What is the prepositional phrases in the following sentences?
1.By the 22nd Century, everyone could be wearing paper clothing. Also, in the future, people might take food pills instead of eating meals.
2. The repairs on our van were going to take around five weeks The insurance company would not provide a loner vehicle for that length of time.
3. Walking into the dusty, moldy attic room , Lori began to sneeze violently. After just five minutes, her allergies forced her to leave
4. With ice encrusting their leaves, daffodils are poking through the unexpected snow The unusually cold springtime weather caught both flowers and people off guard.
5 Old fashioned locomotives seem romantic to us today. But their clouds of black coal smoke damaged the environment.
You'll learn a lot more if you pick the prepositional phrases yourself.
I'll get you started by putting parentheses around the prepositional phrases.
1.(By the 22nd Century,) everyone could be wearing paper clothing. Also, (in the future,) people might take food pills (instead of eating meals.)
Study these sites and take it from there.
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/prepositionalphrase.htm
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/preposition.htm
I'll be glad to check your answers.
Okay thanks my answers are:
2.on our van, in the future
3into the dusty
4 through the unexpected snow
5 to us, of black coal smoke
And what makes instead of eating meals a preposition?
2.on our van, in the future
-- missing two phrases
3into the dusty
--incomplete and missing one phrase
4 through the unexpected snow
-- missing two phrases
5 to us, of black coal smoke
-- Right!
Study the list of prepositions. That's the best way of learning which are prepositions.
2 A loner vehicle, of time
3 into the dusty, moldy attic room,
to sneeze violently
4.through the unexpected snow, off guard
A is not a preposition
To sneeze is an infinitive, not a prepositional phrase.
4 is correct now.
2.on our van, around five weeks, of time
3into the dusty, and after just five minutes
PS I appreciate your help
3. into the dusty, moldy attic room,
after just five minutes
2 - add (for that length)
3 - Your last answer is right.
You are very welcome.