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends (usually) with a noun or a pronoun.
The noun or pronoun that ends the phrase is called the object of the preposition; the object of the preposition answers the question what? (or whom?) after the preposition and shows the end of the phrase.
A) Find the prep. phrases in these sentences
1. During hot summer weather, I like swimming at the beach near my house.
2. The beach is surrounded by many trees with leafy branches giving plenty of shade.
3. The lake is very deep in the centre, but it is quite shallow near shore.
4. In the middle of the lake, there are several small islands; some people swim out to them, but going by boat is safer.
5. On the bushes along the shore, I can hang my wet towel.
B) CAN YOU FIND ALL THE PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES IN THIS TEXT?
Although my room in residence is small, it is very cozy. On the single bed under the window is a spread quilted by my grandmother in winter. It is my most treasured possession. Beside the bed is a small bookcase filled with my books and papers. The bookcase is painted white, and the top and sides have a pattern of vines running over them, stencilled in green. Next to the bookcase is a small antique armchair from my grandmother's house. The chair is upholstered in a rich cream brocade material, sprinkled with tiny pink roses.
C) Writing Component
YOU WILL ALSO BE EXPECTED TO DESCRIBE ‘A BUILDING YOU KNOW WELL’ USING PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
(hint hint! nudge nudge! Bob’s your uncle!)
D) Make sure you tackled the multiple choice questions on prep. phrases posted on the blog last week.
e.g.http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-start.cgi?Grade=6&Unit=7&Topic=Prepositional+Phrases&x=25&y=9
E)_Divide the words in this box into the three categories
Prepositions Not Prepositions Prepositional Phrases
below
or
under
above the flower pot
a green animal
will she come?
in Madrid
in
around the house
with Mary
back
making a mistake
