IXL | Identify prepositional phrases | 6th grade language arts

Select the four words that make up the prepositional phrase.

The flag twirlers marched behind the school's band.

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Select the two words that make up the prepositional phrase.

Sean told a humorous story about himself.

key idea

A preposition is a connecting word. It comes before a noun or pronoun and connects it to the rest of the sentence. The main noun or pronoun that comes after the preposition is called the object of the preposition.

I will call you after dinner.

The preposition is after. It connects the object, dinner, to the rest of the sentence.

We walked around our neighborhood.

The preposition is around. It connects the object, neighborhood, to the rest of the sentence.

A prepositional phrase is the group of words that starts with the preposition and ends with the object of the preposition.

I will call you after dinner.

We walked around our neighborhood.

Most prepositions tell about time, place, or movement, but some do not.

Time:	I will call you after dinner.
Place:	The sunglasses on the table are mine.
Movement:	We walked around our neighborhood.
Other:	Did you read the book about wolves?

Some common prepositions are about, above, across, after, along, around, at, behind, below, beside, by, down, during, for, from, in, inside, into, near, of, on, outside, over, through, to, under, up, and with.

solution

The preposition is about. It connects the pronoun himself to the rest of the sentence. The prepositional phrase is about himself.

Sean told a humorous story about himself.

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