PREPOSITIONS What is the difference between prepositions and

PREPOSITIONS What is the difference between prepositions and phrasal verbs? Jeremy, Hareem and Winsky Odyssey Team/ Class O English/ Ms. Cara 2 nd Trimester S

Prepositions S Prepositions: The words that give specific details like location, direction or time. S Example: On, It, Behind, Above, Between, About and etc. S Rule: Comes before the noun, noun phrase or pronoun. (Phrasal Verbs 107)

Phrasal Verbs S Phrasal Verbs: Two word verbs that are used informally while we speak. S Example: Bring up, Figure out, Go on, Take off and etc. S Rule: Phrasal verbs should have (verb + particle) Example of Particle: On, Off, Up, Down (Phrasal Verbs 107)

Prepositions vs. Particle: Preposition: In the phrasal verbs, it is used after the verb In any sentence, it is used before the noun Possible examples: On, Off, Up Change the meaning of the verb Give specific details to sentence

Examples S Preposition: preposition + noun S She’s looking up at the sky (up = preposition) S We lived down the street (down = preposition) S Phrasal Verb: verb + Particle S She’s looking up the word (up = particle) S We finally lived down that incident (down = particle)

Practice Websites S http: //grammar. ccc. commnet. edu/grammar/quizzes/preposition _quiz 1. htm S http: //www. better-english. com/grammar/prepositions. htm S http: //www. stuff. co. uk/phrasal. htm S http: //a 4 esl. org/q/h/vm/ppva. html

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