geschke/english iv grammar unit--prepositions prepositions

Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--

Prepositions

Prepositions


Prepositions

Prepositions

• A preposition is a word that shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to some other word in the sentence

• Prepositions point out different relationships


Prepositions

Prepositions

• Examples– I drove through the town

• Shows the relationship between town and drove

– The school near the park is nice.• Shows the relationship between park

and school


Prepositions

Prepositional Phrase

• A preposition always introduces a phrase consisting of the preposition, any modifiers and a noun or pronoun.

• The noun or pronoun that ends the prepositional phrase is called the object of the preposition.


Prepositions

Prepositional Phrase

• Examples– I drove through the town.

• through=preposition• the=modifier (article)• town=noun (object of the preposition)

– The school near the park is nice.• near=preposition• the=modifier (article)• park=noun (object of the preposition)


Prepositions

Commonly Used Prepositions

AbroadAboutAboveAcrossAfterAgainstAlongAmid

AmongAroundAtBeforeBehindBelowBeneathBeside

BesidesBetweenBeyondBut(meaning ‘except’)ByConcerning

DownDuringExceptForFrom


Prepositions

Commonly Used Prepositions

InInsideIntoLikeNearOf

OffOnOntoOutsideOverPast

SinceThroughToTowardUnderUnderneath

UntilUpUponWithWithinWithout


Prepositions

Compound Prepositions

• Compound prepositions consist of more than one word.

• Examples:

According toBecause ofBy means ofIn addition toIn front of

In spite ofInstead ofOn account ofPrior to


Prepositions

Function

• The same word may be either an adverb or a preposition, depending on its use in a sentence.

• Examples– Kristin climbed down. (adverb)– Kristin climbed down the ladder.

(preposition)


Prepositions

Assignment

• On a separate sheet of paper, please rewrite the following sentences. Number your paper 1-20 and write down each preposition and the object of the prepositional phrase. The number in parenthesis tells you how many prepositions are in that sentence.


Prepositions

1. Mike cheated on the test. (1)2. Except for English class, Jamie does

well in school. (2)3. Kyle sits beside Christian. (1)4. Brittknee, without a doubt, is one of

the smartest students in the school. (3)

5. Tom likes going outside without a coat. (1)


Prepositions

6. According to Chewbacca, English III is the best class ever! (1)

7. Toward the end of class, Heather gets nervous. (2)

8. Beth reminds me of a kid named Napoleon. (1)

9. Sean sits near the chalkboard and throws garbage upon the floor. (2)

10. Across the pasture, over the sloping hills, through the fields of wheat, into the shallow pond, past the dense forest, the Dragon flies. (6)

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