'3 Adverb Phrases
We play games during the weekend. (modifies the verb play)
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Board games are fun for us. (modifies the adjective fun)
We often play early in the morning. (modifies the adverb early)
Write each adverb phrase and the word or words that it modifies.
1. Throughout the centuries, people have played games.
2. Games are played by only one person or with several people.
3. Players play board games on specially marked boards.
4. In Japan people have played a game called go for three thousand years.
5. Word games and tile games depend on either luck or skill.
6. Mahjong, a tile game, is similar to some card games.
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7. The tiles are engraved with complicated Chinese symbols.
8. These games are popular among both children and adults.
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9. People are always ready for an exciting contest.
10. Excited contestants will often play far into the night.
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Grade 6: Unit 7 Prepositional Phrases (Use with pupil book pages 322-324.)
Skill: Students will identify adverb phrases and the words that they modify.
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Adverb Phrases
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The children below are playing hide-and-seek. Find out which child is "it" and
where the other children are hiding. Use the clues below the chart to help you
find these answers. Place an X under each category that you eliminate. Then
draw a star in the box that shows where each child is during the game.
It
Behind the Bush
Beside the Fence
Under the Bench
George
Phyllis
Erica
Miguel
CLUES
• George can see a girl hiding beside the fence.
• Miguel can't see the bush from his position.
• Erica can see the girl who is .. it" and the boy behind the bush.
Now write four sentences, telling where each child is standing or hiding. Use a
prepositional phrase in each sentence.
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'\Nriting Application: Instructions - - - - - - - - - - - - - . i ~ ~
Think of a game that you and your friends enjoy playing. It could be a board
game, a ball game, or a word game. Write a list of instructions for playing the game.
In each sentence, use a prepositional phrase that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an
adverb. Underline the prepositional phrases.
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WORKBOOK PLUS
Grade 6: Unit 7 Prepositional Phrases (Use with pupil book pages 322- 324.)
Skill: Students will use adverb phrases in sentences.