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The Eight Parts of Speech!(II). Part II. Prepositions. Prepositions show relationships between words. Prepositions made up of two or more words are called compound prepositions. EXAMPLES: The newlyweds went aboard the ship. The crows circled above the people on the abandoned island.
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The Eight Parts of Speech!(II) Part II
Prepositions Prepositions show relationships between words. Prepositions made up of two or more words are called compound prepositions. EXAMPLES: The newlyweds went aboard the ship. The crows circled above the people on the abandoned island. She parked the car in back of the house. AJ would have won, but for the foreign rules.
Practice • In your B Groups: • Choose three prepositions and write sentences for them. • Choose three compound prepositions and write sentences for them. Go over the examples as a class.
Prepositions A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun (the object of the prepositions). EXAMPLE: Maggie missed the train by two minutes. The birds flew between the two old wooden beams.
Tricky Prepositions Many words can be used as a prepositions in one sentence and an adverb in another. Remember, a preposition is always part of a prepositional phrase, an adverb stands alone.
PRACTICE In Your B Groups write down the following sentences. Circle the preposition and underline the prepositional phrase. If it is an adverb, underline it and write adv. above the word. 1. She refused to call the doctor until the next morning. 2. The big bald head in front of me blocked my view. 3. Aside from the sweltering heat, camping was fun. 4. I told her to go up, but she went down.
Answers She refused to call the doctor the next morning. The big bald head me blocked my view. the sweltering heat, camping was fun. I told her to go but she went until In front of Aside from down. up,
Conjunctions • Conjunctions connect words or groups of words • Coordinating conjunctions are single words: and, but, for, or, so, yet… • Correlative conjunctions are pairs of words: both/and, either/or, neither/nor, not only/but also, whether/or… EXAMPLE: DJ Lance played music and danced. EXAMPLE: He wanted neither the fish sticks, nor the chicken nuggets for dinner.
Interjections Interjections are words that express strong feelings or emotions: What!, Wow!, Aha!, Whew!, Doh! Example: Doh! I can’t believe I locked my keys in the car.
Participle A Participle is a verb form that is used as an adjective EXAMPLE: The starving hikers gobbled up Mom’s baked ham. The teddy bear, worn and frayed, lay beside the sleeping child.
Gerund A Gerund is a verb form that is used as a noun. It can be used in all the ways a noun can be used.
Gerund Phrase A gerund phrase consists of words that modify the gerund. EXAMPLE: My favorite pastime is reading in the park.