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Prepositions

Prepositions. E.Q.: What is the function of a preposition?. Preposition: A preposition is a part of speech that shows the relationship between two things. The caterpillar is on the apple. The two items are the caterpillar and the apple.

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Prepositions

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  1. Prepositions E.Q.: What is the function of a preposition?

  2. Preposition: A preposition is a part of speech that shows the relationship between two things.

  3. The caterpillar is on the apple. The two items are the caterpillar and the apple. The preposition shows the relationship of the two items. The caterpillar is on the apple. Therefore, on is the preposition.

  4. The caterpillar is beside the apple. The two items are the caterpillar and the apple. The preposition shows the relationship of the two items. The caterpillar is beside the apple. Therefore, beside is the preposition.

  5. The caterpillar crawled through the apple. The two items are the caterpillar and the apple. The preposition shows the relationship of the two items. The caterpillar crawled through the apple. Therefore, through is the preposition.

  6. Prepositions answer the questions where? or when? Telling us an object's location aboard behind during with about below except within above beneath for without near to through next across beside from on after besides in until underneath under up upon against between inside down along beyond into off among at like of around by near before

  7. The pie in the oven is my brothers. Which is the preposition in the sentence above? Pie oven in brothers

  8. The guitar was lying against the dresser drawers. Which is the preposition in the sentence above? Guitar against lying dresser

  9. The boys chased each other around the house. Which is the preposition in the sentence above? Boys Each Chased Around

  10. Identify the prepositions. Write them on a sheet of paper. • There are twenty three people playing at the soccer field. • The mouse scurried under the table while nobody was looking. • The party was going great until everyone left. • We swam in the pool and hiked through the woods. • We followed a trail by the stream.

  11. Check your answers • There are twenty three people playing at the soccer field. • The mouse scurried under the table while nobody was looking. • The party was going great until everyone left. • We swam in the pool and hiked through the woods. • We followed a trail by the stream.

  12. Write a sentence telling where the squirrel is standing. Use a preposition.

  13. across after among at before between by during for from in into like near off on out opposite over round since through to under until up with Here is a list of commonly used prepositions: Make up 3 sentences on your own using a prepositional phrase in each!

  14. Graphics used from Sonya Dehart, Etsy. Graphics used from Sonya Dehart, Etsy Store For the complete 5 day lesson plan on prepositions and prepositional phrases, click on the link below: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Prepositions-and-Prepositional-Phrases-A-5-Day-Unit-755974 Contains a lesson plan, essential question, activities, resources, summarizing strategy, and even homework pages for each day. Thank you! Kathryn Willis

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