Directions: Put the preposition on a slanted line under the noun that it modifies (in this case, the subject). Put the object of the preposition on a horizontal line after it. All of these prepositional phrases modify the subject of the sentence.

1. The flowers in the garden are growing.

2. The rock on the cliff fell.

3. That dog across the street has been barking again.

4. Did the green box with the blue lid fall?

5. The lovely, scented candle on the table burned continually.

Directions: Put the preposition on a slanted line under the word that it modifies. These all modify the verbs. Put the object of the preposition on a horizontal line after it.

1. Has Lucy been reading at the library?

2. I ran around the absolutely beautiful city.

3. Those blue birds chirped endlessly into the night.

4. The plane flew above the puffy, white clouds.

5. Who has been sleeping in my bed?

Directions: You already know how to diagram these! Just make sure to put the phrase under the word that it modifies!

1. The hairy dog sat in the corner of the room.

2. The cookie dough is in the back of the fridge.

3. I shop at the grocery store on Main Street.

4. Which of the pages in this book ripped?

5. Can you fit between the roots of this tree?