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Some prepositions
Here is a list of commonly used prepositions:
about
from
over
across
in
round
after
into
since
among
like
through
at
Near
to
before
of
under
between
off
until
by
on
up
during
out
with
for
opposite
without
Definition of a Preposition…
Prepositions function within phrases to modify
main verbs, nouns, or adjectives.
• School starts at nine o’clock. (main verb)
• Our modules are full of real-life examples.
(adjective)
• Would you like a glass of lemon juice? (noun)
They also express spatial and temporal relationships
between parts of a sentence.
• I went to England for two weeks. (tells where and
for how long.)
Try it…
1. (Direction) I went ___
the bank to deposit my
check.
2. (Personal) I am waiting
___ the ambulance.
3. (Motive) John left ___
France where he hopes
to study French culture.
4. (Direction) Thomas is
leaving to go ___
England tomorrow.
5. (Motive) The bookstore
closed ___ convocation.
6. (Direction) The clerk left
to go ___ the chapel.
7. (Motive) The clerk left ___
the chapel.
8. (Direction) Sally wants to
go ___ the lake.
9. (Personal) John spoke ___
himself.
10. (Direction) John spoke ___
himself.
Prepositions of Place
Some prepositions show where something happens. They are
called prepositions of place.
Examples:Sanny was sitting under a tree.
There’s a wooden floor underneath the carpet.
Some geese flew over their house.
John and Sarah were hiding inside the wardrobe.
There was a tree beside the river.
I have a friend who lives in America.
Practice: Write a sentence that contains a
preposition of place that tells:
Where is the elephant?
Prepositions of Time
Some prepositions show when something happens. They are called
prepositions of time.
Examples:School starts at nine o’clock.
We’re going to the zoo on Saturday.
No, you can’t watch a video. It’s past your bedtime already.
I visited my grandparents during the summer.
You must finish the work by Friday.
I’ll do my homework before dinner.
Practice: Write a sentence that contains a
preposition of time that tells:
When are you going to the lake?
Prepositions of Direction
Some prepositions show where something is going.
They are called prepositions of direction.
Examples:-
The boys chased after each other.
The football rolled down the hill.
A man was walking his dog along the riverbank.
The freeway goes right through the city.
We were travelling towards Miami.
Practice: Write a sentence that contains a
preposition of direction that tells:
Where is your favorite character?
Schoolhouse Rocks--Prepositions
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfExXGMX
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Green Eggs and Ham
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12x_vUd1nY
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Your group’s analysis responsibility:
Red
Orange
Yellow
Green
Blue
Purple
I am Sam
Sam I am
I do not like them,
Sam-I-am.
I do not like green
eggs and ham.
Would you like
them in a house?
Would you like
them with a
mouse?
I would not eat
green eggs and
ham.
I do not like green
eggs and ham.
I do not like them,
Sam-I-am.
I do not like them
in a box.
I do not like them
with a fox.
I do not like them
in a house.
I do not like them
with a mouse.
I do not like them
here or there.
I do not like them
anywhere.
I do not like green
eggs and ham.
I do not like them,
Sam-I-am
A train! A train!
A train! A train!
Could you, would
you,
on a train?
That Sam-I-am!
That Sam-I-am!
I do not like that
Sam-I-am!
Do you like
green eggs and
ham?
Would you like
them
here or there?
I would not like
them
here or there.
I would not like
them anywhere.
I do not like
green eggs and
ham.
I do not like them,
Sam-I-am.
I do not like them
in a house.
I do not like them
with a mouse.
I do not like them
here or there.
I do not like them
anywhere.
I do not like green
eggs and ham.
I do not like them,
Sam-I-am.
Would you? Could
you? In a car?
Eat them! Eat
them! Here they
are.
I would not, could
not, in a car.
Not in a train! Not
in a tree!
Not in a car! Sam!
Let me be!
Parts of Speech Review
Directions: With your group, analyze your assigned section of “Green Eggs and Ham”
and identify each of the following parts of speech.
Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs
Prepositions
Activity
Create a poster that illustrates where you would,
or would not, agree to eat green eggs and ham
with Sam I Am.
Label your poster with the prepositional phrase
that shows your spatial relationship preposition.