PPT-Activity #1: Prepositional Phrase Scavenger Hunt!

Directions In this opening paragraph from Ernest Hemingways very famous short story Hills Like White Elephants Hemingway shows off his love for prepositional phrases by putting 22 in only 6 sentences . Gary Martin . Illustrated by . Phillip Martin. A . prepositional phrase. is a set of words that begin with a . preposition. and end with a . noun. .. . Remember, a . preposition. is a word that comes before a . Presented by Jennifer Collins. Reference and Instruction Librarian . SUNY Delhi. collinjg@delhi.edu. . What was the problem?. SUNY Delhi wanted to create a new library tour for new student orientation and freshman seminar classes. . A . Phrase. is a group of related words that does not include a . Subject. and . Verb. . . on. the coast. in. college. to. the game. Prepositional Phrases. A . Phrase. is a group of related words that does not include a . A prepositional phrase has at least two parts , a preposition and a noun or pronoun that is the object of preposition.. Prepositional phrases can be used to tell about time, location, or to provide details. . Chapter 6 . 6-1: What is a Preposition? . Preposition. : word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in sentence. . Examples: . The knight is under the dragon. . The knight is above the dragon. . What is a preposition?. A . preposition. is one of the eight parts of speech.. Some common . prepositions. include. Except, before, after, of, to, from, for, during, beside, between, among, into, above, below, include, like, as, at, in, since, within, near, through, toward, within, etc.. Phrases. Prepositions. Words that show . relationships between nouns and other words . Examples. The pencil is . under. . the desk.. The desk . is . inside. . the classroom.. Objects. Nouns . in a sentence that do . Haas Scavenger Hunt Homework. P. Please review the resources on the Berkeley-Haas “For Faculty" website, . http://. haas.berkeley.edu/haas/faculty/. . . L. ook around the site and answer the following questions:. Let’s sing a song to remember our prepositions!. Aboard, about, above, across. Against, along, around. Amid, among, after, at. Except, for, during, down. Behind, below, beneath, beside. Between, before, beyond. Diagramming Sentences …adding prepositional phrases Remember diagramming’s Modifiers go underneath that which they modify … and prepositional phrases are simply modifiers… Prime Directive: Chapter 5: The Phrase Part 1: Prepositional Phrases- The Adjective & Adverb Phrase What is a phrase? A group of words that is missing a verb, a subject, or both Examples: i n the kitchen (no subject or verb) PREPOSITION. A . preposition tells the relationship between a . noun. (or pronoun) and . another word. in a sentence. .. A . pad is . under. the . carpet. . . (The . preposition, . under. , tells where the pad is in relation to the . What is a phrase? . . A group of words without a subject and verb, used as a part of speech.. . A phrase is not a complete idea, because it is a group of words which contains no subject/predicate set and which only acts as a single part of speech. . Newstrom. (“New York: . McGrawHill. , 1980, p. 51). . Overview. Game. : . Scavenger Hunt. Length. : 15-30 minutes. Type of Game. : . A team-based game that emphasizes interaction and teamwork.. Target Audience.