PREPOSITIONS PREPOSITION A word that shows the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and another word in the sentence WHAT IS A PREPOSITION THINK PREPOSTION A WORD THAT SHOWS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A NOUN OR A PRONOUN AND ANOTHER WORD IN THE SENTENCE ID: 572281
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GRAMMAR REVIEW #2
PREPOSITIONSSlide2
PREPOSITION
A word that shows the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and another word
in the sentence
WHAT IS A PREPOSITION?Slide3
THINK!!!!!
PREPOSTION = A WORD THAT SHOWS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A NOUN OR A PRONOUN AND ANOTHER WORD IN THE SENTENCE
PIG = NOUN
PUDDING = OTHER WORD
The pig
in
the pudding…
The pig
next
to the pudding…
The pig
under
the pudding…
The pig
with
the pudding…Slide4
EXAMPLES: PREPOSITIONS
Abroad
About
AboveAcross
After
Against
Along
Among
Around
As
At
Before
Behind
Below
Beneath
Beside
Between
Beyond
But (except)
By
Despite
Down
During
Except
For
From
In
Inside
Into
Like
Near
Of
Off
On
Onto
Opposite
Out
Outside
Over
Past
Since
Through
Throughout
Till
To
Toward
Under
Underneath
Until
Up
Upon
With
Within
WithoutSlide5
EXAMPLES: COMPOUND PREPOSITIONS
According to
Ahead of
Apart from
As of
Aside from
Because of
By means of
In addition to
In back of
In front of
In place of
In spite of
Instead of
In view of
Next to
On account of
On top of
Out of
Prior toSlide6
PREPOSITIONS MUST BE
PART OF A PHRASE!!!!!Slide7
PHRASE = group of words that does not contain a Subject and a verb
Prepositional phrase = always, always, always begins with preposition and ends with a noun or a pronoun
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASESSlide8
PREPSOTIONAL PHRASES
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE = BEGINS WITH A PREPOSITION AND ENDS WITH A NOUN/PRONOUN
throughout the meatloaf
among the chickens
NO LIMIT ON MODIFIERS!!!!
under the leathery, large, yet amiable hippo
apart from the rotten, moldy, smelly cheeseSlide9
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
You can have a
COMPOUND OBJECT OF PREPOSITION
ending a prepositional phrase!Because
Mookie
is planning a trip to Maryland, Michigan, and Mars, he needs ninety-two pairs of socks.
ANY NUMBER OF PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES IN SENTENCE!!!!
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES GO ANYWHERE IN SENTENCE!!Slide10
CAUTION #1
“to” is
not
always a preposition
“to” with a verb = an infinitive
It is hard
to play
the fiddle while you twiddle your thumbs.
CAUTION!!!!Slide11
CAUTION #2
sometimes a word can be a preposition in one sentence and an adverb in another.
Adverb = tells when, where, why, or to what extent about a verb, adjective, or another adverb
REMEMBER: a preposition always begins a phrase that ends in a noun or a pronoun
CAUTION!!!!Slide12
CAUTION: ADVERBS VS. PREPOSITIONS
EXAMPLE (preposition): The bee buzzed inside Vladimir’s ear.
EXAMPLE (adverb): The bee buzzed inside.
EXAMPLE(preposition): Ronald just fell off the turnip truck.
EXAMPLE (adverb): Ronald fell off.