Completers and Modifiers: Prepositional Phrase Modifiers

Application 6
	Instructions Examine the prepositional phrases below. The prepositions are marked with asterisks (*). Most of the phrases include single-word modifiers for the objects of the prepositions. In the first box under each phrase, write the object of the preposition. In the second box, write the modifier or modifiers for that object. If there is no modifier for the object, write XXX in the second box. Example: on* these trips Object: trips Mod(s): these
	1. beyond* Dallas
	Object: Mod(s):
	2. around* town
	Object: Mod(s):
	3. beside* the tracks
	Object: Mod(s):
	4. toward* every stoplight
	Object: Mod(s):
	5. under* the bridge
	Object: Mod(s):
	6. on* these boring trips
	Object: Mod(s):
	7. in* her steady good humor
	Object: Mod(s):
	8. until* the last moment
	Object: Mod(s):
	9. during* the train ride
	Object: Mod(s):
	10. like* mine
	Object: Mod(s):
	22. about* my best friend
	Object: Mod(s):
	12. from* a small town
	Object: Mod(s):
	13. of* some forgotten old adventures
	Object: Mod(s):

CONTENTS MAIN PAGE 4.1 Writing 4.2 "(Subject + Verb) Whom or What?" 4.3 Words That Act as Completers 4.4 Recognizing the Difference 4.5 How Modifiers Work 4.6 Single Word Modifiers 4.7 Prepositional Phrase Modifiers 4.8 Combining Sentences 4.9 Review and Practice 4.10 Fun With Grammar 4.11 Return to Your Writing 4.12 Mastery Test