The boys on the soccer team will go across the street, through the valley, and into the park. What is the adjective phrase?
Beyond that hill sits a house without a roof. adverb phrase is
millions of stars form a galaxy,and between any two stars there are light years of space. what is the prepositional phrase
When galaxies move near each other, gravity pulls them out of shape. what is the prepositional phrase.
The great arms of that galaxy become twisted what is the prepositional phrase
when one galaxy's gas and dust pass on top of another galaxy's black hole, the matter is sicked into a whirlpool/ what is the prepositional phrase
What form of written analysis defines a topic?
During the thinderstorm. adjective or adverb?
In this drawer- adjective or adverb
Of brushing and flossing- adjective or adverb
For antibiotics- adjective or adverb
We walked through the aisles "of the supermarket."what word does ("") modify?
They stopped along the road "for five minutes" what word does ("") modify
The artist drew a sketch "of the new building" what word does ("") modify?
This is the most interesting flower "in the exotic flower show" what word does ("") modify?
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1. The adjective phrase in the sentence "The boys on the soccer team will go across the street, through the valley, and into the park" is "on the soccer team," which describes the boys.
2. The adverb phrase in the sentence "Beyond that hill sits a house without a roof" is "without a roof," which modifies the verb "sits" by describing the condition of the house.
3. The prepositional phrase in the sentence "Millions of stars form a galaxy, and between any two stars there are light years of space" is "between any two stars," which shows the relationship of space between the stars.
4. The prepositional phrase in the sentence "When galaxies move near each other, gravity pulls them out of shape" is "near each other," which indicates the relationship between the galaxies.
5. The prepositional phrase in the sentence "The great arms of that galaxy become twisted" is "of that galaxy," which shows the possession or belonging of the arms to the galaxy.
6. The prepositional phrase in the sentence "When one galaxy's gas and dust pass on top of another galaxy's black hole, the matter is sucked into a whirlpool" is "on top of another galaxy's black hole," which shows the location or position of the passage of gas and dust.
7. The form of written analysis that defines a topic is typically an essay or a research paper. These forms of writing involve in-depth examination and explanation of a specific subject matter.
8. In the sentence "During the thunderstorm," the word "during" is a preposition. It functions as an adverb, modifying the verb "thunderstorm" by specifying the timing or duration.
9. In the sentence "In this drawer," the word "in" is a preposition. It functions as an adverb, modifying the noun "drawer" by indicating location or position.
10. In the phrase "Of brushing and flossing," the word "of" is a preposition. It functions as an adjective, modifying the gerunds "brushing" and "flossing" by indicating possession or association.
11. In the phrase "For antibiotics," the word "for" is a preposition. It functions as an adjective, modifying the noun "antibiotics" by indicating purpose or intention.
12. In the sentence "We walked through the aisles of the supermarket," the word "of" is a preposition. It modifies the noun "supermarket" and shows possession or belonging.
13. In the sentence "They stopped along the road for five minutes," the word "for" is a preposition. It modifies the noun "minutes" and indicates the duration or time period.
14. In the sentence "The artist drew a sketch of the new building," the word "of" is a preposition. It modifies the noun "building" and shows possession or belonging.
15. In the sentence "This is the most interesting flower in the exotic flower show," the word "in" is a preposition. It modifies the noun "show" and indicates location or participation.