Prepositions GeschkeEnglish IV Grammar UnitPrepositions Prepositions A preposition

Prepositions Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Prepositions

Prepositions • • A preposition is a word that shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to some other word in the sentence Prepositions point out different relationships Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Prepositions

Prepositions • Examples – I drove through the town • Shows the relationship between town and drove – The school near the park is nice. • Shows the relationship between park and school Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Prepositions

Prepositional Phrase • • A preposition always introduces a phrase consisting of the preposition, any modifiers and a noun or pronoun. The noun or pronoun that ends the prepositional phrase is called the object of the preposition. Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Prepositions

Prepositional Phrase • Examples – I drove through the town. • • • – through=preposition the=modifier (article) town=noun (object of the preposition) The school near the park is nice. • • • near=preposition the=modifier (article) park=noun (object of the preposition) Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Prepositions

Commonly Used Prepositions Abroad About Above Across After Against Along Amid Among Around At Before Behind Below Beneath Besides Between Beyond But (meaning ‘except’) By Concerning Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Prepositions Down During Except For From

Commonly Used Prepositions In Inside Into Like Near Of Off On Onto Outside Over Past Since Through To Toward Underneath Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Prepositions Until Up Upon Within Without

Compound Prepositions • • Compound prepositions consist of more than one word. Examples: According to Because of By means of In addition to In front of In spite of Instead of On account of Prior to Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Prepositions

Function • The same word may be either an adverb or a preposition, depending on its use in a sentence. Examples • – – Kristin climbed down. (adverb) Kristin climbed down the ladder. (preposition) Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Prepositions

Assignment • On a separate sheet of paper, please rewrite the following sentences. Number your paper 120 and write down each preposition and the object of the prepositional phrase. The number in parenthesis tells you how many prepositions are in that sentence. Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Prepositions

1. Mike cheated on the test. (1) 2. Except for English class, Jamie does well in school. (2) 3. Kyle sits beside Christian. (1) 4. Brittknee, without a doubt, is one of the smartest students in the school. (3) 5. Tom likes going outside without a coat. (1) Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Prepositions

6. According to Chewbacca, English III is the best class ever! (1) 7. Toward the end of class, Heather gets nervous. (2) 8. Beth reminds me of a kid named Napoleon. (1) 9. Sean sits near the chalkboard and throws garbage upon the floor. (2) 10. Across the pasture, over the sloping hills, through the fields of wheat, into the shallow pond, past the dense forest, the Dragon flies. (6) Geschke/English IV Grammar Unit--Prepositions