D) Rule Formation.

Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions.

C) Comparing Structures.

Find the prepositional phrases of time, place, and manner.

Look at the sentences. Write 1 for sentences like those in Set 1. Write 2 for those like Set 2. Write 3 for those like Set 3.

B) Analysis

Set 3

Set 2

Set 1

Grammar in Context - uses of prepositional phrases

IV. Language Focus.

F) Semantic Cloze Task.

Use some of the words from the previous task to complete the passage below. Use the words in their correct form.

It was not easy for Sa’d bin Abu Waqqas (RAA) to become a Muslim, even though he was a (1)……….. of the Prophet (SAAS). His mother, of whom he was very (2)……….. did not want him to become a Muslim, so she started (3) ………..and even (4) ……….. that she might kill herself, but Sa’d did not give in. Sa’d believed the reason he was promised heaven was because he (5) ………..against any Muslim. He became known as one of the (6) ………. of the Prophet's (SAAS) companions. He was a great fighter for Islam, skilled in (7)……….. and one of the people who carried (8) ………. when the Muslims entered Makkah, which was to become the (9) ………. city of Islam. Although he was brought up as a (10)………., on his deathbed, he only asked for a woolen cloak to be wrapped around him, as he had worn it at the Battle of Badr.

What do the sentences in Set 1 have in common? What do the sentences in Set 2 have in common? What do the sentences in Set 3 have in common? What is the difference between the sentences in Set 1, Set 2, and Set 3? Discuss your answers in groups.

· He fought in all the great battles.

· Sa’d led the Muslim army at the Battle of Al-Qadisiyya.

· He asked if he could stay with him for a few days.

· I fear for your life on this dark night.

· He was brought up on principles of bravery and good manners.

· He was related to the Prophet (SAAS) on his mother's side.

1. ….. He was the seventh person to become a Muslim, at the age of seventeen.

2. ….. At dawn, he would wake up, wash, pray, and then have breakfast.

3. ….. When I die, put me in this cloak.

4. ….. He was brought up like all nobles of the Quraish.

5. ….. Sa’d was the Prophet's bodyguard at all the battles.

6. ….. He asked if he could stay with Sa’d for a few days.

Prepositional phrases of time answer when. Prepositional phrases of place answer where. Prepositional phrases of manner answer how.

1. He is famous........... one of the toughest companions of the Prophet (SAAS).

2. The shadow of a man appeared... the tent.

3. Sa’d stayed........... the Persian capital city........ fourteen months.

4. This is the cloak I wore....... Badr.

Help to write the grammatical rules by completing the sentences.

1. Prepositional phrases are phrases which contain a……….., such as in, at, or on, and a noun or pronoun.

2. Prepositional phrases can be used for a variety of purposes, including the expression of..........,……….., and………., as seen in the examples above.

3. When used as in the examples above, these prepositional phrases are acting as adverbs, which means that they modify mostly ………...

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