Can you distinguish between prepositional phrases and clauses?

11/19/2020

Directions: Let's see if you know the difference between prepositional phrases and clauses. Please identify each in the sentences below.

1. Before I see you next week, I'll put a shopping list together.
2. We will meet before noon.
3. After a quick lunch, we can shop.
4. I hope I find the perfect gift.
5. Hopefully, I will also discover other possible presents along the way.
6. Do you want to call me, or should I call you first?
7. My day is sometimes busy, so I hope I am around to receive your call.
8. This will be a fun shopping experience for us.
9. I am looking forward to it.
10. I will see you then, but please remember to keep in touch!

5 Comments

Lorraine Noel

11/20/2020 07:37:52 pm

Lorraine Noel
11/20/2020

PHRASES AND CLAUSES:

1. Before I see you-Prepositional phrase
2. we will meet- Clause
3. we can shop- Clause
4. hope I find- clause
5. along the way- Prepositional Phrase
6. call you first - Clause
7. fun shopping experience- Clause
8. recieve your call - Clause
9. looking forward to it - Clause
10. keep in touch - Clause

angelina link

11/22/2020 09:09:10 pm

Prepositional Phrase and clause

1.two Indep.clause:before I see you next week/I'II put a shopping list together.No prep.Phrase
2.one dependent clause,prep.phrase -before noon.
3.one dependent clause, No prep. Phrase
4.one dependent clause,No Prep.Phrase
5.along the way-Prep.Phrase and it's a independent clause
6.one independent clause(subject ,you is hidden also or is a coordinator) No Prep.Phrase
7.one dependent clause-My day sometimes is busy/one independent clause so I hope I am around to receive your call.(around to receive your call Prep.Phrase)
8.one dep. clause/for us Prep.Phrase
9.one dependent clause/forward to it.-Prep.Phrase
10.one dep.clause-I will see you them/one independent clause-but please remenber to keep in touch.(in touch Prep.Phrase)

Apoena Freire link

11/23/2020 10:26:35 am

1. Independent clauses
2. Clause
3. Preposition frase
4. Dependent clause
5. Preposition phrase
6. Dependent clauses
7. Preposition phrase
8. Dependente clause
9. Dependente clause
10. Independente clauses

Fernanda

11/23/2020 05:08:36 pm

1 Before i se you (prep. phrase) no clause
2 before noon (prep. phrase) clause
3 after a quick lunch (prep. phrase) we can stop (clause)
4 i hope i find (prep. phrase) clause
5 along the way (prep. phrase) clause
6 should i call you first (prep. phrase) do you want to call me? (clause)
7 i'm around (prep. phrase) My day is sometimes busy (clause)
8 will be a fun (prep. phrase) clause
9 looking forward (prep. phrase) clause
10 i will see you (prep.phrase) clause

Juliana

1/14/2021 06:23:16 pm

1. Before I see you next week, I'll put a shopping list together. ( Prep. phrase);
2. We will meet before noon. ( Clause);
3. After a quick lunch, we can shop. ( Prep. phrase);
4. I hope I find the perfect gift. ( Clause);
5. Hopefully, I will also discover other possible presents along the way. ( Clause);
6. Do you want to call me, or should I call you first? (Clause);
7. My day is sometimes busy, so I hope I am around to receive your call. ( Clause);
8. This will be a fun shopping experience for us. (Clause);
9. I am looking forward to it. )Clause);
10. I will see you then, but please remember to keep in touch! ( clause);

Can you distinguish between prepositional phrases and clauses?

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