a word or word phrase that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a...
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A word or word phrase that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.
A preposition will tell 4 things: Where something is (location)Where something is going (direction)When something happens (time)The relationship between a
noun/pronoun and another word in a sentence
In your notes, you have 45 seconds to write down as many prepositions as you can remember……
GO
ACROSS
BETWEEN
OVER
OUT
INTO
FROM
AMONG
THROUGH
UNTIL
DURING
Here is a list of the most common prepositions:
aboard along behindbut
(except)from off past until
about amid below by in on since up
above among beneath down inside onto through upon
across around beside during into out to with
after at between except near outside toward within
against before beyond for of over under without
Here is a list of the most common prepositions:
aboard along behindbut
(except)from off past until
about amid below by in on since up
above among beneath down inside onto through upon
across around beside during into out to with
after at between except near outside toward within
against before beyond for of over under without
About Above Across After Below Along Alongside Among Before Beneath
Against At Around Behind Beside(s) Between Beyond By Down During
For From In Inside Into Like Near Of Off On
Outside Over Past Since Through To Toward Under Until Up
Upon With Within Without
According to Because of In front of Instead of
Across from In back of In place of Next to
Review: What is a preposition?
(you may look at your notes)
-word or word phrase -shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence-tells location, direction, time
You have FOUR minutes to write TWO, FIFTEEN word sentences.
Use a preposition in the sixth and twelfth positions for each sentence. (no repeats)Examples:The famous golfing legend leaned over the
tiny, white, dimpled ball on the ninth tee. Pedro Feliz launched a ball toward
McCovey Cove, but it bounced off the brick wall.
Starts with a preposition, ends with an object
The word or word group that the preposition introduces is its object.
NO verbs will be in the phrase
They received a postcard from Bobby telling
about his trip to Canada.
Let’s look again at the sentences you practiced with.
The pizza in the oven is mine.
The girl by the door is my sister.
The runners raced around the track.
in the oven
by the door
around the track
These are prepositional phrases. Prepositional phrases start with a preposition and end with the
object of a preposition.
The object of a preposition•must be a noun or a pronoun•always comes at the end of a prepositional phrase
Example: The cookies are in the oven.
Oven is a noun that ends the prepositional phrase. Oven is the object of the preposition.
Identify the prepositional phrase.I sat with my mom. I sat with
with my
with my mom
Identify the prepositional phrase.
I chose a book from the library.
chose a book
book from the library
from the library
Identify the prepositional phrase.
After gym class, we got a drink.
After gym
After gym class
After gym class, we
1) Do you like to play hide-and-go-seek?
2) My favorite place to hide is under the kitchen table.
3) If someone is already there, I usually try in the bathroom closet.
4) If there is not enough room in the closet, I will crawl under my bed.
1) Do you like to play hide-and-go-seek?
2) My favorite place to hide is under the kitchen tableunder the kitchen table.
3) If someone is already there, I usually try in the bathroom closet. in the bathroom closet.
4) If there is not enough room in in the closetthe closet, I will crawl under my under my bedbed.
across
which
from
over
what
for
how
between
round
up
whenever
before
across
which
from
over
what
for
how
between
round
up
whenever
before
You found the prepositional
phrase!
Well done!
You have FOUR minutes to write TWO sentences using the prepositions BENEATH and OUTSIDE.
Make sure you put the prepositional phrase in (parentheses) and underline the preposition. (If you have time, put an arrow from the preposition to its object)
You have FIVE minutes to write a paragraph of SEVENTY-FIVE words.
You must include a minimum of FIFTEEN prepositions in the paragraph.
Topic choices: You are caught in a high speed chase and are
writing down what happens so you can report every detail to the cops.
You are directing Captain Jack Sparrow on his latest hunt for buried treasure.
You have FIVE minutes to write as much as you can, as well as you can, using a minimum of TEN prepositional phrases.
Topic: You are describing something that is
cold, wet and slimy without using those words.
GREAT JOB!!!GREAT JOB!!!