Prepositional Phrases
Prepositional Phrases- begin with a preposition and end with a noun or a pronoun. The noun or pronoun is called
the Object of the Preposition. (**After you find the prepositional phrases, remove them from your sentence, and
everything else should be a complete sentence. ***)
In these sentences, the prepositional phrases have been enclosed in [brackets] and each word has been labeled.
Ex.
A. The man with his son walked toward me.
[
The man with his son
] walked [ toward me. ]
The man with his son walked toward me.
B. Some of the ducklings waddled past us.
[
Some of the ducklings
] waddled [ past us. ]
Some of the ducklings waddled past us.
C. Outside of our home a pine tree is growing.
[ Outside of our home ] a pine tree is growing.
Outside of our home a pine tree is growing.
Prepositional Phrases
Prepositional Phrases- begin with a preposition and end with a noun or a pronoun. The noun or pronoun is called
the Object of the Preposition. (**After you find the prepositional phrases, remove them from your sentence, and
everything else should be a complete sentence. ***)
In these sentences, the prepositional phrases have been enclosed in [brackets] and each word has been labeled.
Ex.
A. The man with his son walked toward me.
[
The man with his son
] walked [ toward me. ]
The man with his son walked toward me.
B. Some of the ducklings waddled past us.
[
Some of the ducklings
] waddled [ past us. ]
Some of the ducklings waddled past us.
C. Outside of our home a pine tree is growing.
Outside of our home a pine tree is growing.
[ Outside of our home ] a pine tree is growing.