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PREPOSITION POWER. Click here to start. Really useful words which give important information. They make boring sentences more interesting by providing information . Preposition Purpose. A preposition is a part of speech that shows a relationship (connection) between two things.
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PREPOSITION POWER Click here to start Really useful words which give important information. They make boring sentences more interesting by providing information.
Preposition Purpose • A preposition is a part of speech that shows a relationship (connection) between two things. • Location (on, under, in) • The juicy, red apple was onthe book. • Timing (before, after, during) • She refused to leave the house until the postman had delivered the mail. • Direction (from, toward, to) • She went tothe mall.
What else can prepositions tell you? • A preposition may tell you the position of something in relation to something else. • The gentle, brown dog slept beside the fluffy white rabbit.
It may also tell you the direction something is travelling in relation to something else. The gallant horseman was riding along the windy shoreline.
The mouse is under the table. Two things: mouse + table Relationship: one is under the other Under is a preposition!
You can sometimes begin a sentence with a preposition. • Without fear, the brave child climbed the tall mountain. • Under the four poster bed, the lazy cat was having a snooze. • Inside the old house, there were all sorts of strange looking people. • Along the hall crawled the large, spindly spider.
Prepositional Phrase • Prepositional phrases MUST have the following: Prepositional + Object of the Preposition
Object of the Preposition • The last word in the phrase • It will always be a noun or a pronoun. • We went (to the store) after leaving. • To= preposition • Store= the object
Let’s Practice • 1. The puppy ran after the little girl. • after the little girl • 2. Jacob threw the baseball across home plate. • across home plate • 3. Mom found the book under the paper. • under the paper • 4. The frog jumped off the stone. • off the stone
Pick a Partner • 5. During the party, the children played many games. • 6. The police followed the speeder into the parking lot. • 7. The boat sailed down the river. • 8. The street light at the corner is broken.
Remember • Prepositions… • Tell us more information / more interesting • Answer where, when , direction, or position • Prepositional phrase= preposition + object of prep