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Use Idiomatically Appropriate Prepositions

Use Idiomatically Appropriate Prepositions. What is a preposition? . Prepositions show relationships between nouns/pronouns and another word in a sentence. Ex: I took the boat to the lake.

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Use Idiomatically Appropriate Prepositions

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  1. Use Idiomatically Appropriate Prepositions

  2. What is a preposition? • Prepositions show relationships between nouns/pronouns and another word in a sentence. Ex: I took the boat to the lake. • In the preceding sentence, the word to describes how the boat arrived at the lake. Prepositions are used to illustrate the how, when, or where of the noun/pronoun in a sentence.

  3. What is an idiom? • Idioms, or language peculiar to a specific people, region, community, or class, often are used incorrectly. Ex: We ran across a McDonald’s in Kentucky. • In the preceding sentence, the idiom is ran across a McDonald’s because we cannot literally run across a McDonald’s.

  4. Correctly Used Prepositions • Brian was IN the car when the lightning struck. • Brian was under the car when the lightning struck. • Brian was on car when the lightning struck.

  5. Suggestions for Using Idiomatic Prepositions • Stephanie called up her friends to go to the movies. • THIS CAN BE CHANGED TO • Stephanie called her friends to go to the movies. • Or The dinner was inside of the refrigerator • THIS CAN BE CHANGED TO • The dinner was inside the refrigerator.

  6. Subject-Verb Agreement • A singlular verb is used with a singular subject. A plural verb is used with a plural subject. • EX: Amywants to go to the mall. • EX: Studentswant to skip class.

  7. When 2 subjects are joined by “and” they become a compound subject, which calls for a plural verb. • EX: Amy and Mike want to go to the mall after school. • When 2 singular subjects are joined by “or” or “nor” they remain singular. • EX: Either Amy or Mike goes to the mall after school.

  8. When both singular and plural subjects are joined with “or” or “nor” the verb must agree in number with the subject nearest to it. • EX: Amy and her sistersgo to the mall after school. • EX: Neither the girls nor Amygoes to the mall after school • EX: Neither Amy nor the girls go to the mall after school.

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