In a Tricky Position! PREPOSITION POWER

In a Tricky Position!PREPOSITION POWER What Planet Are You On? Select the prepositiononeach slide to travel

Lesson 1: Prepositions A preposition is a part of speech that shows the position of one thing in relation to another. • In Location or where (on, under, in) • In Timing or when (before, after, during) • In Direction or how (from, toward, to)

Prepositions: Example 1 The space probe is above the planet. Two things: probe + planet Relationship: one is above the other Aboveis a preposition!

Prepositions: Example 2 The ring is around the planet. Two things: ring + planet Relationship: one is around the other Aroundis a preposition!

Some Common Prepositions

Test Yourself: Are you ready to travel? The car is ______ the road. before on under after

RIGHT! Two things are related to each other by the preposition! You havePREPOSITION POWER!

WRONG! Click here to try again

Test Yourself: Fly Higher The pilot is ____ the plane. pilot by plane over

Test Yourself: Go Further! The ship sailed _______ the harbor. over through under before

Test Yourself: Go Faster The shuttle flew _____ space. under beside on into

Test Yourself: Explore and Discover The astronaut walked _______ the spaceship. inside before above outside

Test Your Self: Return Safely The Discovery crew landed ______ nine o’clock in the morning. about through above in

Lesson 2: Prepositional Phrases Let’s look again at the sentences you practiced with. The car in the picture is mine. The man by the plane is the pilot. The ship sailed through the harbor.

Lesson 2: Prepositional Phrases • in the picture • by the plane • through the harbor They all describe position.

The object of the preposition • must be a noun or a pronoun • comes at the end of the prepositional phrase

Example: The swimsuit is too short. It is above the knee. Knee is a noun that ends the prepositional phrase. Knee is the object of the preposition.

Identify the prepositional phrase. The moon orbits around the earth. Test Yourself: Get the Big Idea The moon orbits around the earth

RIGHT! You found the prepositional phrase! Well done! You havePREPOSITION POWER!

WRONG! Click here to try again Remember: a prepositional phrase starts with a preposition (check list again) and ends with a noun or pronoun.

Test Yourself: Explore the Solar System The spacecraft reached Saturn after seven years. The spacecraft after seven years Saturn

Test Yourself: Explore the Universe This galaxy is very far from the earth. This galaxy earth from the earth

You’ve shown your PREPOSITION POWER! CONGRATULATIONS! END

In a Tricky Position! PREPOSITION POWER