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PREPOSITION POWER
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A preposition is a part of speech that shows a relationship between two things.
•Location (on, under, in)•Timing (before, after, during)•Direction (from, toward, to)
Lesson One: Prepositions
Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.)
The mouse is on the table.
Two things: mouse + tableRelationship: one is on the other
On is a preposition!
Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.)
The mouse is under the table.
Two things: mouse + tableRelationship: one is under the other
Under is a preposition!
A word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence.
The baseball player in the white shirthit a homerun.
A word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence.
on her boat before noonin a house during classnear the goat about a goonunder a mouse without a pass
Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.)
aboard along behind but (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:
Here is a list of the most common prepositions:
Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.)
aboard along behind but (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 an easy way a to remember prepositions…
Test Your Knowledge 1
Which word is a preposition?
The pizza in the oven is mine.
pizza in oven mine
Check the list of prepositions.
RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other
by the preposition!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!
WRONG!
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Click here to check the list of prepositions before trying again!
Test Your Knowledge 2
Which word is a preposition?
The girl by the door is my sister.
girl by door my
Check the list of prepositions.
RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other
by the preposition!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!
WRONG!
Click here to try again
Click here to check the list of prepositions before trying again!
Test Your Knowledge 3
Which word is a preposition?
The runners raced around the track.
runners around the track
Check the list of prepositions.
RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other
by the preposition!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!
WRONG!
Click here to try again
Click here to check the list of prepositions before trying again!
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.
Lesson 2: Prepositional Phrases
Lesson 2: Prepositional Phrases
in the oven
by the door
around the trackThese are prepositional phrases. Prepositional phrases
start with a preposition and end with the object of a preposition.
Lesson 3: Object of a PrepositionThe 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.
The baseball player in the white shirthit a homerun.
OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION
The noun or pronoun that ends a prepositional phrase.
The noun or pronoun that ends a prepositional phrase.
on her boat before noonin a house during classnear the goat about a goonunder a mouse without a pass
OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION
Test Your Knowledge 4
Identify the prepositional phrase.
I sat with my mom. I sat with
with my
with my mom
RIGHT!
You found the prepositional
phrase!
Well done!
WRONG!
Remember: a prepositional phrase starts with a preposition (check list again) and ends with a noun or pronoun.
Try the question again!
Test Your Knowledge 5
Identify the prepositional phrase.
After gym class, we got a drink.
After gym
After gym class
After gym class, we
RIGHT!
You found the prepositional
phrase!
Well done!
WRONG!
Remember: a prepositional phrase starts with a preposition (check list again) and ends with a noun or pronoun.
Try the question again!
Test Your Knowledge 6
Identify the prepositional phrase.
I chose a book from the library.
chose a book
book from the library
from the library
RIGHT!
You found the prepositional
phrase!
Well done!
WRONG!
Remember: a prepositional phrase starts with a preposition (check list again) and ends with a noun or pronoun.
Try the question again!
You MUST memorize the prepositions!If there is no object of the
preposition (if the preposition is not part of a phrase), then it
is not a preposition—it is an adverb.
CONGRATULATIONS!
You’ve shown your
PREPOSITION POWER!
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