I was just given this sheet in class and my teacher didn't help me at all.. She seems more concerned with her phone than teaching the class.. can someone help me do a few of these so I can understand?
all prepositional phrases in parentheses. Underline the subject or subjects once and double underline or bold face the verb or verbs
1. Sharks swim continuously in their search for food.
2. The day after tomorrow is a holiday.
3. There are three new students in the class tonight.
4. Most of the applicants for office jobs type thirty words per minute.
5. Fewer people have been attending the school games this year.
6. Will you stop that noise?
7. The chief executive officers of thirty companies are meeting in Conference Room A.
8. The veterinarian performed the world’s first triple-bypass on an elephant.
9. Giant lions and camels once roamed the American West.
Go here -- http://www.chompchomp.com/terms.htm -- and read up on prepositional phrases, subjects, and verbs.
Then give these a try, and someone here will check them for you.
Here's #1 for you:
Sharks (<~~subject) swim(<~~verb) continuously (in their search) (for food).
First, put parentheses around each of the prepositional phrases.
Example:
1. Sharks swim continuously (in their search) (for food.)
Subjects and verbs are never in prepositional phrases. So that leaves three words in that sentence. One is the subject and another is the verb. Do you see that the subject must be "sharks" and the verb must be "swim"?
These sites will help you.
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/prepositionalphrase.htm
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/preposition.htm
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/verb.htm
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/subject.htm
If you post your answers, I'll be glad to check them.
Is this correct Ms. Sue?
2. The day (after tomorrow) (is a holiday).
3. There are three new students (in the class) tonight.
4. Most of the applicants (for office jobs) type thirty words per minute.
5. Fewer people (have been attending) (the school games) this year.
6. (Will you) stop that noise?
7. Each generation (of students) seems better informed.
8. The chief executive officers of thirty companies (are meeting) (in Conference Room A).
9. The veterinarian performed the world’s first triple-bypass (on an elephant).
10. Giant lions and camels once roamed (the American West).
2. The day (after tomorrow) (is a holiday). -- NO . Check the preposition list. One of those is not a preposition.
3. Right.
4. You missed a phrase.
5. No and No.
6. No
7. yes
8. You missed one and one is not a prepositional phrase.
9. yes
10. No.
Sarah -- you need to check each word that you labeled as a preposition. You may want to print the list of prepositions and keep it handy.
Sure, I'd be happy to help you understand these sentences and identify the prepositional phrases, subjects, and verbs in each sentence.
1. Sharks swim (in their search for food).
- The subject is "Sharks" (underlined once) and the verb is "swim" (double underline or bold face).
2. The day after tomorrow is (a holiday).
- The subject is "The day after tomorrow" (underlined once) and the verb is "is" (double underline or bold face).
3. There are (three new students) in the class tonight.
- The subject is "There" (underlined once) and the verb is "are" (double underline or bold face).
4. Most of the applicants for office jobs type (thirty words per minute).
- The subject is "Most of the applicants for office jobs" (underlined once) and the verb is "type" (double underline or bold face).
5. Fewer people have been attending (the school games this year).
- The subject is "Fewer people" (underlined once) and the verb is "have been attending" (double underline or bold face).
6. Will you stop (that noise)?
- The subject is "you" (underlined once) and the verb is "stop" (double underline or bold face).
7. The chief executive officers of thirty companies are meeting (in Conference Room A).
- The subject is "The chief executive officers of thirty companies" (underlined once) and the verb is "are meeting" (double underline or bold face).
8. The veterinarian performed (the world’s first triple-bypass) on an elephant.
- The subject is "The veterinarian" (underlined once) and the verb is "performed" (double underline or bold face).
9. Giant lions and camels once roamed (the American West).
- The subject is "Giant lions and camels" (underlined once) and the verb is "roamed" (double underline or bold face).
To identify prepositional phrases, look for words that indicate location, direction, time, or relationship between objects. In these sentences, the prepositional phrases are in parentheses:
1. in their search for food
2. after tomorrow
3. in the class tonight
4. for office jobs, per minute
5. the school games this year
6. that noise
7. of thirty companies, in Conference Room A
8. the world's first triple-bypass, on an elephant
9. the American West.