Name:_______________________________________________
Mrs. Daniel Block _________________________________
English 11H
Date:_______________________________________________
Grammar Notes: Prepositional and Appositive Phrases
Fill in the following blanks with information from pages 50-54 of your grammar book.
Prepositional Phrases
1. A prepositional phrase consists of a ___________________________________, its
______________________________ and any __________________________________ of the object.
EX: I left my notebook on the table.
2. A sentence can include more than one prepositional phrase.
EX: Can you bring me the paper on my desk underneath the textbook.
3. The preposition in a prepositional phrase can also have more than one object.
Placement of Prepositional Phrases
4. In general, prepositional phrases should be placed ______________________________________ or
immediately _______________________________ the words they modify. A misplaced prepositional
phrase can make a sentence __________________________________ or ________________________________.
Confusing: Wild applause broke out for the team from the stands.
Revised: From the stands, wild applause broke out for the team.
Appositive Phrases
5. An appositive is a noun or pronoun that ____________________________________ or
_________________________________ another noun or pronoun. An appositive phrase consists of
an ________________________________________________ plus its _________________________________________.
EX: Arthur Miller, author of The Crucible, also wrote Death of a Salesman.
Essential and Nonessential Appositive Phrases
6. An _________________________________________ or restrictive appositive is needed to make the
meaning of the sentence complete.
EX: The main character Abigail Williams causes many conflicts in the story.
7. A _________________________________________- or nonrestrictive appositive adds extra information
to a sentence. It is not needed to make the meaning of the sentence clear.
EX: Arthur Miller, the author of The Crucible, also wrote Death of a Salesman.
8. Nonessential appositive phrases are set off with ______________________________________.
Practice #1: Identify the highlighted element as being prepositional or appositive. If it is a
prepositional phrase, also identify the object. If it is appositive, identify it as being essential
or nonessential.
1. My pencil rolled underneath the desk.
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2. William Shakespeare, the great British playwright, also wrote sonnets.
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3. Congressman Joseph McCarthy lead the charge in rooting out suspected communists in the
1950s.
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4. In the town of Salem, 19 men and women were convicted of witchcraft.
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5. Alix, the girl sitting there, can get you the notes from last
class.___________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. I left my homework on my kitchen table.
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