Identify and use common prepositions in prepositional phrases of location and time

Recognize and produce prepositional phrases that answer WHERE (in/on/under/behind/beside/between/above/below) and WHEN (before/after/during/until). Embed one prepositional phrase per opinion-paragraph example as a precision move.

Mastery threshold

90%

Min instances

Typical minutes

Spaced intervals (days)

1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60

Prereqs

Use adjectives and adverbs and choose between them depending on what is modified (L.2.1.e)

Successors

eng.g3.f.gr.prepositional_phrases_expanded
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Common misconceptions

Treats the preposition alone as the 'phrase' instead of preposition + noun phrase ('in' vs. 'in the box').
Confuses preposition with adverb when the same word can be both (e.g., 'I went outside' — adverb; 'outside the door' — preposition).

Exercise pool (3)

Diff	Stem	Type
2	Underline the prepositional phrase in each sentence: (1) The cat sat under the chair. (2) I will read after lunch. (3) The book is on...	prep phrase identify
3	Add a prepositional phrase to each: (1) I sat ___. (location) (2) I read my book ___. (time) (3) The dog slept ___. (location) (4) ___,...	prep phrase use
3	Add ONE prepositional phrase to your draft's example sentence. Annotate 'ADD DETAIL — prep phrase' in the margin.	prep phrase in opinion