Prepositions 92011 Common Prepositions A word that shows

Prepositions 9/20/11

Common Prepositions • A word that shows relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word in the sentence

Common Prepositions • Ex: The man swam under the bridge. (under connects swam & bridge) • Ex: She walked down the aisle. (down connects walked & aisle) • Ex: Julie walked around the campus and toward town. (around connects walked & campus; toward connects walked & town)

Common Prepositions • Remember this sentence: – The plane, Prepi, flew ____ the clouds. – Any word that can logically be placed into this space is a preposition!

Compound Prepositions • Same as common preposition but contains two or more words

Adverb or Preposition? • Difference between a preposition & an adverb: – An adverb answers the questions, Where? When? How? To what extent? by itself. – A preposition needs more than just themselves to answer the same questions.

Adv or Prep? • Ex: He fell down. – Down is an adverb b/c it only takes one word to tell where he fell • Ex: He fell down the stairs. – Down is a preposition b/c it takes more than one word to tell where he fell – The underlined portion is referred to as a **prepositional phrase**

Adv or Prep? • Ex: Trey walked aboard the ship. • Ex: The plane flew past the clouds.

Find the prepositions • Ex: The bird sat under the trees and searched for food.

• Ex: The bird sat under the trees and searched for food.

Find the prepositions • One of the girls in the new blue car is my sister.

• One of the girls in the new blue car is my sister.

Find the prepositions • In case of fire, use the nearest exit.

• In case of fire, use the nearest exit.