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Let’s go through each sentence one by one and find the prepositional phrase.
A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition (like *in, on, at, by, about, for, from, to, with, through, after*) and ends with a noun or pronoun — that’s called the object of the preposition. The whole group tells us something like where, when, how, or what about.
We’ll look for those in each sentence.
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1. Kate was reading about some humorous poets.
→ “about” is the preposition → “some humorous poets” is the object → ✔ Prepositional phrase: about some humorous poets
2. She found some poems by the famous Edward Lear.
→ “by” is the preposition → “the famous Edward Lear” is the object → ✔ by the famous Edward Lear
3. Kate read his poems at the public library.
→ “at” is the preposition → “the public library” is the object → ✔ at the public library
4. She showed them to her friend Gerald.
→ “to” is the preposition → “her friend Gerald” is the object → ✔ to her friend Gerald
5. Gerald and Kate had smiles on their faces.
→ “on” is the preposition → “their faces” is the object → ✔ on their faces
6. They were both reading a poem by Edward Lear.
→ “by” is the preposition → “Edward Lear” is the object → ✔ by Edward Lear
7. It was a limerick, a poem in a special form.
→ “in” is the preposition → “a special form” is the object → ✔ in a special form
8. The name limerick comes from Ireland.
→ “from” is the preposition → “Ireland” is the object → ✔ from Ireland
9. Supposedly it is named after an Irish city.
→ “after” is the preposition → “an Irish city” is the object → ✔ after an Irish city
10. Lear wrote poems about silly subjects.
→ “about” is the preposition → “silly subjects” is the object → ✔ about silly subjects
11. His poems are filled with wonderful nonsense.
→ “with” is the preposition → “wonderful nonsense” is the object → ✔ with wonderful nonsense
12. People enjoyed his sense of humor.
→ Wait — “of humor” is actually a prepositional phrase too!
“of” is the preposition → “humor” is the object → ✔ of humor
*(Note: Sometimes students miss this because it’s short — but “sense of humor” contains the prepositional phrase “of humor”.)*
13. Sometimes his writing poked fun at other poets.
→ “at” is the preposition → “other poets” is the object → ✔ at other poets
14. Friends sometimes recited his poems through the night.
→ “through” is the preposition → “the night” is the object → ✔ through the night
15. Kate and Gerald read Lear's nonsense poems for fun.
→ “for” is the preposition → “fun” is the object → ✔ for fun
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Final Answer:
1. about some humorous poets
2. by the famous Edward Lear
3. at the public library
4. to her friend Gerald
5. on their faces
6. by Edward Lear
7. in a special form
8. from Ireland
9. after an Irish city
10. about silly subjects
11. with wonderful nonsense
12. of humor
13. at other poets
14. through the night
15. for fun
A prepositional phrase starts with a preposition (like *in, on, at, by, about, for, from, to, with, through, after*) and ends with a noun or pronoun — that’s called the object of the preposition. The whole group tells us something like where, when, how, or what about.
We’ll look for those in each sentence.
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1. Kate was reading about some humorous poets.
→ “about” is the preposition → “some humorous poets” is the object → ✔ Prepositional phrase: about some humorous poets
2. She found some poems by the famous Edward Lear.
→ “by” is the preposition → “the famous Edward Lear” is the object → ✔ by the famous Edward Lear
3. Kate read his poems at the public library.
→ “at” is the preposition → “the public library” is the object → ✔ at the public library
4. She showed them to her friend Gerald.
→ “to” is the preposition → “her friend Gerald” is the object → ✔ to her friend Gerald
5. Gerald and Kate had smiles on their faces.
→ “on” is the preposition → “their faces” is the object → ✔ on their faces
6. They were both reading a poem by Edward Lear.
→ “by” is the preposition → “Edward Lear” is the object → ✔ by Edward Lear
7. It was a limerick, a poem in a special form.
→ “in” is the preposition → “a special form” is the object → ✔ in a special form
8. The name limerick comes from Ireland.
→ “from” is the preposition → “Ireland” is the object → ✔ from Ireland
9. Supposedly it is named after an Irish city.
→ “after” is the preposition → “an Irish city” is the object → ✔ after an Irish city
10. Lear wrote poems about silly subjects.
→ “about” is the preposition → “silly subjects” is the object → ✔ about silly subjects
11. His poems are filled with wonderful nonsense.
→ “with” is the preposition → “wonderful nonsense” is the object → ✔ with wonderful nonsense
12. People enjoyed his sense of humor.
→ Wait — “of humor” is actually a prepositional phrase too!
“of” is the preposition → “humor” is the object → ✔ of humor
*(Note: Sometimes students miss this because it’s short — but “sense of humor” contains the prepositional phrase “of humor”.)*
13. Sometimes his writing poked fun at other poets.
→ “at” is the preposition → “other poets” is the object → ✔ at other poets
14. Friends sometimes recited his poems through the night.
→ “through” is the preposition → “the night” is the object → ✔ through the night
15. Kate and Gerald read Lear's nonsense poems for fun.
→ “for” is the preposition → “fun” is the object → ✔ for fun
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Final Answer:
1. about some humorous poets
2. by the famous Edward Lear
3. at the public library
4. to her friend Gerald
5. on their faces
6. by Edward Lear
7. in a special form
8. from Ireland
9. after an Irish city
10. about silly subjects
11. with wonderful nonsense
12. of humor
13. at other poets
14. through the night
15. for fun
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