Objectives:

 Identify the prepositional phrases in the sentences

 Identify the function of prepositional phrases in the sentences
 Expand sentences using adjective and adverb phrases to create meaningful concepts

Essential Question: How do prepositional phrases function for effective communication?

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES

Nationalism is an infantile disease. – Albert Einstein

Nationalism is power hunger tempered by deception. – George Orwell
A good nationalism has to depend on a principle of the common people, on myths of a struggling community. – Andrew O’Hagan

Process Questions:
Content
1. What is the commonality of the three quotes in terms of content?
2. Do you agree with what the quotes say?
3. What is nationalism for you?

Structure
1. How do they differ in terms of structure?
2. What do the 2 sentences have that is not present in the other sentence?

A prepositional phrase is described as a preposition accompanied by a noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition. The object may be compound and
may have modifiers.

In the given examples below, the preposition is written in bold while the object of the preposition is underlined:
Example: near the table and chairs

after a cool, refreshing swim

Prepositional phrase can function as either adjectives or adverbs in the sentence.

a. If a prepositional phrase describes a noun or a pronoun by telling which one or what kind, it functions as an adjective in the sentence. Usually,
prepositional phrase which functions as an adjective can be found after the noun or pronoun it modifies.
Example:

The chair in the corner is wobbly. (Which chair?) in the corner is the prepositional phrase that functions as
an adjective in the sentence, telling which chair

in the corner describes the word chair

with twin engines is the prepositional phrase that functions

We flew a plane with twin engines. (What kind of plane?) as an adjective in the sentence, telling what kind of plane

with twin engines describes the word plane

*More than one adjective phrase may modify the same word. on the corner is the prepositional phrase that functions as
Example: an adjective in the sentence, telling which boy

The boy on the corner with his hand raised is Greg. with his hand raised describes the word boy, telling which
boy
 b. If a prepositional phrase modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb, it acts as an adverb in the sentence. It typically answers the questions, how, where, why or
when something was done.
Example:

We sat on the park bench. (Sat where?) on the bench functions as an adverb and it modifies the word
sat (verb)

I will leave in our hour. (Will leave when?) in one hour functions as an adverb and it modifies
the word leave (verb)

Modifying an adjective:
She is helpful to everyone. (Helpful to what extent?)

*Sentences can contain more than one adverb phrase, and all of them can modify the same word.

Climbed when? During the cool morning hours

During the cool morning hours, we climbed to the summit.
Climbed where? To the summit