Your books from the school library are due tomorrow.

Your books from the school library are due tomorrow.

We should not use the microwave in the camper tonight.

We should not use the microwave in the camper tonight.

After the game the athletes congratulated the other team.

After the game the athletes congratulated the other team.

My aunt always buys a lotto ticket at the store on the corner.

My aunt always buys a lotto ticket at the store on the corner.

I always wanted a cat that looked like a tiger.

I always wanted a cat that looked like a tiger.

Which word does the adjective phrase describe?

The chicken in the barn laid eggs.

The chicken in the barn laid eggs.

chicken

Which word does the adjective phrase describe?

One of the girls on the team spiked the ball.

One of the girls on the team spiked the ball.

One

Which word does the adjective phrase describe?

Do you have a pencil with an eraser?

Do you have a pencil with an eraser?

pencil

Which word does the adjective phrase describe?

The books on the shelves were sci-fi adventure novels.

The books on the shelves were sci-fi adventure novels.

books

Which words do the adjective phrases describe?

The tickets for the showing of the movie were sold out.

The tickets for the showing of the movie were sold out.

tickets and showing

Which word does the adverb phrase describe?

My brother plays at the park.

My brother plays at the park.

plays

Which word does the adverb phrase describe?

After the performance the dancer took a bow.

After the performance the dancer took a bow.

took

Which word does the adverb phrase describe?

The travelers left the plane in the evening.

The travelers left the plane in the evening.

left

Which word does the adverb phrase describe?

The lasagna was too saucy for my taste.

The lasagna was too saucy for my taste.

saucy

It's an intensifier; it tells "to what extent" or "in what way"?

Which word(s) do the prepositional phrases describe?

At the college we sat in the student lounge near midnight.

At the college we sat in the student lounge near midnight.

sat

True or False: Adverb phrases may only be directly after a verb.

False!

An adverb phrase can be at the beginning, the end, or in the middle of a sentence.

True or False: An adjective phrases must describe the noun or pronoun directly before it.

True!

An adjective phrase describe the noun directly before it.

Add this adjective phrase: beneath her desk.

The book had a green cover.

The book beneath her desk had a green cover.

Adjective phrases are always directly after a noun or pronoun.

Add this adverb phrase: around the corner

I rode my bike.

Correct answers:

I rode my bike around the corner.

Around the corner, I rode my bike.

Add this adjective phrase: of mine

Add this adverb phrase: in the lake

That boat is stranded.

Correct answers:

That boat of mine is stranded in the lake.

In the lake, that boat of mine is stranded.

That boat of mine, in the lake, is stranded.

Adjective phrases must follow their noun.

Adverb phrases may be placed in a variety of positions.

Correct the placement of the prepositional phrase.

In the truck, I noticed my keys were.

I noticed my keys were in the truck.

Correct the misplaced prepositional phrase:

Of yours, that helmet was too loose.

That helmet of yours was too loose.

Correct the misplaced prepositional phrase.

I tossed my brother over the table the dinner roll. 

I tossed my brother the dinner roll over the table.

Over the table, I tossed my brother the dinner roll.

Correct the misplaced prepositional phrase.

Under the bridge I saw that my hat had fallen.

I saw that my hat had fallen under the bridge.

Correct the misplaced prepositional phrase:

At the bottom of the fish tank, Billy saw the catfish.

Billy saw the catfish at the bottom of the fish tank.