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Prepositional Phrases Mrs. Henson English III AP * Adapted from Sentence Composing for High School Students by Don Killgallon Overview Begins with a preposition. Ends with the object of the preposition. Used to describe people, places, and things. Sentences may contain single or consecutive prepositional phrases. Common Prepositions Important!! Prepositions serve as either an adjective or adverb in a sentence. Just as with modifiers, prepositional phrases MUST be placed in close proximity to the item being modified. If not placed properly, your sentence will have reference problems and be confusing to your reader!!! Models Without Prepositions All children grow up. He groped out and began to sob. With Prepositions All children, except one, grow up. J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan He groped out for me with both of his own arms, like a drowning man, and began to sob against my stomach. Stephen King, “The Mouse on the Mile” Placement of Prepositional Phrases Single Phrases With a quick, guilty hand, she covered the tear, her shoulders bunching to hide her face. Zenna Henderson, The Believing Child Consecutive Phrases In a hole in the ground, there lived a hobbit. J.R.R. Tolkein, The Hobbit Sentence Openers Through the fence, between the curling flower spaces, I could see them hitting. William Faulkner, The Sound and the Fury Placement of Prepositional Phrases Subject-Verb Splits Bearded men, in sad-colored garments and gray, steeple-crowned hats, intermixed with women. Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter Sentence Closers The sea is high again today, with a thrilling flush of wind. Lawrence Durrell, Justine Unscrambling #1 across the ripples it was morning and the new sun sparkled gold of a gentle sea It was morning and the new sun sparkled gold across the ripples of a gentle sea. -Richard Bach, Jonathon Livingston Seagull Unscrambling #2 the boy felt good in his mouth of ham and biscuit with the flavor With the flavor of ham and biscuit in his mouth, the boy