Chapter 3 Exercises:
Diagramming the Prepositional Phrase

Remember that phrases are groups of words that act as a single part of speech. These act as either adjectives or adverbs.

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3.0 Diagramming Adjectival Phrases - Part I

Directions: Diagram the following sentences by placing the adjectival prepositional phrases under the noun or pronoun that they modify. (These all modify the subjects.)

The preposition goes on a slanted line under the noun that it modifies (in this case, the subject), and the object of the preposition goes on a horizontal line after it. (See the example.)

Remember the adjective questions?

Example: The blue birds in the trees were chirping.

1. The flowers in the garden are growing.

2. The rock below the water shifted.

3. That dog around the corner has been barking.

4. Did the green box with the blue lid fall?

5. The lovely, scented candle on the table burned.

3.1 Diagramming Adverb Phrases

Directions: Diagram the following sentences by placing the adverbial prepositional phrases under the verb, adverb, or adjective that they modify. (These all modify the verbs.)

The preposition goes on a slanted line under the verb, and the object of the preposition goes on a horizontal line after it. (See the example.)

Example: The rabbit hopped through the pretty garden.

1. Has Lucy been reading at the library?

2. I ran around the absolutely beautiful city.

3. Those blue birds chirped endlessly into the night.

4. The plane flew above the puffy, white clouds.

5. Who has been sleeping in my bed?

3.2 Diagramming Adjectival Phrases - Part II

Directions: Diagram the following sentences by placing the adjectival prepositional phrases under the noun or pronoun that they modify. (These all modify the objects of the preposition of another prepositional phrase.)

The preposition goes on a slanted line under the noun that it modifies (in this case, the object of the preposition), and the object of the preposition goes on a horizontal line after it. (See the example.)

Remember the adjective questions?

Example: The blue birds in the trees above my house were chirping.

1. The hairy dog sat in the corner of the room.

2. The cookie dough is in the back of the fridge.

3. I shop at the grocery store on Main Street.

4. Which of the pages in this book ripped?

5. Can you fit between the roots of this tree?

3.3 Diagramming: Putting It All Together

1. The rusty shovel with the blue handle sat in my garage.

2. These three puppies in the basket on the wood floor have been whimpering since this morning.

3. Every candle in the little store in the strip mall burned brightly throughout the night.

4. In April the cool rain falls on the soil.

5. In May the plants in Cathy's garden grow very quickly.

Answers!

3.1 Diagramming Adverb Phrases

3.2 Diagramming Adjectival Phrases Part II

3.3 Putting It All Together

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