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Grammar Unit
  • Prepositions

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Lets Review . . .
  • The preposition is the sixth of the eight parts
    of speech. Just for the record, here are all
    eight
  • Noun
  • Pronoun
  • Adjective
  • Verb
  • Adverb
  • Preposition
  • Conjunction
  • Interjection

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First, let's start with a basic definition
  • Prepositions show relationships between nouns or
    pronouns and other words in a sentence.

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Commonly used prepositions
  • Aboard
  • About
  • Above
  • Across
  • After
  • Against
  • Along
  • Among
  • Around
  • At
  • Before
  • Behind
  • Below
  • Beneath
  • Beside
  • Between
  • Beyond
  • By
  • Down
  • From
  • In
  • Into
  • Like
  • Of
  • Off
  • On
  • Over
  • Past
  • Since
  • Through
  • Throughout
  • To
  • Toward
  • Under
  • Underneath
  • Until
  • Up
  • Upon

5
Hows your short term memory?
  • Flip your notes over or cover them - test
    yourself.
  • Write down as many prepositions as you can.
  • How did you do?
  • By what method might we more easily remember
    prepositions?

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Prepositional Phrases
  • Prepositional phrases generally contain the
    preposition and an object of the preposition.
  • Objects of the preposition MUST be nouns.
  • Here are some examples

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  • Identify the preposition, noun, article, and
    adjective in the following
  • In bed
  • (in, preposition and bed, noun)
  • To Texas
  • (to, preposition and Texas, noun)

  • The noun may have
    modifiers.
  • In the big bed
  • (in, preposition / the, article / big, adjective
    / bed, noun)
  • To the grocery store
  • (to, preposition / the, article/ grocery,
    adjective / store, noun)

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RULE
  • Subjects and verbs can
  • NEVER be found in prepositional phrases.
  • It is a good habit to learn to spot prepositional
    phases.
  • Use ((parentheses)) to mark them
  • That way when you are looking for the
  • subject and verb of the sentence,
  • it will narrow down the search.

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Try this one. Copy the sentence and place the
parentheses to identify the preposition(s) and/or
prepositional phrases.
  • The boy by the window on the other side of the
    room was looking over his shoulder at the pretty
    girl in the hall.
  • The boy (by the window) (on the other side) (of
    the room) was looking (over his shoulder) (at the
    pretty girl) (in the hall.)
  • Once the prepositional phrases are eliminated,
    "The boy was looking" is left.

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  • "The boy was looking"
  • When we studied adjectives, you learned that
    "the" is an article. The word "boy" is left.
  • You have learned that "boy" is a noun.
  • "Was looking" is the verb.
  • Therefore, "boy" is the subject and "was looking"
    is the verb.

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Lets pair up . . .
  • Find a partner in your group and get ready to
    figure out the prepositional phrases in
    sentences.
  • Identify the preposition(s) in each sentence.
  • Be prepared to share with the class!

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  • A word about "to.
  • When "to" is used with a noun, it is a
    preposition
  • but when it is used with a verb, it is an
    infinitive.
  • Be careful to recognize the difference.
  • Examples
  • To bed to plus noun preposition
  • To sleep to plus verb infinitive

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In just a few minutes . . .
  • You will have a preposition quiz. Please take
    this time to look over your notes.

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Preposition Quiz
  • List the prepositions in the following sentences.
  • He suggested they clean the statue by the art
    building for their service project.
  • The book on architectural design was flung across
    the room.
  • Five dollars was required of each student who
    planned to go on the trip.
  • The teacher asked Tom to give an oral report
    about horses in the Appalachian Mountains.
  • Over the holidays, I visited the Thompson family
    for several days.
  • Do you have a special someone in your life?
  • In the morning, she wrote a 20,000 check toward
    the down payment of her new house.

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Preposition Homework
  • Get the grammar handout and complete all parts!
  • Due Tomorrow at the beginning of class.
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