Can you check these?
Find the prepositional phrase in each sentence. Circle the preposition, and underline the object of the preposition.
26. After it was fixed, he thought about how to make it work better.
prep: about
obj: ?
27. The engine needed a lot of water in it to make steam.
prep: in
obj: it
prep: to?
obj: ?
30. The power came from just one revolving shaft.
prep: just
obj: shaft?
Most of the time, a prepositional phrase consists of three or four words:
on the couch
in my mind
through the small building
to the city
etc.
Study Preposition and Prepositional Phrases here:
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms.htm
Then try again.
PS -- #27 is correct
I was trying to be quick and show the answers for preposition and object. here's the retry.
26. After it was fixed, he thought about how to make it work better.
phrase: about how to make it work better
prep: about
obj: ?
27. The engine needed a lot of water in it to make steam.
phrase: of water
prep: of
obj: water
phrase: in it
prep: in
obj: it
prep: to?
obj: steam?
30. The power came from just one revolving shaft.
phrase: just one revolving shaft
prep: just
obj: shaft?
26. After it was fixed, he thought about how to make it work better.
phrase: about how to make it work better
prep: about
obj: ? What will you put here?
27. The engine needed a lot of water in it to make steam.
phrase: of water
prep: of
obj: water
correct
phrase: in it
prep: in
obj: it
correct
prep: to?
obj: steam?
The "to" here is to form an infinitive, not a prepositional phrase. The first two for this sentence are correct. This is not a prep phrase.
30. The power came from just one revolving shaft.
phrase: just one revolving shaft
prep: just
obj: shaft?
Nope -- first identify the preposition. Look at that box in the Prepositions part of chompchomp; then re-think this one.
26. After it was fixed, he thought about how to make it work better.
phrase: about how to make it work better
prep: about
obj: ? Would the object be "it"?
27. I meant to ask about "to make steam" in the last answer. I agree it isn't a prepositional phrase. It's a verb (to make).
In too much of a hurry on this one as well..
30. The power came from just one revolving shaft.
phrase: from just one revolving shaft
prep: from
obj: shaft
30 is now correct! Yes!!
28 is tricky!
You're right that 'about' is the preposition.
The object of that preposition is the entire interrogative phrase -- 'how to make it work better'
That is, he though ABOUT (all that, which is one thought).
... thought ...
To find the prepositional phrase in each sentence, you need to identify the preposition and its object.
Sentence 26:
The prepositional phrase in this sentence is "about how to make it work better."
The preposition is "about," and the object of the preposition is "how to make it work better."
Therefore, you should circle "about" as the preposition and underline "how to make it work better" as the object.
Sentence 27:
There are two prepositional phrases in this sentence.
The first one is "in it," where "in" is the preposition and "it" is the object.
The second one is "to make steam," where "to" is the preposition and "make steam" is the object.
Therefore, you should circle "in" and "to" as the prepositions, and underline "it" and "make steam" as the objects.
Sentence 30:
The prepositional phrase in this sentence is "from just one revolving shaft."
The preposition is "from," and the object of the preposition is "just one revolving shaft."
Since "just" is not a preposition, it is not considered part of the prepositional phrase.
Therefore, you should circle "from" as the preposition and underline "just one revolving shaft" as the object.