Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

A preposition … Is a word or a group of words Shows how two words or ideas are related Shows the relationship between an object (the noun) and and another word in the sentence

A Prepositional Phrase… Includes the preposition, the object, and the modifier Can act as an adverb or adjective

Here is a list of the most common prepositions: Common Prepositions

Preposition Examples The cat is in the bed. The book is on the shelf. My sweater is under my coat. The telephone is above the table. The door is near the office. I am in English class. The prepositions are highlighted in green.

Finding the Prepositional Phrase Find the preposition Identify the phrase that the preposition is referring to. During the storm, the family took shelter in the interior hall. The preposition begins and is part of the prepositional phrase.

Prepositional Phrase Examples He was running away from bugs. He was talking with his mouth full. I can’t complete the report without information. She was working like a machine. Everyone except Joseph went to the movies. A sentence can have more than one prepositional phrase.

Practice Let’s identify the prepositions and prepositional phrases in the following sentences. You are near the computer. The computer is on the table. The table is in the room. The chair is under the table. The stories in the book were translated into three languages.