Transcript preposition notes

Preposition
A word that connects a noun
or pronoun with another
noun or pronoun.
Preposition
A word that connects a noun
or pronoun with another
noun or pronoun.
Examples: in, on, at, against,
with, to, for, etc.
Preposition
3 types of prepositions
• Place
• Time
• Direction
Prepositions of Place
1. Evan was sitting under a tree.
2. Some doves flew over the
house.
3. Martin Luther King stood
behind the podium.
4. Underneath the rug is a stain.
5. Put the paper in the recycling.
Prepositions of Time
1. School starts at eight o’clock.
2. On Saturday we’re going to
the zoo.
3. It’s long past your bedtime!
4. I visited my grandparents
during the summer.
5. I’ll do my work before dinner.
Prepositions of Direction
1. The football rolled down the
hill.
2. Amy is driving towards Miami.
3. The freeway goes through the
busy city.
4. A man walked his dog along
the riverbank.
Misc. Prepositions
1. I need three pieces of paper.
2. What do you want for your
birthday?
3. Who is the waiter with the
long beard?
4. Kathleen looks like her dad.
5. Cut the cake into five pieces.
1. Some people were talking ___ the
movie.
2. A man was riding ___ us on his
bike.
3. The party starts ___ six o’clock.
4. She put the book ___ her bag.
5. Carlos ran ___ the dog because he
was frightened.
6. Kayla keeps her slippers ___ her
bed.
Prepositional Phrases
Prepositional Phrase
A small group of words that
starts with a preposition and
ends with a noun or pronoun.
Prepositional Phrase
A small group of words that
starts with a preposition and
ends with a noun or pronoun.
The subject and verb of a
sentence can never be part of
a prepositional phrase.
Prepositions of Place
1. Evan was sitting under a tree.
2. Some doves flew over the
house.
3. Martin Luther King stood
behind the podium.
4. Underneath the rug is a stain.
5. Put the paper in the recycling.
Prepositions of Time
1. School starts at eight o’clock.
2. On Saturday we’re going to
the zoo.
3. It’s long past your bedtime!
4. I visited my grandparents
during the summer.
5. I’ll do my work before dinner.
Prepositions of Direction
1. The football rolled down the
hill.
2. Amy is driving towards Miami.
3. The freeway goes through the
busy city.
4. A man walked his dog along
the riverbank.
Misc. Prepositions
1. I need three pieces of paper.
2. What do you want for your
birthday?
3. Who is the waiter with the
long beard?
4. Kathleen looks like her dad.
5. Cut the cake into five pieces.
Object of the Preposition
Object of the Preposition
A noun or pronoun at the end
of a prepositional phrase
Object of the Preposition
A noun or pronoun at the end
of a prepositional phrase
The object answers the question
“in what?” “to where?”
“for what?” etc.
Prepositions of Place
1. Evan was sitting under a tree.
2. Some doves flew over the
house.
3. Martin Luther King stood
behind the podium.
4. Underneath the rug is a stain.
5. Put the paper in the recycling.
Prepositions of Time
1. School starts at eight o’clock.
2. On Saturday we’re going to
the zoo.
3. It’s long past your bedtime!
4. I visited my grandparents
during the summer.
5. I’ll do my work before dinner.
Prepositions of Direction
1. The football rolled down the
hill.
2. Amy is driving towards Miami.
3. The freeway goes through the
busy city.
4. A man walked his dog along
the riverbank.
Misc. Prepositions
1. I need three pieces of paper.
2. What do you want for your
birthday?
3. Who is the waiter with the
long beard?
4. Kathleen looks like her dad.
5. Cut the cake into five pieces.