Unit 13: Lesson 2 Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives

1. Unit 13: Lesson 2Prepositional Phrases as Adjectives

2. Remember adjectives? They describe nouns or pronouns. They answer the questions: • What kind? • Which one? • How many?

3. A prepositional phrase can also describe nouns or pronouns. Remember, a prepositional phrase is a group of words containing a preposition, its object, and any modifiers of the object. A prepositional phrase that describes a noun or pronoun is called an adjective phrase.

4. Like adjectives, an adjective phrase answers questions such as… 1. which one? Everyone in the gym cheered. 2. what kind? I brought a blanket with blue stripes.

5. Unlike regular adjectives though, adjective phrases usually come after the words they modify.

6. Practice: Look at the underlined adjective phrases. What noun or pronoun does each adjective phrase modify? • I built a model railroad with many cars. • A control panel in the center supplies the power. • Toy trains with electricity seem real. • The signal switches on the track are automatic.

7. Practice: Look at the underlined adjective phrases. What noun or pronoun does each adjective phrase modify? • I built a model railroadwith many cars. • A control panel in the center supplies the power. • Toy trains with electricity seem real. • The signal switches on the track are automatic.

8. Practice: Look at the underlined adjective phrases. What noun or pronoun does each adjective phrase modify? • I built a model railroadwith many cars. • A control panelin the center supplies the power. • Toy trains with electricity seem real. • The signal switches on the track are automatic.

9. Practice: Look at the underlined adjective phrases. What noun or pronoun does each adjective phrase modify? • I built a model railroadwith many cars. • A control panelin the center supplies the power. • Toy trainswith electricity seem real. • The signal switcheson the track are automatic.

10. Practice: Look at the underlined adjective phrases. What noun or pronoun does each adjective phrase modify? • I built a model railroadwith many cars. • A control panelin the center supplies the power. • Toy trainswith electricity seem real. • The signal switcheson the track are automatic.

11. Practice: Identify the adjective phrase in each sentence. What noun or pronoun does it modify? • We gave a party for our visiting Polish relatives. • Many guests with international backgrounds attended. • Some guests in traditional costumes sang folk songs. • The fireplace with its roaring fire was a popular gathering spot.

12. Practice: Identify the adjective phrase in each sentence. What noun or pronoun does it modify? • We gave a partyfor our visiting Polish relatives. • Many guests with international backgrounds attended. • Some guests in traditional costumes sang folk songs. • The fireplace with its roaring fire was a popular gathering spot.

13. Practice: Identify the adjective phrase in each sentence. What noun or pronoun does it modify? • We gave a partyfor our visiting Polish relatives. • Many guestswith international backgrounds attended. • Some guests in traditional costumes sang folk songs. • The fireplace with its roaring fire was a popular gathering spot.

14. Practice: Identify the adjective phrase in each sentence. What noun or pronoun does it modify? • We gave a partyfor our visiting Polish relatives. • Many guestswith international backgrounds attended. • Some guestsin traditional costumes sang folk songs. • The fireplace with its roaring fire was a popular gathering spot.

15. Practice: Identify the adjective phrase in each sentence. What noun or pronoun does it modify? • We gave a partyfor our visiting Polish relatives. • Many guestswith international backgrounds attended. • Some guestsin traditional costumes sang folk songs. • The fireplacewith its roaring fire was a popular gathering spot.