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What is a Prepositional Phrase?Section 1

What is a Prepositional Phrase?

A prepositional phrase follows this formula:

A prepositional phrase might only have a preposition and a noun or pronoun (such as: to school), but it may also have additional words between the noun or pronoun and the preposition (such as under the small wooden desk.)

What is a Prepositional Phrase?

Preposition + Noun or Pronoun

Identifying Prepositional PhrasesA noun or pronoun in a prepositional

phrase answers the question “What?”

For example, take the prepositional phrase from the house. You can ask the question “From what?” and answer it with that prepositional phrase: “from the house.”

What is a Prepositional Phrase?

PrepositionsSection 2

Prepositions

Although you know that a prepositional phrase consists of a preposition + a noun or pronoun, that still doesn’t help to identify them, since you probably don’t know what a preposition is. Well, there are many prepositions, and memorizing them can help you to identify prepositional phrases. (Believe me, it will pay off.)

Prepositions

Common Prepositions

There are many prepositions out there, but here are some of the more common prepositions that you should learn:

Prepositions

Common Prepositions

Prepositions

Common Prepositions Table

Aboard Among For Into Out Toward

About Around From Like Out of Under

Above At In addition to

Near Outside Underneath

According to

By In back Next to Over Until

Across Despite In back of Of Past Up

Across from

Down In front of Off Regarding

Upon

After During Inside On Since With

Against Do In spite of On account of

Through Within

Along Except for

Instead of Onto To Without

Identifying/ Using Prepositional PhrasesSection 3

Recall how to Identify

Recall that A noun or pronoun in a prepositional phrase answers the question “What?”

Find the prepositional phrases in the following sentences!

Identifying/ Using Prepositional Phrases

PracticeFind and cross out the prepositional phrase(s) in this

sentence:

Identifying/ Using Prepositional Phrases

Bill and Bobby walked to the store.

Hint: To find the prepositional phrase, ask “Bill and Bobby walked to what?

Bill and Bobby walked to the store.

PracticeFind and cross out the prepositional phrase(s) in this

sentence:

Identifying/ Using Prepositional Phrases

I was lying beneath the umbrella on the beach.

Hint: To find the prepositional phrase, ask “I was lying beneath what?” and “I was lying on what?”

I was lying beneath the umbrella on the beach.

PracticeFind and cross out the prepositional phrase(s) in this

sentence:

Identifying/ Using Prepositional Phrases

He was sitting next to the piano.

Hint: To find the prepositional phrase, ask “He was sitting next to what?”

He was sitting next to the piano.

PracticeFind and cross out the prepositional phrase(s) in this

sentence:

Identifying/ Using Prepositional Phrases

We were among the crowd in the auditorium of the school.

PracticeFind and cross out the prepositional phrase(s) in this

sentence:

Identifying/ Using Prepositional Phrases

The pillows were on the bed.

Why is this important?Section 4

Helps You Identify Parts of a Sentence

If you cross out the prepositional phrases in a sentence, you can easily identify its parts such as the subject, verb, and other information.

Crossing out prepositional phrases can turn this sentence…I was waiting in the back of the line for the ride since early

this morning at 7:00.…into this:I was waiting in the back of the line for the ride since early

this morning at 7:00.

With the new, shortened sentence, you can now easily identify the subject as I and the verb phrase as was waiting. Easy, right?

Why is this Important?

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