What is a preposition A preposition is one of the eight parts of speech Some common prepositions include Except before after of to from for during beside between among into above below include like as at in since within near through toward within etc ID: 637709
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Preposition Practice
Kimberley Tucker, Arab City SchoolsSlide2
What is a preposition?
A
preposition
is one of the eight parts of speech.
Some common
prepositions
include
Except, before, after, of, to, from, for, during, beside, between, among, into, above, below, include, like, as, at, in, since, within, near, through, toward, within, etc.
A
preposition
cannot
be
the
subject, verb, or object
of the sentence.Slide3
A Prepositional Phrase
Adds Information
Functions as an
Adjective or
Adverb
A prepositional phrase always contains extra information;
therefore, it cannot function as an essential part of the sentence.Slide4
A prepositional phrase is
not
an infinitive
To + Noun or Pronoun = Prepositional Phrase
To + Verb = InfinitiveSlide5
Prepositional Phrase
P
repositional Phrase
=
Preposition
+ O
bject (a noun or pronoun)
There may be adjectives and/or adverbs modifying the object of the preposition; they are located between the preposition and its object. Because it provides additional information, the prepositional phrase can describe, or modify, a noun, adjective, or adverb
.
Hatter dashes
through the looking glass
to save
Alyss
from Redd.
Object
Preposition
Preposition
ObjectSlide6
Uses of the prepositional Phrase
Adverb
: Hatter dashes
through the looking glass
to
save Alyss from Redd.Adjective
: The kitten in the market appears to be sweet and harmless.Modifies the verb
Modifies the infinitive
Modifies the nounSlide7
Break it down
The kitten
in the market
appears
to
be
sweet and harmless.Verb
Noun
Noun
Conjunction
Identify the part of speech for each word.
Preposition
Article
Article
Infinitive
Adjective
AdjectiveSlide8
Hatter dashes
[
through]
the looking
glass
to
save Alyss [from] Redd.
Underline the prepositional phrase.Put [brackets] around the preposition.Circle its object.Identify its function within the sentence.
Mark It up
Adverb
AdverbSlide9
In
Wondertropolis
on
Alyss’s
birthday
, they have a celebration in her honor.Notice that the only time a comma is needed with a prepositional phrase is when there are two or more prepositional phrases or one long prepositional phrase at the beginning of the sentence.
PunctuationSlide10
Practice
Sentence 1Slide11
Unscramble the sentence
the
civil
war
one of the
bloodiest ones
it was
undoubtedlybut
of recorded history
in all
the
longest war
hadn’t beenSlide12
Break it down
Identify the part of speech for each word in the previous sentence.
The civil war hadn’t been the longest war in all of recorded history, but undoubtedly, it was one of the bloodiest wars.Slide13
Break it down
Identify the part of speech for each word in the previous sentence.
The civil war hadn’t been the
longest wars
in all
of recorded history, but
undoubtedly, it was one
of the bloodiest ones.Adjective
Noun
Verb
Adverb
Verb
Adjective
Adjective
Preposition
Noun
Preposition
Adjective
Noun
Conjunction
Adverb
Pronoun
Verb
Pronoun
Preposition
Adjective
Adjective
Pronoun
NounSlide14
The civil war hadn’t been the
longest war
in all of recorded history, but
undoubtedly
,
it was one of the
bloodiest ones.Mark It up
Underline the prepositional phrase.Put [brackets] around the preposition.
Circle the preposition’s object.Slide15
Imitate the sentence
Using the previous sentence as a guide, create your own sentence.
The civil war hadn’t been the
longest war
[in]
all
[of] recorded history
, but undoubtedly, it was one [of]
the
bloodiest wars
.Slide16
Practice
Sentence 2Slide17
Unscramble the sentence
to
make a move
first
each
watched and waited
for an opportunity
to wrest control from herkeeping a none-too-friendly eye
on the other families
in case they happened Slide18
Break it down
Identify the part of speech for each word in the previous sentence.
Each watched and waited for an opportunity to wrest control from her, keeping a none-too-friendly eye on the other families in case they happened to make a move first.Slide19
Each watched and waited for an
opportunity to
wrest control
from
her,
keeping a
none-too-friendly eye on the other familiesin case they happened to make a move first.
Break it downIdentify the part of speech for each word in the previous sentence.
Adjective
Noun
Verb
Adverb
Verb
Adjective
Adjective
Preposition
Infinitive
Preposition
Adjective
Noun
Conjunction
Adjective
Pronoun
Verb
N
oun
Preposition
Adjective
Adjective
Pronoun
Noun
Pronoun
Noun
Preposition
Infinitive
NounSlide20
Each watched and waited for an opportunity to wrest control from her, keeping a none-too-friendly eye on the other families in case they happened to make a move first.
Mark It up
Underline the
prepositional phrase
.
Put [brackets] around the
preposition.
Circle the preposition’s object.Slide21
Imitate it
Using the previous sentence as a guide, create your own sentence.
Each watched and waited
[for]
an opportunity
to wrest control
[from] her, keeping a none-too-friendly eye
[on] the other families in case they happened to make a move first.Slide22
Practice
Sentence 3Slide23
Unscramble the sentence
from
the Everlasting
Forest
to the Valley of Mushrooms
Wonderlanders had come
to celebrate the seventh birthday
of their future queen
who, as it happened,
was bored
out of her witsSlide24
Break it down
Identify the part of speech for each word in the previous sentence.
From the Everlasting Forest to the Valley of Mushrooms, Wonderlanders had come to celebrate the seventh birthday of their future queen, who, as it happened, was bored out of her wits.Slide25
Break it down
Identify the part of speech for each word in the previous sentence.
From the Everlasting Forest to the Valley of Mushrooms,
Wonderlanders
had come to celebrate the seventh
birthday
of their future queen, who, as it happened, wasbored out of her wits.
Noun
Adjective
Preposition
Preposition
Adjective
Noun
Noun
Verb
Verb
Infinitive
Adjective
Adjective
Noun
Preposition
Pronoun
Adjective
Noun
Pronoun
Adverb
Pronoun
Verb
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Preposition
Pronoun
NounSlide26
Mark it up
From
the Everlasting Forest to the Valley of Mushrooms, Wonderlanders had come to celebrate the seventh birthday of their future queen, who, as it happened, was bored out of her wits.
Underline the
prepositional phrase
.
Put [brackets] around the
preposition.Circle the preposition’s object.Slide27
Imitate it
Using the previous sentence as a guide, create your own sentence.
[From]
the Everlasting
Forest
[to] the Valley
[of] Mushrooms, Wonderlanders had come to celebrate the seventh birthday [of] their future queen, who, as it happened, was bored
[out of]
her wits
.Slide28
Practice
Sentence 4Slide29
Unscramble the sentence
on the cobbled lane below
for him
among the Wonderlanders
gathered to watch
the Inventors’ Parade
she searched Slide30
Break it down
Identify the part of speech for each word in the previous sentence.
She searched for him among the Wonderlanders gathered to watch the Inventors’ Parade on the cobbled lane below.Slide31
Break it down
Identify the part of speech for each word in the previous sentence.
She searched for him among the
Wonderlanders
gathered to
watch the Inventors
’ Parade on the cobbled lane below.Pronoun
Verb
Preposition
Pronoun
Preposition
Preposition
Adjective
Noun
Verb
Infinitive
Verb
Adjective
Noun
Adjective
Adjective
Noun
AdverbSlide32
Mark it up
She
searched for him among the Wonderlanders gathered to watch the Inventors’ Parade on the cobbled lane
below.
Underline the
prepositional phrase
.
Put [brackets] around the preposition.Circle the preposition’s object.Slide33
Imitate it
Using the previous sentence as a guide, create your own sentence.
She searched
[for]
him
[among] the Wonderlanders
gathered to watch the Inventors’ Parade [on] the cobbled lane below.