Prepositions

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Prepositions

• SC English
• 28 Sept. 2007

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Prepositions

• Prepositions connect their objects (a noun or
  pronoun) to some other word in the sentence.
• p.372 in your text lists fifty of the most
  commonly used prepositions.

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Preposition

• Example
• Dad walked toward the door.
• What do you think the preposition is?
• What do you think is the object of the
  preposition?
• What word is the preposition linking its object
  to?

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Prepositions

• Dad walked toward the door.
• Preposition is in red
• Object of preposition is in purple
• Word being connected is in gold.

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You try one.

• The man in the black hat looks dangerous.
• What is the preposition?
• What is the object of the preposition?
• What is being connected?

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Prepositions

• The man in the black hat looks dangerous.
• Preposition in
• Obj. of Prep hat
• Connected man- hat

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Prepositional phrases

• A preposition MUST(!!!!!!) be part of a
  prepositional phrase.
• Say that out loud 4 times.
• After class, say it to yourself 400 times
• A prepositional phrase must always be followed by
  a noun or pronoun. The group of words beginning
  with the preposition and ending with the noun or
  pronoun is called the prepositional phrase.

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Example

• Alice fell through the looking glass.
• What is the preposition?
• What is the noun or pronoun (object) pertaining
  to the preposition?
• If you know what these two are, what is the
  prepositional phrase?

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Example (Cont.)

• Alice fell through the looking glass.
• Prep through
• Object glass
• Prep. Phrase through the looking glass.

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You try it!

• Bubba disappeared between the cracks.
• The rocket flew off into space.
• Troy grew up to become President of the United
  States.
• Mr. Swartos grew up to become fabulously wealthy.

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Answers

• Bubba disappeared between the cracks.
• The rocket flew off into space.
• Troy grew up to become President of the United
  States.
• Mr. Swartos drove across the country.

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Compound objects of prepositions

• Prepositions often have more than one object.
• Tom bought gifts for Bubba and Bubbette.

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Compound prepositions

• Prepositions consisting of two or three words are
  called compound prepositions
• Mr. Swartos succeeded in making Troy learn by
  means of persuasion and brute force.
• List of compound prepositions is found on p. 373
  in your text.

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Prepositions affect the meaning of sentences.

• The girls played (near, opposite, in back of) the
  gym.
• Troy finished his homework (before, after, in
  addition to) watching television.
• Each preposition changes the entire meaning of
  the sentence.

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Preposition or Adverb?

• Prepositions and adverbs can be difficult to
  distinguish.
• Some words can be used as either, depending on
  how they are used in the sentence.

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Preposition or Adverb?

• To be a preposition, a word must have an object
  and be part of a prepositional phrase.
• To be an adverb, a word must modify a verb.
  Adverbs have no objects.

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Preposition or Adverb?

• The ball flew past third base.
• past- has an object (third base), part of a
  prepositional phrase (past third base),
  preposition.
• The umpire ran past quickly.
• past- modifies a verb (past), no object, adverb.
• Please come inside soon.
• Inside- modifies a verb (come), no object,
  adverb.
• They sat inside the dugout.
• Inside- has an object (dugout), part of a
  prepositional phrase (inside the dugout), a
  preposition.

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Your turn

• In modern baseball, an umpire stands behind home
  plate.
• The players warm up before the game.
• Theyve practiced the skills many times before.

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Answers

• Preposition
• Preposition
• Adverb

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Assignment

• Read through pp. 372-375 in your text.
• Do Ex. 3 and 4 on pp. 374-375.
• Type out the 50 most common prepositions on a 3 x
  5 area that you can attach to a note card.
• Enjoy your weekend!