Prepositions turn to a clean sheet in your LA notebook

1. Prepositionsturn to a clean sheet in your LA notebook

2. Prepositions Prepositions are words relating nouns/pronouns to other words in the sentence. They help readers with directions, place, time, amounts, and causes.

3. They’re Everywhere! First ahead! Then far behind! They just refuse to be confined. They’re near and far, there and here. Like monkeys on a chandelier. Over, under, across, and through, Inside, outside, between the two, Within, without, among, around, It’s hard to pin a preposition down. Carol Diggory Shields English Fresh Squeezed!

4. Common Prepositions About Below From Through Above Beneath In Toward Across Beside Into Under After Between Like Up Among By Of With Around Down Off Without At During On Before Except Over Behind For Since

5. What is a Prepositional Phrase? • preposition and the word(s) following it • gives details about a noun or pronoun • stretches a sentence • can be removed leaving a basic sentence intact The bench in the park is needed for walkers. Tip: Remove the prepositionalphrase(s) in red and your basic sentence remains. The bench is needed.

6. Examples: I ran. (basic sentence) I ran to the store. (add a prepositional phrase) I ran to the storeon a hot day. (add another prepositional phrase)

7. Try Your Own: 1. Write a basic sentence The lights were bright. 2. Use basic sentence + 1 phrase The lights were brightin the classroom. 3. Use basic sentence + 2 phrases The lights were brightin the classroom on Monday.

8. Let’s Practice: The letter ___ the table was gone! Donald ate three scoops ___ ice cream. The boxes ___ the backdoor were empty. ______ any notice, she was gone. Can we drive ______ the park? Tip: Remove the prepositionalphrase and your basic sentence remains.

9. Prepositional Walk(You may use each preposition only once.) Use complete sentences to explain your walk. I walked across the campus. I went down the stairs.