UNIT X UNIT 8 | 305 GRAMMAR: Modify a verb • Identify prepositional phrases Write prepositional phrases on the board and determine whether the terms are familiar. Explain that a preposition is a word that shows location, direction, possession, or connection to the indirect object, while phrase means two or more words acting together to form a part of speech. Explain that prepositional phrases begin with a preposition and end with a noun. Ask: What are some examples of prepositions? Write responses on the board. • Identify verbs modified by prepositional phrases Read the explanatory text in the Grammar box. Discuss the examples of verbs modified by prepositional phrases. Point out the list of prepositions (in, for, from, of, on, with). Then ask students to make prepositional phrases with words from the list. A Apply knowledge of prepositions Ask a student to read aloud item 1. Model referring to the context of the story to determine the correct answer. Read aloud the remaining items. Have students write their answers independently. ANSWERS 1. from; circle protected 2. for; circle use 3. in; circle dug 4. of; circle made 5. on; circle build 6. with; circle carry B Make connections Before writing, students should generate lists of facts about where they live. ANSWERS Sample answer: I live in El Paso, Texas. I live with my parents in a house. Our house is made of brick. C Explain prepositional phrases Have students share their sentences in pairs. One student should read their sentences while the partner writes the prepositions they hear. ANSWERS Sample answers: in/where; with/who; in/where; of/what kind Practice Book pp. 165–166 Assessment Program p. 145 EXPLORE AND LEARN PRACTICE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION Scaffold Some students may have difficulty choosing the correct preposition. Provide extra practice by working with students to identify prepositional phrases in familiar texts. Guide students to highlight prepositional phrases in their own writing. Amplify Have students write a story about an activity they have done. Direct them to use prepositional phrases to tell where the activity took place and who participated with them. Write: Prepositional phrases Choose the preposition and write noun. in Columbus, Ohio: ___________ with my uncle: ___________ in an apartment: __________ of stone: ___________ Write three new prepositional phrases. COMMUNICATE A Complete the sentences with a preposition. Use the text Innovative Homes to help you. Circle the verbs that they modify. You can use a preposition more than once. 1. Igloos protected them the cold. 2. They use igloos hunting trips. 3. They dug holes the ground. 4. They are made wood. 5. In Cambodia, people build houses stilts. 6. They could carry their homes them. B Write sentences about your home. Use prepositional phrases. I live in Columbus, Ohio. I live with my uncle in an apartment. Our building is made of stone. C Share your sentences with a classmate. Which prepositions did your classmate use? How do the prepositional phrases give you more information about verbs? GRAMMAR Modify a Verb Prepositional phrases can modify a verb. They give more information about the verb. Use them to add details about who, what, where, when, and how. Today, Inuit people live in more modern homes. The phrase in more modern homes tells where the people live. They decorated their bodies with paint and feathers. The phrase with paint and feathers tells how they decorated their bodies. Common prepositional phrases start with these prepositions: in for from of on with Words to Use on for from with of in from UNIT 8 305 UNIT X8 / CONNECT TO GRAMMAR
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