2016-05-26 Writing: prepositional phrases

Greg Malivuk
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Homework: find all 17 prepositional phrases on p. 128 and then answer the questions in part B
	Also, read p. 129
(p. 110 from yesterday’s handout explains the idea of space order)

Some prepositional phrases are inside others:
	2 (In the long center drawer (under my computer)), you can find…
“under my computer” tells you more about “drawer”
“in the long…” tells you more about “you can find”

But it’s also possible to have two separate prepositional phrases next to each other:
	9 I have a variety (of things) (in my desk).
“of things” tells you about “variety”
“in my desk” tells you about “I have…”
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p. 128 part B - the rest of the questions
2) 2, 3, 4, 6
3) 7, 9
4) sentences 1-3: left to right
   sentences 4-9: top to bottom
	(We can say that these two together are clockwise space order.)
	(The opposite is counter-clockwise.)
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p. 129 - Prepositional phrases for time and location can usually go at the beginning or the end of a sentence.

If there is a complete sentence after the prepositional phrase, use a comma:
	Before a big exam, get eight hours of sleep.
	In the park, there are several kinds of trees.

If I want to tell you the location of the subject (with an intransitive verb), I don’t need a comma
(and the verb can come before the subject):
	In the corner is a comfortable chair.
	Above her piano hangs a picture of Beethoven.
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p. 131 - Combine the information into one sentence.
2 There’s a cracked green chalkboard on the wall. (age/condition before color)

Order of adjectives:
Opinion
Size
Age (and condition)
Shape
Color
Origin
Material
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Homework: p. 131-132 - Combine the other sentences.
	Also choose a place in your home country that you would like to describe in a paragraph.