I need help with them. here is a couple i need help with. You will have to circle the preposition and underline the word it modifies. thanks for all your help!
1. Contented in the warmth, she watched the fire.
2. The rain, fierce by all accounts, struck the house.
3. Tossed by the storm, limbs scraped the roof.
4. But the house, built before 1900, stood firm.
2006-09-05 15:08:49 · 4 answers · asked by Amanda P 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
1. in warmth
2. by accounts
3. by storm
4. before 1900
2006-09-05 15:15:25 · answer #1 · answered by Nelson_DeVon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should have a list of prepositions in your book. I am not going to do your homework for you, but I will help you out with the first one. The preposition is in making the prepositional phrase in the warmth. Ask yourself what does "in the warmth" signify, the answer, being contented. Have fun, this is much easier than paying bills!
2006-09-05 22:15:31 · answer #2 · answered by jennifer c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
preposition - word serving to mark relation between noun or pronoun, usually precedes another word, so 'at', 'in', 'for', 'on', 'by', 'through', 'of', are all prepositions. The modified word is the 'emotive' word, so fierce, contented, tossed, scraped, etc.
2006-09-05 22:17:28 · answer #3 · answered by pniccimiss 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.in=>warmth
2.by=>accounts
3.by=>storm
4.before=>1900
isn't this cheating? what are you learning, except how to get other people to do your work for you?
but I answered because, really, when are you going to use this crap? obviously, if you don't know this stuff, you aren't going to be an English major or a school teacher. so who cares?
2006-09-05 22:19:59 · answer #4 · answered by theobromo77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋