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=== prepositional phrase === | === prepositional phrase === | ||
* built around a preposition, which indicates time, place, or other relationship to the main clause or a noun | * built around a preposition, which indicates time, place, or other relationship to the main clause or a noun | ||
* prepositions never precede a verb | * prepositions never directly precede a verb | ||
** because they tell us more about the nouns, esp. the subject or object of a sentence | ** because they tell us more about the nouns, esp. the subject or object of a sentence | ||
** ex.: "The teacher about tells" or "The odor from stinks" makes no sense | ** ex.: "The teacher about tells" or "The odor from stinks" makes no sense | ||
* | * prepositional phrase may precede or follow a verb, ex.: | ||
** "The teacher tells ''about math'' | ** "The teacher tells ''about math''" | ||
** "The odor ''from the garbage'' stinks overwhelmingly" | ** "The odor ''from the garbage'' stinks overwhelmingly" | ||
* prepositions include: ''above, about, after, along, around | * prepositions include: | ||
** most common are: ''at, by, for, from, in, of, on, since, to'' (when suggesting a direction)'', with'' | |||
** other prepositions include, ''above, about, after, along, around, before, behind, below, beside, between, down, during, into, near, over, through, toward, under, until, up, upon, with, without'' | |||
** see [https://englishpost.org/grammar-lessons-list-of-common-prepositions/ List of Common Prepositions (englishpost.org)] | ** see [https://englishpost.org/grammar-lessons-list-of-common-prepositions/ List of Common Prepositions (englishpost.org)] | ||
* prepositional phrases may be separated from the main clause by a comma or not | |||
click EXPAND for examples of prepositions and prepositional phrases with or without commas: | |||
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* without a comma = required (or essential or restrictive) phrase in order for the sentence to make sense, usually following a verb or providing an essential idea for a noun: | |||
** "I went ''to the store''" | |||
** "Get the ornaments ''from the attic''" | |||
** "My papers ''in the notebook'' are a mess" | |||
* with a comma = non-required (or non-essential or non-restrictive) phrase that is not needed in order for the sentence to make sense, ex.: | |||
** ''During the blackout'', I got tons of work done" | |||
** "''Since I'm hungry'', I'm eating early" | |||
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* for SAT Writing identify prepositions in order to: | * for SAT Writing identify prepositions in order to: | ||
** to distinguish the subject of a sentence from other words that might be confused with the subject in wrong possible answers | ** to distinguish the subject of a sentence from other words that might be confused with the subject in wrong possible answers | ||
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<pre>The most common forms of professional development provided to employees [19] [includes] coaching, mentoring, technical assistance, and workshops. | <pre>The most common forms of professional development provided to employees [19] [includes] coaching, mentoring, technical assistance, and workshops. | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
* possible answers | * possible answers here test if the student can identify the subject of the sentence which may be obscured (hidden) by or confused with a prepositional phrase | ||
<pre> | <pre> | ||
A) [includes] NO CHANGE | A) [includes] NO CHANGE | ||
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*** thus the correct answer B) include | *** thus the correct answer B) include | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
=== verb phrase === | === verb phrase === | ||
* = an additional verb that helps to modify or clarify another verb | * = an additional verb that helps to modify or clarify another verb | ||