TOP TEN #6
THE OTHER MODIFIER
Prepositions –the other modifier
PREPOSITION: a word (or group of words) that starts a phrase used to show
relationship between its object and the word it modifies; the phrase begins with
a preposition and ends with a noun/pronoun called the object of the
preposition. [note: words that modify that object are also part of the phrase]
Basically… the phrase modifies much like an adjective or adverb.
Prepositions –the other modifier
After lunch, the smart girl near the window luckily remembered to finish
her difficult math test because she missed class yesterday.
During the game, the angry fans shouted loudly at the poor officiating.
The kind, sweet girl with the pig tails sat there in the back and gave help
to that young boy.
Prepositions –the other modifier
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Across the street
Over the trees and houses
Into the room
8. Inside the yellow envelope
9. With a glass, of water
10. With the ballerina and her
husband
For Best Picture
11. Under the couch
At the photos and paintings
12. During the halftime show
13. In my whole life
In the blue paper
In burrows, under piles, of brush 14. By hook or crook
Prepositions –the other modifier
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(name) Of the country - ADJ
(one) Of my fav songs –ADJ
In the cave (painted) –ADV
Along the path (planted) –ADV
In the dark (see) –ADV
Over the fence (flew) –ADV
In the distance (mtn) –ADJ
(song) from 1954 -ADJ
9. (one) of the hockey players –ADJ
10. (shouted) with enthusiasm –ADV
11. (leave) at 8:30 AM –ADV
12. (a career) in sci research –ADJ
13. (dropped) through the net –ADV
14. (contacted) by telephone –ADV
15. During the storm (stopped) –ADV
16. (girl) in the red dress -ADJ
Prepositions –now for the mistakes*
My best friend in the world left his book and homework for math class
on the bus on the floor in the back near the exit on the left as we were
on the way home from school on Friday of last week. Before he
realized it, he got off the bus and went inside the house to play video
games with his brother for the rest of the day and didn’t notice till later
in the evening when he sat down at the table to begin his homework
from math class.
Prepositions –now for the mistakes*
She waited for me on the bus stop. She said, “I’ll wait at 5:00 but not
one minute longer.”
With long ears and an orange wig the child laughed at the clown.
Prepositions
–now the advanced mistakes*
Where’s my coat at?
Which movie are you going to?
I am the one you gave the gift to.
Prepositions
–now the advanced mistakes*
I went over my friend’s house
for dinner.
When I am done my work, may
I go to the bathroom?
We went down the shore over
the weekend.