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Prepositions. A preposition shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word. Prepositions are often short words that come before adjectives, nouns, and pronouns. . Prepositions. Think about the box!. Find the Prepositions.
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Prepositions • A preposition shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word. • Prepositions are often short words that come before adjectives, nouns, and pronouns.
Prepositions Think about the box!
Find the Prepositions • Peter travelled with Jackie on a very dangerous mission. • For a long time, I have wanted to throw my mother a party on her birthday. • Sailing along the river and across the oceans is a favorite pastime of mine. • Would you like to come with me to celebrate our escape from school for the summer? • Down the street, around the corner, and next to the ice cream shop is a beautiful city park. • During the trip, I would like to hike beyond the midway point of the difficult trail.
Prepositions and Adverbs • Some words can be used as a preposition OR an adverb. • Look for an object. If the preposition has no object, it is an adverb. • I haven’t seen him since. • I haven’t seen him since Thursday. • The bear walked around and then went inside. • The bear walked around the yard and then went inside the tent.
Prepositional Phrase Review • A prepositional phrase includes a preposition, noun or pronoun following the preposition, and any descriptive words in between • I put the papers in the tray. • The noun/pronoun at the end of the prep phrase is called the object of the preposition • I put the papers in the tray. • Nothing in the prepositional phrase can ever be the subject of a sentence!
Conjunctions • A conjunction is a joining word • There are three types: • Coordinating conjunctions • Correlative conjunctions • Subordinating conjunctions
Coordinating Conjunctions • Coordinating conjunctions are FANBOYS • For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So • Coordinating conjunctions often join independent clauses together. A comma must be used when doing this! • She has read the book, but she has not seen the movie. • She has read the book but not seen the movie.
Correlative Conjunctions • Correlative conjunctions work in pairs • They show a relationship between two parts of a sentence • Both………and • Either ………or • Neither ………nor • Not only ………but also • Whether ………or • The chicken looked neither to the left nor to the right before crossing the road.
The Interjection • An interjection is a word or exclamation that expresses emotion. • They are often found at the beginning of a sentence. • You can take the interjection out and the sentence will still make sense • Wow! What a great movie. • Oh, I shouldn’t have made such a silly mistake. • Eek! What a gross spider!