My mom says I don't listen well. I think it's that she uses far too many prepositional phrases. Take her recent instructions to me about where to find something in her sewing room. "Look
in the closet, behind the paints, between the boxes of boy and girl fabric.
And if you don't see it there, try
under the cutting table, beside the pattern paper." By the time I made it to the sewing room, I couldn't remember if I was looking on the table, behind the closet or in the secret hidden door to Narnia. See, prepositional phrases give information about direction, location or condition. They begin with a preposition, and they end with a noun or pronoun. If my mom didn't use so many of them, maybe I'd be less confused; also, if she didn't have so much stuff in her sewing room, maybe a lady could find what she's looking for without having to memorize twelve different steps. Anyway, if your mom is like mine, recognizing prepositional phrases should be easy; however, if your mom is regular, this may be new to you. Here are some practices to help along the way.
Prepostional phrases ID practice
Grammar Rocks Prepositions Video
Refernce Sheet about Prep Phrases
Preposition Practice
