PREPOSITIONS

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PREPOSITIONS

• Pay attention or you might be SORRY.

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PREPOSITIONS

• A preposition LINKS nouns and pronouns to other
  words in the sentence.
• If our little monkey friend can do it, its
  probably a preposition!

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The monkey can go

• Above the tree
• Below the tree
• Through the leaves
• Near the tree
• Beside the tree
• Down the tree
• Up the tree

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What do prepositions do?

• Prepositions can show time (when)
• Examples before, after, during, since
• Prepositions can show place or direction (where)
• Examples inside, in, out, outside, off, past,
  up, upon, on, among, near, towards
• Prepositions can show identity (how)
• Examples as, with, for, except, concerning,
  by

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Compound Prepositions

• You can add prepositions together to form
  compound prepositions!
• next to because of
• aside from in place of
  
• down to on account of
• according to in spite of
  
• because of

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PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES

• The prepositional phrase starts with the
  preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.
• This noun or pronoun is called the object of the
  preposition.
• Melvin propelled himself above the leafy
  branches.
• The branch broke, and Melvin fell onto the
  ground.

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Grow, Prep Phrase! Grow!

• Mom gave the cookie (to my sister).
• Longer.
• Mom gave the cookie (to my baby sister).
• and Longer.
• Mom gave the cookie (to my baby sister Hildy).
• and Longer.
• Can you make the phrase even
  longer?

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I know youre barely hanging on a thread just
waiting to try!!!
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iTry

• Identify the preposition (P) and the object of
  the preposition (OP).
• A child was playing near the busy street.
• The car ran over the small child.
• The driver went to jail.
• That was a sad story, and Im glad it is over!
• DID I TRICK YOU!?!?

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Preposition vs. Adverb

• Sometimes prepositions can act as an adverb!
• Adverbs answer How? When? Where? Why? To
  what extent?
• Remember that if the word is a preposition, it
  will ALWAYS have an object and be part of a
  prepositional phrase.
• I have never heard that before. ADVERB

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iTry

• Is the word a preposition or an adverb?
• Im glad that the prepositions unit is almost
  through.
• It is about six.
• The shovel is leaning against the wall.
• I like my ice cream without fudge.
• Do not talk during the PowerPoint.
• The ball rolled outside the infield.
• The ball rolled outside.

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iTry Overload

• Identify the preposition and the object of the
  preposition. Note Some might be acting as an
  adverb!
• He played past his fifty-ninth birthday.
• We sang before the crowd.
• The umpire stands behind the catcher.
• Gertrude walked off.

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Now youre an expert at prepositions!