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PrepositionsPrepositions
We’d be lost without We’d be lost without them!them!
Hi, I’m Spooky. Instead of some boring grammar lesson that you just takes notes on, I decided to help you out. Today I’m going to help teach you about prepositions.
This stuff is important, though, so anytime you see this symbol make sure that piece of info goes down in your notes.
What is a What is a PrepositionPreposition??
Spooky is sleeping Spooky is sleeping on the on the bedbed..
Spooky is wrapped Spooky is wrapped in a in a towel. towel.
Spooky is hiding Spooky is hiding under the under the staircase.staircase.
Have you figured it out Have you figured it out yet? yet?
A preposition is a word that relates a noun or pronoun to another word.
The ant he ant on the flooron the floor captured captured Spooky’s attention.Spooky’s attention.
The preposition The preposition onon connects connects floor floor with with antant and and shows the relationship between them.shows the relationship between them.
Most common prepositionsMost common prepositions
AboardAboard
AboveAbove
AcrossAcross
AfterAfter
AgainstAgainst
AlongAlong
AmongAmong
AroundAround
AtAt
BeforeBefore
BehindBehind
BelowBelow
BeneathBeneath
BesideBeside
BetweenBetween
BeyondBeyond
ByBy
ConcerningConcerning
DownDown
DuringDuring
ExceptExcept
ForFor
FromFrom
InIn
InsideInside
IntoInto
LikeLike
NearNear
OfOf
OffOff
OnOn
OutOut
OutsideOutside
OverOver
PastPast
SinceSince
ThroughThrough
ThroughoutThroughout
ToTo
TowardToward
UnderUnder
UnderneatUnderneathh
UntilUntil
UpUp
UponUpon
WithWith
WithinWithin
WithoutWithout
A A phrasephrase is a group of words. is a group of words.
A A prepositional phraseprepositional phrase is one that begins is one that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun as its object..or pronoun as its object..
““Out on the porch” is the prepositional Out on the porch” is the prepositional phrase.phrase.
““Out on” is the preposition. (sometimes Out on” is the preposition. (sometimes prepositions consist of more than one prepositions consist of more than one word.)word.)
Porch is the Porch is the object of the preposition.object of the preposition.
A prepositional phrase can A prepositional phrase can NEVER be the subject of a NEVER be the subject of a sentence. sentence.
So when you have trouble finding subjects, So when you have trouble finding subjects,
just get rid of the prepositional phrases. That just get rid of the prepositional phrases. That will narrow your search to what's left. will narrow your search to what's left.
1. During the football game, , I snuckI snuck into the kitchen.into the kitchen. 2.2. The The scrapsscraps from dinnerfrom dinner werewere in the garbage.in the garbage. 3.3. Except for the dogExcept for the dog, no , no one wasone was at home. at home.
4.4. With one nudgeWith one nudge, , I pushedI pushed the can the can on its sideon its side. . 5.5. Until the end of the gameUntil the end of the game, , I could snackI could snack on theon the
scraps with no fear of interruptionscraps with no fear of interruption
Prepositional PhrasesPrepositional Phrases
Role of a prepositional Role of a prepositional phrase is to describe a word phrase is to describe a word or group of words that or group of words that appear in the same appear in the same sentencesentence