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?
The car is ______ the road.
before
on
under
after
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RIGHT!

• Two things are related to each other
• by the preposition!

You have PREPOSITION POWER!
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Test Yourself Fly Higher

• The pilot is ____ the plane.

pilot
by
plane
over
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RIGHT!

• Two things are related to each other
• by the preposition!

You have PREPOSITION POWER!
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Test Yourself Go Further!

• The ship sailed _______ the harbor.

over
through
under
before
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RIGHT!

• Two things are related to each other
• by the preposition!

You have PREPOSITION POWER!
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Test Yourself Go Faster
The shuttle flew _____ space.
beside
under
on
into
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RIGHT!

• Two things are related to each other
• by the preposition!

You have PREPOSITION POWER!
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Test Yourself Explore and Discover
The astronaut walked _______ the spaceship.
inside
before
above
outside
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RIGHT!

• Two things are related to each other
• by the preposition!

You have PREPOSITION POWER!
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Test Your Self Return Safely
The Discovery crew landed ______ nine oclock in
the morning.
about
through
above
in
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RIGHT!

• Two things are related to each other
• by the preposition!

You have PREPOSITION POWER!
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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 harbor.
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Lesson 2 Prepositional Phrases

• in the picture
• by the plane
• through the harbor

They all describe position.
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• The object of the preposition
• must be a noun or a pronoun
• comes at the end of the prepositional phrase

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Example The swimsuit is too short. It is 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
around the earth
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RIGHT!

• You found the prepositional phrase!
• Well done!

You have PREPOSITION POWER!
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WRONG!
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Remember a prepositional phrase starts with a
preposition (check list again) and ends with a
noun or pronoun.
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Test Yourself Explore the Solar System
The spacecraft reached Saturn after seven years.
The spacecraft
after seven years
Saturn
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RIGHT!

• You found the prepositional phrase!
• Well done!

You have PREPOSITION POWER!
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WRONG!
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Remember a prepositional phrase starts with a
preposition (check list again) and ends with a
noun or pronoun.
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Test Yourself Explore the Universe
This galaxy is very far from the earth.
This galaxy
earth
from the earth
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RIGHT!

• You found the prepositional phrase!
• Well done!

You have PREPOSITION POWER!
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WRONG!
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Remember a prepositional phrase starts with a
preposition (check list again) and ends with a
noun or pronoun.
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CONGRATULATIONS!

• Youve shown your PREPOSITION POWER!

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