A word or word phrase that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.

A preposition will tell 4 things: Where something is (location)Where something is going (direction)When something happens (time)The relationship between a

noun/pronoun and another word in a sentence

In your notes, you have 45 seconds to write down as many prepositions as you can remember……

GO

ACROSS

BETWEEN

OVER

OUT

INTO

FROM

AMONG

THROUGH

UNTIL

DURING

Here is a list of the most common prepositions:

aboard along behindbut

(except)from off past until

about amid below by in on since up

above among beneath down inside onto through upon

across around beside during into out to with

after at between except near outside toward within

against before beyond for of over under without

Here is a list of the most common prepositions:

aboard along behindbut

(except)from off past until

about amid below by in on since up

above among beneath down inside onto through upon

across around beside during into out to with

after at between except near outside toward within

against before beyond for of over under without

About Above Across After Below Along Alongside Among Before Beneath

Against At Around Behind Beside(s) Between Beyond By Down During

For From In Inside Into Like Near Of Off On

Outside Over Past Since Through To Toward Under Until Up

Upon With Within Without

According to Because of In front of Instead of

Across from In back of In place of Next to

Review: What is a preposition?

(you may look at your notes)

-word or word phrase -shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence-tells location, direction, time

You have FOUR minutes to write TWO, FIFTEEN word sentences.

Use a preposition in the sixth and twelfth positions for each sentence. (no repeats)Examples:The famous golfing legend leaned over the

tiny, white, dimpled ball on the ninth tee. Pedro Feliz launched a ball toward

McCovey Cove, but it bounced off the brick wall.

Starts with a preposition, ends with an object

The word or word group that the preposition introduces is its object.

NO verbs will be in the phrase

They received a postcard from Bobby telling

about his trip to Canada.

Let’s look again at the sentences you practiced with.

The pizza in the oven is mine.

The girl by the door is my sister.

The runners raced around the track.

in the oven

by the door

around the track

These are prepositional phrases. Prepositional phrases start with a preposition and end with the

object of a preposition.

The object of a preposition•must be a noun or a pronoun•always comes at the end of a prepositional phrase

Example: The cookies are in the oven.

Oven is a noun that ends the prepositional phrase. Oven is the object of the preposition.

Identify the prepositional phrase.I sat with my mom. I sat with

with my

with my mom

Identify the prepositional phrase.

I chose a book from the library.

chose a book

book from the library

from the library

Identify the prepositional phrase.

After gym class, we got a drink.

After gym

After gym class

After gym class, we

1) Do you like to play hide-and-go-seek?

2) My favorite place to hide is under the kitchen table.

3) If someone is already there, I usually try in the bathroom closet.

4) If there is not enough room in the closet, I will crawl under my bed.

1) Do you like to play hide-and-go-seek?

2) My favorite place to hide is under the kitchen tableunder the kitchen table.

3) If someone is already there, I usually try in the bathroom closet. in the bathroom closet.

4) If there is not enough room in in the closetthe closet, I will crawl under my under my bedbed.

across

which

from

over

what

for

how

between

round

up

whenever

before

across

which

from

over

what

for

how

between

round

up

whenever

before

You found the prepositional

phrase!

Well done!

You have FOUR minutes to write TWO sentences using the prepositions BENEATH and OUTSIDE.

Make sure you put the prepositional phrase in (parentheses) and underline the preposition. (If you have time, put an arrow from the preposition to its object)

You have FIVE minutes to write a paragraph of SEVENTY-FIVE words.

You must include a minimum of FIFTEEN prepositions in the paragraph.

Topic choices: You are caught in a high speed chase and are

writing down what happens so you can report every detail to the cops.

You are directing Captain Jack Sparrow on his latest hunt for buried treasure.

You have FIVE minutes to write as much as you can, as well as you can, using a minimum of TEN prepositional phrases.

Topic: You are describing something that is

cold, wet and slimy without using those words.

GREAT JOB!!!GREAT JOB!!!