In a Tricky Position PREPOSITION POWER

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In a Tricky Position!PREPOSITION POWER
What Planet Are You On?
Select the preposition on each slide to travel
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Lesson 1 Prepositions

• A preposition is a part of speech that shows the
  position of one thing in relation to another.
• In Location or where (on, under, in)
• In Timing or when (before, after, during)
• In Direction or how (from, toward, to)

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Prepositions Example 1
The space probe is above the planet. Two things
probe planet Relationship one is above the
other Above is a preposition!
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Prepositions Example 2
The ring is around the planet. Two things ring
planet Relationship one is around the
other Around is a preposition!
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Some Common Prepositions
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Some Common Prepositions
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Test Yourself Are you ready to travel?
Which word is a preposition? The car in the
picture is mine.
car
in
picture
mine
Check the list of prepositions.
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RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other by the
preposition! You have PREPOSITION POWER!
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WRONG!
Click here to try again
Click here to check the list of prepositions
before trying again!
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Test Yourself Fly Higher
Which word is a preposition? The man by the
plane is the pilot.
man
by
plane
pilot
Check the list of prepositions.
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RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other by the
preposition! You have PREPOSITION POWER!
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WRONG!
Click here to try again
Click here to check the list of prepositions
before trying again!
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Test Yourself Go Further!
Which word is a preposition? The ship sailed
through the Magellan Straits.
ship
through
the
Straits
Check the list of prepositions.
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RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other by the
preposition! You have PREPOSITION POWER!
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WRONG!
Click here to try again
Click here to check the list of prepositions
before trying again!
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Test Yourself Go Faster
Which word is a preposition? The shuttle lifted
into the atmosphere.
shuttle
into
the
atmosphere
Check the list of prepositions.
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RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other by the
preposition! You have PREPOSITION POWER!
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WRONG!
Click here to try again
Click here to check the list of prepositions
before trying again!
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Test Yourself Explore and Discover
Which word is a preposition? The astronaut
explored the moonscape outside the Apollo 11 .
astronaut
Apollo
moonscape
outside
Check the list of prepositions.
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RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other by the
preposition! You have PREPOSITION POWER!
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WRONG!
Click here to try again
Click here to check the list of prepositions
before trying again!
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Test Your Self Return Safely
Which word is a preposition? The Discovery crew
landed safely about nine.
crew
about
The
landed
Check the list of prepositions.
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RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other by the
preposition! You have PREPOSITION POWER!
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WRONG!
Click here to try again
Click here to check the list of prepositions
before trying again!
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Lesson 2 Prepositional Phrases
Lets look again at the sentences you practiced
with. The car in the picture is mine. The man by
the plane is the pilot. The ship sailed through
the Magellan Straits.
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Lesson 2 Prepositional Phrases

• in the picture
• by the plane
• through the straits

These are prepositional phrases. Prepositional
phrases start with a preposition and end with the
object of a preposition.
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Object of a Preposition

• The object of a preposition
• must be a noun or a pronoun
• always comes at the end of a prepositional phrase

Example The swimsuit must not be above the knee.
Knee is a noun that ends the prepositional
phrase. Knee is the object of the preposition.
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Test Yourself Get the Big Idea

• Identify the prepositional phrase.
• The moon orbits around the earth.

The moon orbits
orbits around
around the earth
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RIGHT!

• You found the prepositional phrase!
• Well done!

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WRONG!

• Remember a prepositional phrase starts with a
  preposition (check list again) and ends with a
  noun or pronoun.

Try the question again!
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Test Yourself Explore the Solar System
Identify the prepositional phrase. After seven
years, the spacecraft, Cassini, reached Saturn.
After seven
After seven years
After seven years, the
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RIGHT!

• You found the prepositional phrase!
• Well done!

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WRONG!

• Remember a prepositional phrase starts with a
  preposition (check list again) and ends with a
  noun or pronoun.

Try the question again!
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Test Yourself Explore the Universe
Identify the prepositional phrase. Galaxy
NGC3370 is 98 million light-years from the earth.
Galaxy NGC 1300
light-years from
from the earth
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RIGHT!

• You found the prepositional phrase!
• Well done!

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WRONG!

• Remember a prepositional phrase starts with a
  preposition (check list again) and ends with a
  noun or pronoun.

Try the question again!
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CONGRATULATIONS!

• Youve shown your PREPOSITION POWER!

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