Transcript WHAT IS A PREPOSITION?

Eastern Visayas State University
July 30, 2011
Ma. Belinda Lora & Mark Fullmer
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INSTRUCTIONS: Identify the missing
words in the following songs:
“A time ___ love, a time ___ hate,
A time __ war, a time ___ peace,
A time you may embrace,
A time to refrain ____ embracing.”
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INSTRUCTIONS: Identify the missing
words in the following songs:
“A time of love, a time of hate,
A time of war, a time of peace,
A time you may embrace,
A time to refrain from embracing.”
When I find myself __ times __ trouble
Mother Mary comes __ me,
Speaking words __ wisdom, let it be.
And __ my hour __ darkness
She is standing right __ front __ me,
Speaking words __ wisdom, let it be.
When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me,
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me,
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.
Last summer _______ this tree
My love said she’d come back __ me
_______ the leaves __ autumn
touch the ground
My love said she’d be homeward
bound
Last summer beneath this tree
My love said she’d come back to me
Before the leaves of autumn touch
the ground
My love said she’d be homeward
bound
Directions: select the best preposition to complete each
sentence.
1. Joan lives ___ Santillan Road.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) at
(d) to
2. Maggie will be ready to leave ___ about thirty
minutes.
(a) in
(b) at
(c) on
(d) where
3. Since he met his new girlfriend, Mico never seems to
be ___ home.
(a) on
(b) at
(c) in
(d) towards
4. Jeremy responded to his mother’s demands ___
throwing a tantrum.
(a) with
(b) by
(c) from
(d) through
5. I think Carmen spent the entire afternoon ___ the
phone.
(a) on
(b) in
(c) at
(d) with
NOUN: a name (a person, place or thing)
Example: “Mark !”
ADJECTIVE: a modifier (describes a
VERB: an action “Mark ran to the closest C.R.”
“Mark ran.”
PRONOUN:
replaces a
noun
(“He” or “I”
instead of
“Mark”)
ADVERB: a modifier (describes a verb)
“Mark ran to the closest C.R. quickly.”
Preposition ?!?!
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Definition: A word that explains the
time, space or logical relationship
between the other parts of the
sentence.
(Time) “Mark ran for three hours.”
(Relationship) “Mark visited the house of Belinda Lora.”
(Space) “Mark ran to the C.R.”
TURN
TURN
TURN
TURN
TURN
AROUND
ON
FROM
INTO
TO
THROW TO
THROW AT
SIT
SIT
SIT
SIT
TAKE
TAKE
TAKE
TAKE
TAKE
TALK
TALK
TALK
TALK
BEHIND
WITH
ON
BESIDE
OFF
IN
OUT
AWAY
UPON
GO
GO
GO
GO
AROUND
OUT
WITH
INTO
TO
WITH
ABOUT
FOR
PUT
PUT
PUT
PUT
ON
AWAY
OUT
UPON
1.
Some prepositions must be used
with certain words and sometimes
they have no logic.
I AM NOT AT HOME
I AM NOT IN TACLOBAN
I LEAVE AT 3:00
I LEAVE IN THIRTY MINUTES
I LIVE ON RIZAL AVENUE
I LIVE IN TACLOBAN
I LIVE AT MY PARENTS’ HOUSE
I AM TALKING ON THE PHONE
1.
2.
Prepositions must be followed by nouns.
They should not end the sentence.
WRONG: “WHERE ARE YOU COMING FROM?”
RIGHT: “FROM WHERE ARE YOU COMING?”
WRONG: “WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?”
RIGHT: “TO WHOM ARE YOU TALKING?”
“500,000 party at Rizal Park”
About half a million revelers jumped to
their feet, cheered, clapped, blew on toy
horns and threw confetti as multicolored
fireworks lit up the sky over the Rizal Park
in the first ever New Year countdown held at
the metropolis’ biggest recreation center.
The show lasted for about three minutes, but
people showed no sign of leaving for some
time after the countdown as other fireworks
were set off in surrounding areas.
“500,000 party at Rizal Park”
13!
About half a million revelers jumped to
their feet, cheered, clapped, blew on toy
horns and threw confetti as multicolored
fireworks lit up the sky over the Rizal Park
in the first ever New Year countdown held at
the metropolis’ biggest recreation center.
The show lasted for about three minutes, but
people showed no sign of leaving for some
time after the countdown as other fireworks
were set off in surrounding areas.
“500,000 party __ Rizal Park”
About half a million revelers jumped __
their feet, cheered, clapped, blew __ toy
horns and threw confetti as multicolored
fireworks lit __ the sky ____ the Rizal Park
__ the first ever New Year countdown held __
the metropolis’ biggest recreation center.
The show lasted ___ about three minutes, but
people showed no sign __ leaving ___ some
time ____ the countdown as other fireworks
were set ___ ___ surrounding areas.
Directions: select the best preposition to complete each
sentence.
1. Joan lives ___ Santillan Road.
(a) in
(b) on
(c) at
(d) to
2. Maggie will be ready to leave ___ about thirty
minutes.
(a) in
(b) at
(c) on
(d) where
3. Since he met his new girlfriend, Mico never seems to
be ___ home.
(a) on
(b) at
(c) in
(d) towards
4. Jeremy responded to his mother’s demands ___
throwing a tantrum.
(a) with
(b) by
(c) from
(d) through
5. I think Carmen spent the entire afternoon ___ the
phone.
(a) on
(b) in
(c) at
(d) with
Everyone went home for the holidays.
What could make for ________ Christmas
than that?
(a) a
merry
(b) a merrier “than” = comparing, therefore “er”
(c) the merriest
(d) a merriest
He was a _________________ child.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
difficult, stubborn
difficult stubborn
stubborn and difficult
stubborn difficult
Use a comma if 2 adjectives are “coordinate”
(i.e., if you can put “and” between them)
The _________________ woman lost 30
pounds.
(a) former
overweight
(b) former, overweight
(c) overweight, former
(d) overweight former
Don’t use a comma if the adjectives are “subordinate”
(i.e., if you can’t switch the order)
Romy put ___________ roof on his house
in Tacloban City.
(a) a
corrugated, aluminum
(b) an aluminum, corrugated
(c) a corrugated aluminum
(d) an aluminum corrugated
1. Determine if the order of the adjectives
matters
2. If the adjectives are not reversible, do not use
a comma between
Those are probably the _____ blankets in
the store.
(a) fancy
(b) fanciest
(c) most
fanciest
(d) most fancy.
Some adjectives use “most ____”, some use “–est”.
“Most beautiful”, not “beautifulest”
“Most expensive”, not “expensivest”
 “Sexiest,” not “most sexy”
 “Cheapest”, not “most cheap”
“The kittens play with each other happily.”
Which word is the adverb?
(a) kittens
(b) each
(c) happily
(d) play
Which sentence uses the adverb correctly?
(a) The
travel to Palawan was happily.
(b) We happily traveled to Palawan.
(c) Palawan is a happily place to travel.
(d) Going to Palawan was a happily travel.
Rule: an adverb only modifies a verb
Which sentence uses “well” correctly?
(a) The teamwork was well between Julie
and Aecee.
(b) The work they did in Palawan was well.
(c) Julie and Aecee did well work.
(d) Julie and Aecee work well together.
Rule: Use “well” to modify verbs
Which sentence uses “good” correctly?
(a) Melissa
ran good to the car.
(b) Melissa planned good for her wedding.
(c) The chocolate cake was good.
(d) Melissa danced good with the groom.
Rule: Use “good” to modify nouns
(in other words, “good” is an adjective, “well” is an adverb.)
Today we studied ______ than any day
before.
(a) hard
(b) harder
(c) more
harder
(d) hardest
Today we studied ______ of all days
before.