Select the prepositional phrases for the following sentence.

in 1647, the first tax-supported schools were established by law in the united states.
in 1647
by law
tax-supported schools
were established
in the united states
law in the

The prepositional phrases in the sentence In 1647, the first tax-supported schools were established by law in the United States are:

Explanation:

Prepositional phrases are those phrases that contain a preposition followed by its object -noun, pronoun, clause or gerund- and any other modifier. These phrases can function as an adjective or as an adverb so as to modify another element in the sentece. The phrases that meet these requirements are in 1647, by law and in the United States.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)