Prepositions What are prepositions Prepositions show relationships Notice

Prepositions

What are prepositions? • Prepositions show relationships • Notice the different relationships in the following sentences: – The road runs over the mountain. – The road runs through the mountain. – The road runs around the mountain. The prepositions over, through, and around show relationship between mountain and the verb runs. Mountain is the OBJECT OF THE PREPOSTION in all of the above sentences.

Prepositional Phrase • A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers. • Preposition + object + any modifiers = prepositional phrase • EX: The crowds were entertained by a band.

Words often used as Prepostions • • • About Above Across After Against Along Among Around At Before Behind Below • • • • Beneath • Beside Between • • Beyond But (except) • • By Concerning • • Down • Upon • Within During • Except For From In Inside Into Like Near Of Off On Onto • • • Out • Without Outside Over Past Since Throughout To Toward Under Until Up

Practice • Find and underline the prepositional phrases in each sentence. 1. Several squad cars raced to the scene. 2. I propped a chair against the door. 3. Something was under the rug. 4. The neighbors had a meeting concerning vandalism.

Diagramming • Diagram the following sentences. 1. A large group of volunteers organized the telethon. 2. After the movie we looked for a pizza restaurant. 3. Nick slowly poured two cups of coffee. Honors: 1. Create and diagram a sentence with two subjects, an action verb, a prepositional phrase, adjectives, and adverbs. 2. Create and diagram a sentence with one subject, two verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and a prepositional phrase.