PREPOSITIONS

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PREPOSITIONS

• What wonderful words!

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What is a preposition?

• A single word

about
at
by
for
in
to
with
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• More than one word

according to
because of
instead of
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Where is a preposition used?

• In front of nouns,

Jan gave the gift to Sue.
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In front of nouns,
noun phrases,
The books are on the wooden chest of drawers.
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In front of nouns,
noun phrases,
pronouns,
She gave the baby to him.
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In front of nouns,
noun phrases,
pronouns,
or gerunds
She crossed the river by swimming.
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The purple word groups are called prepositional
phrases.
Jan gave the gift to Sue.
The books are on the wooden chest of drawers.
She gave the baby to him.
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Where is a prepositional phrase used?

• At the beginning of a sentence

After grocery shopping, we have to cook dinner.
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• At the end of a sentence

We are going to cook dinner in the back yard.
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• In the middle of a sentence

The dishes in the sink are dirty.
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What does a preposition do?

• Expresses a relationship between one person, one
  thing, one event, etc. and another.

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What are the relationships?

• Space

• Time

• Cause

• Means

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SPACE
He shot the ball through the basket.
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Above
beside

• across
• through
• toward

between
behind
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• below

near
against
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• To

The arrow flew to the target.
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from
The clouds cleared from the sky.
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at
He is sitting at the desk.
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in
The coffee is in the cup.
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TIME
Warning! Your computer will blow up in 3 seconds.
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At
I wake up at 700.
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on
Independence Day is on July 4th.
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after
We will leave after 300.
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for
We will stay for two weeks.
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CAUSE
because of
It wont be sunny because of the clouds.
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MEANS
by
She became rich by winning the lottery.
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Whats a preposition?
A very useful little word or words that shows a
relationship between two people, things, or
events.
at
in
about
around
through
under
over