Chapter+3-+Prepositional+Phrases

Remember that phrases are groups of words that act as a single part of speech. These act as either adjectives or adverbs. For help, see these pages:[|prepositional phrases],[|what is a preposition?]

 3.0 Diagramming Adjectival Phrases - Part I
**Directions:** Diagram the following sentences by placing the adjectival prepositional phrases under the noun or pronoun that they modify. (These all**modify the subjects**.) The preposition goes on a slanted line under the noun that it modifies (in this case, the subject), and the object of the preposition goes on a horizontal line after it. (See the example.) Remember the [|adjective questions]? **Example:** The blue birds in the trees were chirping. 1. The flowers in the garden are growing. 2. The rock below the water shifted. 3. That dog around the corner has been barking. 4. Did the green box with the blue lid fall? 5. The lovely, scented candle on the table burned.

 3.1 Diagramming Adverb Phrases
**Directions:** Diagram the following sentences by placing the adverbial prepositional phrases under the verb, adverb, or adjective that they modify. (These all **modify the verbs**.) The preposition goes on a slanted line under the verb, and the object of the preposition goes on a horizontal line after it. (See the example.) See this page for help: [|adverb questions] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Example:** The rabbit hopped through the pretty garden. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. Has Lucy been reading at the library? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. I ran around the absolutely beautiful city. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. Those blue birds chirped endlessly into the night. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. The plane flew above the puffy, white clouds. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5. Who has been sleeping in my bed?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> 3.2 Diagramming Adjectival Phrases - Part II
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Directions:** Diagram the following sentences by placing the adjectival prepositional phrases under the noun or pronoun that they modify. (These all**modify the objects of the preposition** of another prepositional phrase.) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The preposition goes on a slanted line under the noun that it modifies (in this case, the object of the preposition), and the object of the preposition goes on a horizontal line after it. (See the example.) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Remember the [|adjective questions]? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Example:** The blue birds in the trees above my house were chirping. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. The hairy dog sat in the corner of the room. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. The cookie dough is in the back of the fridge. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. I shop at the grocery store on Main Street. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. Which of the pages in this book ripped? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5. Can you fit between the roots of this tree?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> 3.3 Diagramming: Putting It All Together
<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. The rusty shovel with the blue handle sat in my garage. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. These three puppies in the basket on the wood floor have been whimpering since this morning. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3. Every candle in the little store in the strip mall burned brightly throughout the night. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">4. In April the cool rain falls on the soil. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5. In May the plants in Cathy's garden grow very quickly.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Directions: **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Diagram these sentences using everything that you have learned so far!

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Answers!

 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 3.0 Diagramming Adjective Phrases Part I **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** 3.1 Diagramming Adverb Phrases **