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Today’s Notes: Feb. 4, 2011

Today’s Notes: Feb. 4, 2011. I. Prepositions A. A word that relates a noun or a pronoun to some other word in the sentence. 1. Shows direction or condition. 2. Ex. Under the table. B. Shows how something connects to something else. -Ex. The boy by the window.

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Today’s Notes: Feb. 4, 2011

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  1. Today’s Notes: Feb. 4, 2011 I. Prepositions A. A word that relates a noun or a pronoun to some other word in the sentence. 1. Shows direction or condition. 2. Ex. Under the table. B. Shows how something connects to something else. -Ex. The boy by the window

  2. Anywhere a Mouse Can Go… Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections Unit 8th Grade English

  3. Yesterday… • We began looking at the “big three” of this unit. • What are the three parts of speech that we will be studying in this unit?

  4. Over the past year… • We have talked about English and cars… • A car IS a noun. • It CAN BE a car • Verbs make sentences move LIKE cars. • Adjectives can DESCRIBE cars. • Adverbs can tell you how cars MOVE. • So, now what?

  5. Oh…boring little words, right? • In, on, of, by, for, with – prepositions are unimportant little words that we don’t need to pay much attention to, right? • WRONG! • Check out the BIG difference a little preposition can make:

  6. The Shark… • I am swimming toward the shark’s tummy. (Oops!) • I am swimming away from the shark’s tummy. (Hurry!) • I am swimming inside the shark’s tummy. (Bummer!)

  7. So, What then…are Prepositions? • Prepositions in sentences are like wheels on a car…it is hard to make things run smoothly without them. • They are little words that make a big difference!

  8. In this lesson… • We are going to learn what a preposition is. • We are going to remember the common prepositions.

  9. Prepositions…a definition • A preposition is a word that relates a noun or a pronoun to some other word in the sentence. • Huh? • A preposition shows how one thing relates to something else.

  10. Preposition Example • The knight on the dragon called for help. • Here, the preposition on shows the relationship between knight and dragon. • Let’s look at this sentence with some different prepositions. Notice how the meaning of the sentence changes.

  11. That Poor Knight! • The knight is under the dragon. • The knight is beside the dragon. • The knight is in the dragon.

  12. Knight Crazy! • Notice how the knight and his situation changes with every sentence. • That is because of the preposition. • The noun knight and the noun dragon have a different situation each time, due to the POWERFUL PREPOSITION!

  13. So how do we know the prepositions? • You could memorize them.

  14. So how do we know the prepositions? • You could sing the Preposition song… • The Prepositions Song • Or the better version… • YouTube - Grammar Rock Preposition

  15. So how do we know the prepositions? • You could use Ms. Deckard’s FAVORITE memory device. • Think of it this way…

  16. I love Mice! • Anywhere a Mouse Can go…a Preposition you will know…

  17. Exercise A: Find the Prepositions! • The Louvre is a famous museum in Paris. • Do you know the history of this stately building? • The Louvre was once a residence for royalty. • Then the royal family moved to Versailles. • The galleries throughout the Louvre contain paintings and sculptures.

  18. Did you know… • A preposition can consist of more than one word? • Joey would rather get eaten by a shark instead of a gorilla.

  19. Some Common Compound Prepositions

  20. So Remember… • A preposition is a word that relates a noun or a pronoun to some other word in the sentence. • A preposition shows how one thing relates to something else. • A preposition is one word most of the time, although it can consist of more than one word.

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