Prepositional phrase

Prepositional Phrase

คอ Phrases ซงขนตนดวยPreposition ตามดวยกรรมของ Preposition นน และอาจรวมถง modifier ของกรรมดวย เชน

Always begins with a preposition

and ends with a noun or pronoun.

They are formed like this:preposition + optional modifiers + noun,

pronoun, or gerund

Example: over the rainbow(over = preposition) + (the = article) + (rainbow = noun)

The man with the brown raincoat

come to see me.

The puppy in the shop window jumped up.

Prepositional Phrases• In the beginning

• Before the fall

• After the brutal fight

• At school

• Down the aisle

• Across the street

• Inside your ear

• Outside the house

• Between two girls

• By chewing

• Behind the scenes

• On the wooden table

• By the sea

• Under the couch

• Around the bend

• Down in the sand trap

• Into the dark woods

• Against the wind

• Near the mouse

• Through the tunnel

• To school

• Like Larry’s uncle

• Except my friend

• Over the rainbow

• Up the rough river

• Without a paddle

• With anger

• Toward the door

Notice – prepositional phrases usually end with a noun or pronoun, which is the OBJECT of the

preposition

• After the brutal fight

• Inside your wax-filled ear

• Outside the blue house

• Between two girls

• Beside you

• With me

Prepositional Phrase

Prepositional Phrase ทท ำหนำท

เปน adverb

Prepositional Phrase

ทท ำหนำทเปน adjective

Prepositional Phrase ทท ำหนำทเปน adjective

Prepositional Phrase ทท ำหนำทเปน adjective

มชอเรยกอกอยำงวำ adjective phrase หรอ adjectival phrase ท ำหนำทในประโยคเสมอนเปน adjective คอ ขยำย noun หรอ pronoun

Example. (ขยาย noun)

The man with the black cloth sing a song.

prep. ph

Kru.Mike help us find the meaning of the word.

prep. ph

ขยาย pronoun

Several of the students failed the math exam.prep. ph

Someone in this class loves Lee jung suk.prep. ph

Prepositional Phrase ทท ำหนำทเปน adverb

Prepositional Phrase ทท ำหนำทเปน adverb มชอเรยกอกอยำงวำ adverbial phases เพรำะมนท ำหนำทเสมอน adverb คอ ขยำย verb , adjective หรอ adverb

The child is skillful with the brush.(ขยาย adjective)prep. ph

Example

The scout marched over the hill. (ขยาย verb)prep. ph

นอกจำกน prepositional phrase ยงสำมำรถ modify ค ำนำม ซงอยในอก prepositional phrase หนงไดอก

I went shopping at the plaza on Sukhumvit Rode

prep. phprep. ph

A prepositional phrase can open a sentence

Without help, Janie made this message for Santa.

Notice: the

comma

offsets the

prepositional

phrase

A prepositional phrase can close a sentence

• We ate hamburger and drank root beer floats after the baseball game.

Notice

NO

comma

is

needed

A prepositional phrase can split the main subject and verb

• All the puppies, except those that had been trained, pooped everywhere!

Notice: commas

offset the

prepositional

phrase

A sentence can have consecutiveprepositional phrases

• We saw this holiday tree in the mall, on some guy’s head.

In the line provided beneath each word, underline each prepositional phrase

Prepositional Phrases that Function as an Adjective

The book with the tattered cover has been read many times.All the passengers aboard the runaway train were frightened.The present inside the big box is mine.Our boss put out a memo regarding the new rule.The clues within the first few chapters will lead to the murderer.His is only one voice among many, but it will be heard.The extra blanket is in the box under the bed.The car beside the red one is the one I want to buy.The area outside the boundary is dangerous to cross.All rooms below deck are for sleeping.Tell me the story about the dragon slayer

Prepositional Phrases that Function as Adverbs

1.Racing toward the finish line, Sarah realized she just might win.2.My shopping list needs to be put into my purse.3.Without a GPS, we will lose our way.4.Until today, I had never heard that.5.The balloon drifted up the stairs.6.Put the fresh flowers upon a high shelf.7.Despite warnings, she tried to ski down Devil’s Run.8.Against all odds, our team won the tournament.9.The tiger crept slowly over the grass.10.We will order pizza during halftime.11.I will climb up the highest mountain tomorrow.12.I love to take my jeep off the road.

1. The paper with the blue border is floating through the air.

2. Jordan’s eyes sparkle like a sunny day.

3. With great ease, Michael jumped up on the table.

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