Prepositional & Appositive Phrases

October 8th, 2013

The plan….• Objectives• Review– Prepositions

• Phrases– Prepositional– Appositive

• Speaking Practice• Homework– Pictures and captions

• Whiteboard Game

Objectives1. To recognize phrases in sentences

2. To distinguish between adjective and adverb phrases

3. To understand and recognize ver-bals, including participles and infini-tives

Review• Please give 10 examples of common

pronouns

• Please give 5 examples of compound pronouns

• Please give 3 examples of set ex-pressions

Compound Prepositionsaccording to

ahead ofaside from

as ofbecause of

by means ofin addition to

in back ofin front ofin place of

instead ofnext to

on account ofon top of

out of

Set Expressionsafraid ofgood at

fight withlisten topolite to

shocked at

arrive atdepend on

kind to pleased with

rude tosuffer from

belong todream of insist onpay forsmile at

surprised at

Fifty Common Prepositionsaboutaboveacrossafter

againstalong

amongaround

atbefore

behindbelow

beneathbesidebesidesbetweenbeyond

butby

down

duringexcept

forfrom

ininsideintolikenear

of

offon

ontoopposite

outoutside

overpastsince

through

totowardunder

underneathuntilup

uponwith

withinwithout

Prepositional PhrasesA phrase is a group of words that functions as a single part of speech. Phrases DO NOT contain a subject and a verb.

• Contains: a preposition AND a noun/pronoun– The noun/pronoun is the object of the preposition– The book is between the pen and the pencil.

• May act as an adjective– Modifies a noun by telling what kind? which one?– Usually comes after the noun– The car with four doors broke down on the highway.

• May act as an adverb– Modifies a verb, an adjective or an adverb by showing

where? when? in what way? to what extent?– Before class, you must put your homework on the

desk.

Speaking Practice• Everyone stands up

• When you are ready raise your hand

• When it is your turn please give a sen-tence with a prepositional phrase– The book, on the floor, is not my book.

• If you are correct you may sit down

• If you can not think of anything, make something up… it is okay^^

Appositive Phrases• Always a noun or pronoun• Always identifies a noun or pronoun• Always follows the noun or pronoun it

identifies– The car, a Ford, is sixteen years old.

Speaking Practice• Everyone stands up

• When you are ready raise your hand

• When it is your turn please give a sen-tence with an appositive phrase– My mother, a nurse, is on vacation.

• If you are correct you may sit down

• If you can not think of anything, make something up… it is okay^^

Homework• Use your smartphones to take 10 pictures– Pictures must be appropriate for school

• E-mail teacher the picture– beccateacher.tis@gmail.com

– Include your name and section, in order to re-ceive credit

• Include a caption, a sentence that explains the picture– 5 with a prepositional phrase

– 5 with an appositive phrase

• The pictures will be put on the Weebly

Homework Example

The laptop is on the big brown ta-ble.

Game Time!!Whiteboard Game

Whiteboard Game• Identify the phrase in the sentence

as “prepositional” or “appositive”

• Write a prepositional or appositive phrase

• The first team to hold up the white board gets a point

#1

Jane made the salad, a tossed one with French dressing.

Appositive Phrase

#2

Write a sentence with a prepositional phrase.

#3

Write a sentence with an appositive phrase.

#4

He is going skydiving with his friends on vacation.

Prepositional Phrase

#5

Earth, the only planet in our gal-axy known to support life, is

called the third rock from the sun.

Appositive Phrase

#6

Write a sentence with an appositive phrase.

#7

James Hilton's book, Lost Horizon, has been filmed

twice.

Appositive Phrase

#8

We drove our car to the store.

Prepositional Phrase

#9

Mrs. Norbert, the president of the company, will speak at the

dinner.

Appositive Phrase

#10

Our dog, a cocker spaniel, is ten years old.

Appositive Phrase

#11

 We'll put the notes under the cushion without any pillows

over it

Prepositional Phrase

#12

Write a sentence with a prepositional phrase.

#13

Cola spilled over the glass and splashed onto the counter.

Prepositional Phrase

#14

Write a sentence with a prepositional phrase.

#15

Write a sentence with an appositive phrase.

#16

Feeling brave, we tried the Dragon Breath Burritos at

Tito's Taco Palace.

Prepositional Phrase

#17

Write a sentence with a prepositional phrase.

#18

Your friend Sara is in trouble.

Appositive Phrase

#19

Write a sentence with an appositive phrase.

#20

The sweet potatoes in the vegetable bin are green with

mold.

Prepositional Phrase