Prepositional Phrases (Adverb Phrases)
1. For several weeks people heard rumbling sounds.
2. The sounds rolled like thunder.
3. However, the rumbling sounds were coming from the ground!
4. A hole was forming in the ground.
5. People looked into the gaping hole and saw smoke and ashes.
6. The ground rose rapidly around the hole.
7. Hot lava rolled over farmers’ fields, and ashes blew into the air.
8. During the night, the ground rose 30 feet.
9. This volcano erupted in Mexico.
10. The eruptions began on February 20, 1943.
11. These volcanic eruptions continued until 1952.
12. The name Paricutin was given to the volcano.
13. Six thousand acres were destroyed by the volcano.