Parts of Speech

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Parts of Speech

• Identifying Prepositions

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• A preposition combines with a noun to form a
  phrase that tells something about a relationship
  between things in a sentence.
• Sometimes we think of prepositions as words that
  are anywhere a mouse can go.
• The most common preposition is of.

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• The mouse went behind a refrigerator.
• The mouse went into the mouse hole.
• The mouse went under the couch.
• The mouse went down the drainpipe.

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• Which word shows relationship between two words
  in each sentence below?
• The mouse went behind a refrigerator.
• The mouse went into the mouse hole.
• The mouse went under the couch.
• The mouse went down the drainpipe.

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• Which word shows relationship between two words
  in each sentence below?
• The mouse went behind a refrigerator.
• The mouse went into the mouse hole.
• The mouse went under the couch.
• The mouse went down the drainpipe.

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• Which words are related?
• The mouse went behind a refrigerator.
• The mouse went into the mouse hole.
• The mouse went under the couch.
• The mouse went down the drainpipe.

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• Which words are related?
• The mouse went behind a refrigerator.
• The mouse went into the mouse hole.
• The mouse went under the couch.
• The mouse went down the drainpipe.

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• Which words are related?
• The mouse went behind a refrigerator.
• The mouse went into the mouse hole.
• The mouse went under the couch.
• The mouse went down the drainpipe.

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• Which words are related?
• The mouse went behind a refrigerator.
• The mouse went into the mouse hole.
• The mouse went under the couch.
• The mouse went down the drainpipe.

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• Which words are related?
• The mouse went behind a refrigerator.
• The mouse went into the mouse hole.
• The mouse went under the couch.
• The mouse went down the drainpipe.

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• A prepositional phrase is a group of words that
  includes the preposition and a group of words
  that follows it.

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• Underline the prepositional phrase.
• The mouse went behind a refrigerator.
• The mouse went into the mouse hole.
• The mouse went under the couch.
• The mouse went down the drainpipe.

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• Underline the prepositional phrases
• The mouse went behind a refrigerator.
• The mouse went into the mouse hole.
• The mouse went under the couch.
• The mouse went down the drainpipe.

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• Underline the prepositional phrases
• The mouse went behind a refrigerator.
• The mouse went into the mouse hole.
• The mouse went under the couch.
• The mouse went down the drainpipe.

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• Underline the prepositional phrases
• The mouse went behind a refrigerator.
• The mouse went into the mouse hole.
• The mouse went under the couch.
• The mouse went down the drainpipe.

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• Underline the prepositional phrases
• The mouse went behind a refrigerator.
• The mouse went into the mouse hole.
• The mouse went under the couch.
• The mouse went down the drainpipe.

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Now circle the prepositions and underline the
prepositional phrases in the following paragraph
Tom and Huck have many adventures in St.
Petersburg. They played pirates on Jacksons
Island and hid in the tannery after witnessing
the murder where they pledged an oath of secrecy.
Tom snuck into his room through the window,
avoiding Aunt Pollys glare. But the beautiful
Becky was always in Toms mind she was the apple
of his eye.
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Now circle the prepositions and underline the
prepositional phrases in the following paragraph
Tom and Huck have many adventures in St.
Petersburg. They played pirates on Jacksons
Island and hid in the tannery after witnessing
the murder where they pledged an oath of secrecy.
Tom snuck into his room through the window,
avoiding Aunt Pollys glare. But the beautiful
Becky was always in Toms mind she was the apple
of his eye.
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Now circle the prepositions and underline the
prepositional phrases in the following paragraph
Tom and Huck have many adventures in St.
Petersburg. They played pirates on Jacksons
Island and hid in the tannery after witnessing
the murder where they pledged an oath of secrecy.
Tom snuck into his room through the window,
avoiding Aunt Pollys glare. But the beautiful
Becky was always in Toms mind she was the apple
of his eye.
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Now circle the prepositions and underline the
prepositional phrases in the following paragraph
Tom and Huck have many adventures in St.
Petersburg. They played pirates on Jacksons
Island and hid in the tannery after witnessing
the murder where they pledged an oath of secrecy.
Tom snuck into his room through the window,
avoiding Aunt Pollys glare. But the beautiful
Becky was always in Toms mind she was the apple
of his eye.
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Now circle the prepositions and underline the
prepositional phrases in the following paragraph
Tom and Huck have many adventures in St.
Petersburg. They played pirates on Jacksons
Island and hid in the tannery after witnessing
the murder where they pledged an oath of secrecy.
Tom snuck into his room through the window,
avoiding Aunt Pollys glare. But the beautiful
Becky was always in Toms mind she was the apple
of his eye.
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Now circle the prepositions and underline the
prepositional phrases in the following paragraph
Tom and Huck have many adventures in St.
Petersburg. They played pirates on Jacksons
Island and hid in the tannery after witnessing
the murder where they pledged an oath of secrecy.
Tom snuck into his room through the window,
avoiding Aunt Pollys glare. But the beautiful
Becky was always in Toms mind she was the apple
of his eye.
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Now circle the prepositions and underline the
prepositional phrases in the following paragraph
Tom and Huck have many adventures in St.
Petersburg. They played pirates on Jacksons
Island and hid in the tannery after witnessing
the murder where they pledged an oath of secrecy.
Tom snuck into his room through the window,
avoiding Aunt Pollys glare. But the beautiful
Becky was always in Toms mind she was the apple
of his eye.
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Now circle the prepositions and underline the
prepositional phrases in the following paragraph
Tom and Huck have many adventures in St.
Petersburg. They played pirates on Jacksons
Island and hid in the tannery after witnessing
the murder where they pledged an oath of secrecy.
Tom snuck into his room through the window,
avoiding Aunt Pollys glare. But the beautiful
Becky was always in Toms mind she was the apple
of his eye.
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Now circle the prepositions and underline the
prepositional phrases in the following paragraph
Tom and Huck have many adventures in St.
Petersburg. They played pirates on Jacksons
Island and hid in the tannery after witnessing
the murder where they pledged an oath of secrecy.
Tom snuck into his room through the window,
avoiding Aunt Pollys glare. But the beautiful
Becky was always in Toms mind she was the apple
of his eye.
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Now circle the prepositions and underline the
prepositional phrases in the following paragraph
Tom and Huck have many adventures in St.
Petersburg. They played pirates on Jacksons
Island and hid in the tannery after witnessing
the murder where they pledged an oath of secrecy.
Tom snuck into his room through the window,
avoiding Aunt Pollys glare. But the beautiful
Becky was always in Toms mind she was the apple
of his eye.
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Now circle the prepositions and underline the
prepositional phrases in the following paragraph
Tom and Huck have many adventures in St.
Petersburg. They played pirates on Jacksons
Island and hid in the tannery after witnessing
the murder where they pledged an oath of secrecy.
Tom snuck into his room through the window,
avoiding Aunt Pollys glare. But the beautiful
Becky was always in Toms mind she was the apple
of his eye.
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Now circle the prepositions and underline the
prepositional phrases in the following paragraph
Tom and Huck have many adventures in St.
Petersburg. They played pirates on Jacksons
Island and hid in the tannery after witnessing
the murder where they pledged an oath of secrecy.
Tom snuck into his room through the window,
avoiding Aunt Pollys glare. But the beautiful
Becky was always in Toms mind she was the apple
of his eye.
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Now circle the prepositions and underline the
prepositional phrases in the following paragraph
Tom and Huck have many adventures in St.
Petersburg. They played pirates on Jacksons
Island and hid in the tannery after witnessing
the murder where they pledged an oath of secrecy.
Tom snuck into his room through the window,
avoiding Aunt Pollys glare. But the beautiful
Becky was always in Toms mind she was the apple
of his eye.
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Now circle the prepositions and underline the
prepositional phrases in the following paragraph
Tom and Huck have many adventures in St.
Petersburg. They played pirates on Jacksons
Island and hid in the tannery after witnessing
the murder where they pledged an oath of secrecy.
Tom snuck into his room through the window,
avoiding Aunt Pollys glare. But the beautiful
Becky was always in Toms mind she was the apple
of his eye.
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Now circle the prepositions and underline the
prepositional phrases in the following paragraph
Tom and Huck have many adventures in St.
Petersburg. They played pirates on Jacksons
Island and hid in the tannery after witnessing
the murder where they pledged an oath of secrecy.
Tom snuck into his room through the window,
avoiding Aunt Pollys glare. But the beautiful
Becky was always in Toms mind she was the apple
of his eye.
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Now circle the prepositions and underline the
prepositional phrases in the following paragraph
Tom and Huck have many adventures in St.
Petersburg. They played pirates on Jacksons
Island and hid in the tannery after witnessing
the murder where they pledged an oath of secrecy.
Tom snuck into his room through the window,
avoiding Aunt Pollys glare. But the beautiful
Becky was always in Toms mind she was the apple
of his eye.
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Now circle the prepositions and underline the
prepositional phrases in the following paragraph
Tom and Huck have many adventures in St.
Petersburg. They played pirates on Jacksons
Island and hid in the tannery after witnessing
the murder where they pledged an oath of secrecy.
Tom snuck into his room through the window,
avoiding Aunt Pollys glare. But the beautiful
Becky was always in Toms mind she was the apple
of his eye.