Parts of Speech

What do these words have in common?

about above across after against along

amid among around at before behind

below beneath beside besides between beyond

by down during except for from

in into like of off on

Over past since through to toward

Under until unto up upon with

within without

They are prepositions.

PREPOSTIONS are words that tell how nouns and pronouns relate to other words in a sentence.

Prepositions begin a prepositional phrase. The noun/pronoun (and other words like adjectives) that follows the preposition is called the “object of the preposition”.

across the pond during the long afternoon since yesterday after the deadly storm

PREPOSTIONS

Prepositional phrases can show location (tell where). The frog on the lily pad jumped into the water. In his bed, the giant snored. Rumpelstiltskin spun straw in the room.

PREPOSTIONS

Prepositional phrases can show time (tell when). The giant snored during a thunderstorm. Throughout the day, Jack worried about the giant Jack cut down the beanstalk after dinner.

PREPOSTIONS

Prepositional phrases can tell which. The frog with green spots croaked. Ariel, the mermaidwithout a voice, tried to communicate.

The giant with a huge head yelled Fee Fi Fo Fum.

Your turn – use prepositonal phrases to tell where or when.

The mouse skitters. Jack is running.The princess sang.

Eight Parts of Speech:

Nouns

Pronouns

Adjectives

Verbs

Adverbs

Prepositions

PrepositionsFunction: To show location, direction, or time

Examples:about above across after against along among around at before behind below beneath beside between beyond but by Despite down during except for from in inside intolike near of off on onto out outside over past sincethrough throughout till to toward under underneathuntil up upon with within without

*Prepositional Phrases: in the book

by the tree after the bell