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Prepositions

Prepositions. Definition:. A preposition tells how a noun or pronoun is related to other words in a sentence. It is the basic building block of all sentences. Think…POSITION in a haystack!. Prepositional Phrase: Prep…N Preposition… Object of the Preposition (N). Formulas.

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Prepositions

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  1. Prepositions

  2. Definition: • A preposition tells how a noun or pronoun is related to other words in a sentence. • It is the basic building block of all sentences. • Think…POSITION in a haystack!

  3. Prepositional Phrase: Prep…N Preposition… Object of the Preposition (N) Formulas

  4. Prepositions About above across after against along among around at before behind below beneath beside between beyond by down during for from in inside into like near of off on onto out outside over since through throughout to toward under until up upon with without within

  5. Compound Prepositions Compound prepositions- more than one word that is the preposition of the sentence. According to across from along with aside from because of far from In front of in place of in spite of instead of on account of on top of

  6. Directions: Copy each sentence below and identify the subject, verb, and either the prepositional or infinitive phrase used in each. • To win the tournament, Meredith trained after every school day and even over the weekend. • Stephen went to McDonalds to get dinner. • Children are playing in the wet sandbox.

  7. Directions: Copy each sentence below and underline the prepositional phrase, circle the object of the preposition, and place a square around all modifiers. • According to urban myths, Big Foot exists. • In spite of his arrogance, Charlie was a gregarious young man. • My father saw a deceased animal along a stretch of route 66.

  8. Directions: Directions: Copy each sentence below and underline the prepositional phrase, circle the object of the preposition, and place a square around all modifiers. • We went to the new mall to get a Vera Bradley purse. • To obtain a driver’s license is the dream of any teenager. • “Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.”

  9. Directions: Directions: Copy each sentence below and underline the prepositional phrase, circle the object of the preposition, and place a square around all modifiers. • Teenagers are told to be safe when they are going to a friend’s house. • Scott went to the store and then he went home to make something to eat. • I went to Ohio State for two years.

  10. Warm-up: Write a paragraph that utilizes three infinitive phrases and three prepositional phrases.

  11. Using yesterday’s paragraphs… Underline all infinitive phrases and place a circle around all prepositional phrases. Please write your name on the bottom of the sheet!

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