PREPOSITIONS

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PREPOSITIONS

• Put notes FRAME in LINK spiral

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Once Upon a Time

• Once upon a time there was a young rat named
  Rasputin P. Rat.

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One Dream.

• He had a goal to become a secret agent. He
  applied to Spy school and was given the number
  001 ½ . There was only one problem. He passed
  all of his classes except one. He cant pass
  Secret Agent School until he learns how to
  rendezvous (meet) his informants at a bridge.

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OUR JOB

• Our job is to help him learn those skills so he
  can become a secret agent.  
• First we have to make our bridge!
• Take one piece of notebook paper and fold it into
  thirds the long way. (enchilada/hot dog style)
•  
• Fold under a little at both ends to make a
  bridge.
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• LISTEN FOR DIRECTIONS.

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DIRECTIONS

• On the bridge
• Near the bridge
• Under the bridge
• Around the bridge
• Above the bridge
• Beside the bridge
• Walk across the bridge
• Stand below the bridge
• Stand upon the bridge
• Lean against the bridge
• Jump over the bridge
• Jump off the bridge
• Go up the steps
• Go down the steps

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We did it !

• CONGRATULATIONS!
• Rasputin P. Rat is now a certified Secret Agent!

• We helped Rasputin pass!

AGENT 001 1/2
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Preposition Notes

• A preposition is a word that relates its object
  to some other word in the sentence. (McDougall
  ,Littell.)
• The symbol for a preposition is a _______.
• A word used as a preposition is like many
  students. It is NEVER BY ITSELF.
• A word used as a preposition ALWAYS has an
  OBJECT.
• The OBJECT of a preposition is ALWAYS A NOUN OR
  PRONOUN.

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More about the OBJECT of a preposition.

• The OBJECT of a preposition ALWAYS comes AFTER
  the preposition.
• The OBJECT of a preposition answers the question
  what? or whom?
• Example (with a hat) Example (with Sadie)
• With WHAT? Hat With WHOM? Sadie
• Hat is the object Sadie is the object.

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PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE

• A prepositional phrase
• is a GROUP OF WORDS
• that STARTS with the preposition
• ENDS with the OBJECT of the preposition
• and includes ANY WORDS in BETWEEN.
• Example (Down the dark road)
• (Prepostion,
  article, adjective, OBJECT/ noun)

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• Words that can be used as Prepositions

• Your list!

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FLASH CARDS YOU CAN USE TO LEARN THESE!
ABOARD ABOUT ABOVE ACROSS
AFTER AGAINST ALONG AMONG
1-10
AROUND AT
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BEFORE BEHIND BELOW
BENEATH BESIDE BETWEEN BEYOND
BUT BY CONCERNING
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DOWN DURING EXCEPT FOR
FROM IN/ INSIDE
INTO
LIKE NEAR
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NEAR OFF
OF ON
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OUT OVER
OUTSIDE PAST
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SINCE THROUGHOUT
THROUGH TO
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TOWARD UNDERNEATH
UNDER UNTIL
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UP WITH
UPON WITHIN
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50. Without
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PRACTICE SHEETS

• FOR EACH 10

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