Task: Identify and underline the prepositional phrases in each sentence.
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Definition of a Prepositional Phrase:
A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition, its object (usually a noun or pronoun), and any modifiers of the object. The preposition indicates the relationship between the object and another word in the sentence.
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List of Common Prepositions:
- In, on, at, by, for, with, from, to, about, under, over, etc.
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Solution:
1.
Kate was reading about some humorous poets.
- Underline:
about some humorous poets
2.
She found some poems by the famous Edward Lear.
- Underline:
by the famous Edward Lear
3.
Kate read his poems at the public library.
- Underline:
at the public library
4.
She showed them to her friend Gerald.
- Underline:
to her friend Gerald
5.
Gerald and Kate had smiles on their faces.
- Underline:
on their faces
6.
They were both reading a poem by Edward Lear.
- Underline:
by Edward Lear
7.
It was a limerick, a poem in a special form.
- Underline:
in a special form
8.
The name limerick comes from Ireland.
- Underline:
from Ireland
9.
Supposedly it is named after an Irish city.
- Underline:
after an Irish city
10.
Lear wrote poems about silly subjects.
- Underline:
about silly subjects
11.
His poems are filled with wonderful nonsense.
- Underline:
with wonderful nonsense
12.
People enjoyed his sense of humor.
- Underline:
of humor
13.
Sometimes his writing poked fun at other poets.
- Underline:
at other poets
14.
Friends sometimes recited his poems through the night.
- Underline:
through the night
15.
Kate and Gerald read Lear's nonsense poems for fun.
- Underline:
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
Boxed Final Answer:
\[
\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
&1. \text{about some humorous poets} \\
&2. \text{by the famous Edward Lear} \\
&3. \text{at the public library} \\
&4. \text{to her friend Gerald} \\
&5. \text{on their faces} \\
&6. \text{by Edward Lear} \\
&7. \text{in a special form} \\
&8. \text{from Ireland} \\
&9. \text{after an Irish city} \\
&10. \text{about silly subjects} \\
&11. \text{with wonderful nonsense} \\
&12. \text{of humor} \\
&13. \text{at other poets} \\
&14. \text{through the night} \\
&15. \text{for fun}
\end{aligned}
}
\]
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