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Prepositions

Prepositions. Eng I. A preposition is a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word. It is a connecting word. Prepositions are ALWAYS followed by a noun, pronoun or noun phrase.

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Prepositions

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  1. Prepositions Eng I

  2. A preposition is a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word. It is a connecting word. • Prepositions are ALWAYS followed by a noun, pronoun or noun phrase. • 3. The noun or pronoun that follows a preposition is called the object of the preposition. Prepositions

  3. He walked down the gallery and across the narrow "bridges" which connected the Lebrun cottages one with the other. He had been seated before the door of the main house. The parrot and the mockingbird were the property of Madame Lebrun, and they had the right to make all the noise they wished. Mr. Pontellier had the privilege of quitting their society when they ceased to be entertaining. Find the prepositions in the above passage

  4. He walked down the gallery and across the narrow "bridges" which connected the Lebrun cottages one with the other. He had been seated before the door of the main house. The parrot and the mockingbird were the property of Madame Lebrun, and they had the right to make all the noise they wished. Mr. Pontellier had the privilege of quitting their society when they ceased to be entertaining. Answers

  5. He walked down the gallery and across the narrow "bridges" which connected the Lebrun cottages one with the other. He had been seated before the door of the main house. The parrot and the mockingbird were the property of Madame Lebrun, and they had the right to make all the noise they wished. Mr. Pontellier had the privilege of quitting their society when they ceased to be entertaining. Now find the objects of those prepositions

  6. He walked downthe gallery and across the narrow "bridges" which connected the Lebrun cottages one withthe other. He had been seated beforethe door ofthe main house. The parrot and the mockingbird were the property ofMadame Lebrun, and they had the right to make all the noise they wished. Mr. Pontellier had the privilege ofquitting their society when they ceased to be entertaining. Answers

  7. Noun phrases can look like all of the following: Mrs. Kelly The woman The happy woman The happy woman with the happy face Remember…

  8. Conjunctions Eng I

  9. A conjunction is a word that joins words or word groups. • A coordinating conjunction joins words or word groups that are used in the same way. • Coordinating conjunctions: And but or nor for yet so Conjunctions

  10. He and I went to the store. She was happy but sad. I want pickles or olives. Examples

  11. 4. A correlative conjunction are pairs of conjunctions that join words or word groups that are used in the same way. 5. Correlative conjunctions: Both…and not only… but also Either…or neither…nor Whether…or Correlative conjunctions

  12. I want not only the dog, but also the cat. She practiced either flute or violin. He wanted to attend neither the game nor the practice. Examples

  13. Interjections Eng I

  14. An interjection is a word that expresses emotion. An interjection has no grammatical relation to the rest of the sentence. • Examples of interjections: Wow Oh Ah Hurrah Uh-oh Aha Well Yahoo Yikes Whoa Ouch Yippee Hey Boy-oh-Boy Oops Whew Interjections

  15. Wow! That was a tough practice. Whew, I’m tired. Ouch! Charlie bit me! Yikes, that dog is scary! Examples

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