Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

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Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

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What is a preposition?

• A word that shows the relationship of a noun or
  pronoun to another word.

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• Aboard
• About across
• After
• Against
• Along
• Among
• Around
• as
• at
• before
• behind
• below
• Beneath
• Beside
• Between
• beyond
• By
• Down
• During

• Into
• Like
• Near
• next to
• Of
• Off
• On
• Out
• Out of
• Over
• Past
• Since
• Through
• Throughout
• Till
• To
• Toward
• Under
• Underneath

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Examples

• My brother ran into the tree.
• My brother ran around the tree.
• My brother ran behind the tree.
• I talked during the class.
• I talked after the class.
• I talked before the class.

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Knock OnceDescribe the room using
prepositions. Write to someone that is blind and
explain where things in the classroom are located.
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Prepositional Phrases

• Preposition noun/pronoun prepositional
  phrase.
• The noun or pronoun are also called the object of
  the preposition.

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Examples

• Carter got picked up down the street.
• -- the noun STREET is the object of the
  preposition DOWN.
• Suzy hopped in front of us.
• -- the pronoun US is the object of the
  preposition IN FRONT.

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• You can find the cafeteria right by the school
  library.
• The baseball sailed right over the tall fence.
• Crazy Evan took his math test with a bright green
  
• crayon.
• Use the ladder that is leaning against the wall.
• There was a big battle at this location centuries
  ago.
• The papers fell to the floor.
• The mouse ran quickly but quietly along the
  hallways edge.
• The balloon floated gently over the valley.
• The bullet went right through the thick wooden
  door.