Prepositional Phrase: English Elective Program Grade Xii
Prepositional Phrase: English Elective Program Grade Xii
Prepositional Phrase: English Elective Program Grade Xii
PHRASE
ENGLISH ELECTIVE PROGRAM
GRADE XII
In this lesson you’ll learn:
• What is a preposition?
• What is a phrase?
• What is a prepositional phrase?
• What does it do in a sentence?
What is a preposition?
a word which is used before a noun, a noun phrase
or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
in, on, at from, by, before, with,
to rd
wo
At
at home
home
Object of preposition
Object of preposition
noun
●
The girl with a red bandana is my sister.
●
I will love you till the end of time
●
There’s a ghost near the window.
●
The ghost flies into the dining room.
Prepositional Phrase
e. Means: by
The teacher explains the lesson clearly by setting examples.
f. Purpose: for
Mona is born in a small village.
g. Addition: besides
A doctor must have good personality besides knowledge.
h. Cause: because of, from
Christiano Ronaldo went to Amsterdam because of his injured
ankle.
Examples of Prepositional Phrases
description
• The cupcake with sprinkles is yours.
time
• You only have time until five o'clock to finish
direction
it.
location
• We climbed up the hill.
direction
• I'm staying at his house.
description
• The rabbits hopped through the garden.
• It's the third house on the right.
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