prepisitional phrase help please?

Question

can you help me answer a few of these questions on prep. phases i want to see if i got them right and a couple of the i dont know
1.seven very bright stars surrounded by dust form the seven sisters.

2. stars emit huge amounts of light

3.starlight passing through the atmosphere produces twinkling

4.stars change size shape and color in their life spans

5. different stars are fasinating to astronomers

6. for centuries,people have looked into the heavens

underline the prep phrase and tell what it modifies please

DONT GIVE ME A LEACTURE ABOUT HOW HOMEWORK IS FOR YOU TO LEARN I KNOW THAT!

Answer 1

1. by dust
2. of light
3. through the atmoshpere
4. in their life spans
5. to astronomers
6. for centuries; into the heavens

Answer 2

I need to know if this is the whole sentence that you are supposed to work from? I have always told my students that a prepositional phrase is "anywhere a squirrel can go."

for example: A squirrel can go AROUND the tree.

...OVER the tree.
...UNDER the tree.
...IN the tree.

I'm sure you see where I'm going with it, by now.
#5 "to astronomers."
# 6 "into the heavens." is your prep. phrase.

Answer 3

1. surrounded by dust modifies stars
2. of light modifies amounts
3. through the atmosphere modifies starlight
4. in their life spans modifies change
5. to atronomers modifies stars
6. into the heavens modifies looked

Answer 4

Prepositional phrases usually start with a preposition.

Answer 5

Prepositional words: "contained in the belfry" and "from their perch" challenge: "he" Verb: "startled" Key: () = prep. words, challenge, "verb" (contained in the belfry), HE "startled" the pigeons (from their perch). playstation , only so that you recognize, "the pigeons" is the direct merchandise -- what the verb is occurring to. only in the experience that your instructor asks :)