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Foreword: To the Student and Parent/Teacher
Introduction: To Those Grammarians Among Us
Instructions: How to Complete the Lessons
Module 1: Word and Phrase Patterns
Module 2: Clause Patterns
Module 3: Verb Tense and Verbal Patterns
Lesson 3-1: Present Tense Verbs
Lesson 3-2: Present Tense Verbs (Continued)
Lesson 3-3: Intensifying The Present Tense
Lesson 3-4: The Present Participle as Verbal
Lesson 3-5: The Present Participle as Verb and Verbal
Lesson 3-6: The Present Participle as Verb and Verbal (Continued)
Lesson 3-7: Remembering The Prepositional Phrase
Lesson 3-8: The Present Participial Phrase
Lesson 3-9: The Present Participial Phrase (Continued)
Lesson 3-10: The Gerund as a Verbal
Lesson 3-11: The Gerund versus The Present Participle
Lesson 3-12: The Gerundial Phrase
Lesson 3-13: The Gerundial Phrase versus The Participial Phrase
Lesson 3-14: The Gerundial Phrase versus The Participial Phrase (Continued)
Lesson 3-15: Phrases: Verb versus Gerundial versus Participial
Lesson 3-16: Phrases: Verb versus Gerundial versus Participial (Continued)
Quiz 3-17: Cumulative Review
Lesson 3-18: The Present Infinitive as Verbal
Lesson 3-19: The Infinitive Phrase as Verbal
Lesson 3-20: The Infinitive Phrase as Verbal (Continued)
Lesson 3-21: Identification of Verbals
Lesson 3-22: Identification of Verbals (Continued)
Quiz 3-23: Cumulative Review
Lesson 3-24: Splitting the Infinitive
Lesson 3-25: Forming the Future Tense
Lesson 3-26: Past Tense Verbs
Lesson 3-27: Regular and Irregular Verbs
Lesson 3-28: Past Tense versus Past Participle
Lesson 3-29: Present Participle versus Past Participle
Lesson 3-30: Irregular Verbs
Lesson 3-31: Irregular Verbs (Continued)
Lesson 3-32: Irregular Verbs (Continued)
Quiz 3-33: Cumulative Review
Lesson 3-34: The Past Participle as Verbal
Lesson 3-35: The Past Participle as Verbal (Continued)
Lesson 3-36: Past Participle versus Present Participle
Lesson 3-37: Past Participle versus Present Participle (Continued)
Lesson 3-38: The Past Infinitive as Verbal
Lesson 3-39: Past Infinitive versus Present Infinitive
Lesson 3-40: Identification of Verbals
Lesson 3-41: Identification of Verbals (Continued)
Lesson 3-42: Identification of Verbals (Continued)
Lesson 3-43: Wishing For the Future Perfect
Quiz 3-44: Cumulative Review
Exercise 3-45: Module 3 Self-Test
Module 4: Verb Forms and Sentence Patterns
Module 5: Punctuation and Capitalization
Module 6: Supplement - Troublesome Words
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English Grammar
R
emembering The Prepositional Phrase
Lesson 3-7
Comments:
Prompt:
In our prior studies, we found that prepositions usually come in phrase packages consisting of the preposition and its object.
Example:
The prepositional phrase "near the house" consists of the preposition "near" and its noun object "house."
Directions:
Following are familiar word patterns containing a prepositional phrase. Click to select the complete prepositional phrase in each word group.
1.
He
was
flying
like
a
bird
...
The
house
near
the
road
...
2.
He
ran
down
the
street
...
The
cat
retreated
into
the
room
...
3.
She
sat
by
the
window
...
He
worked
at
the
desk
...
4.
The
rake
against
the
wall
...
The
trees
around
the
building
...
5.
The
snow
fell
off
the
roof
...
I
live
near
the
pond
...
6.
(Note double preposition)
The
tree
next
to
the
house
...
7.
(Note double preposition)
I
fell
out
of
the
tree
...
8.
The
door
of
the
house
...
The
furnace
in
the
basement
...
9.
We
ate
during
the
game
...
They
walked
toward
the
man
...
10.
The
vision
beyond
the
horizon
...
The
rooms
inside
the
house
.
11.
The
flowers
growing
throughout
the
summer
...
12.
The
grass
was
growing
over
the
hill
...
13.
Near
the
door
he
sat
...
Across
the
room
he
stared
...
14.
Within
the
rooms
we
lived
...
After
the
rain
we
watched
...
15.
The
student
of
the
year
...
The
sky
over
the
house
...
16.
(Two phrases)
The
house
down
the
street
and
near
the
school
17.
The
content
of
her
thoughts
...
The
provisions
for
his
trip
...
18.
The
leaves
underneath
the
snow
...
They
shall
go
with
us
...
19.
(Two phrases)
My
goal
in
life
is
living
with
gusto
...
20.
(Two phrases)
The
lesson
of
this
exercise
is
the
pattern
of
the
prepositional
phrase
.