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Preposition – shows how a noun or pronoun (object of the preposition) is related to some other word in the sentence. Many prepositions indicate: direction, position, or relation in time Compound Prepositions – consist of more than one word
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Preposition – shows how a noun or pronoun (object of the preposition) is related to some other word in the sentence Many prepositions indicate: direction, position, or relation in time Compound Prepositions – consist of more than one word Prepositional Phrase – consists of the preposition, its object, and any modifiers Object of the preposition – the noun or pronoun that the preposition refers to (to find ask who or what after the preposition) Example : The elephants ran past us, moving toward the trees within sight of our camp. prepositions – past past whom? us -toward toward what? trees -within within what? sight -of of what? camp