Honors English 9

 Often, prepositions describe time or space relationships, showing how a noun or pronoun relates to another word in the sentence.

 Examples:  The puppy is ON the floor.  The puppy is IN the trashcan.  The puppy is BESIDE the phone.

 Examples:  AT midnight, Jill craved mashed potatoes with grape jelly.  IN the spring, I always vow to plant tomatoes.  DURING the marathon, Iggy complained that sharp pains were shooting up his legs.

 1) A preposition has to introduce a phrase (ending with a noun or pronoun, which is the object of the preposition).  2) The preposition, its object, and any words which modify the object make up the prepositional phrase.  3) Two words labeled as prepositions cannot be next to each other. If this is the case, the first one will probably be an adverb.  Ex: I am going down to the basement.  Down = adverb to = preposition

 At school….  Preposition = At  Noun = school  Under the stove  Preposition = Under  Modifier – the  Noun = stove

 Label the prepositions and phrases in the following sentence:  Sam vomited in his car.  Preposition: in  Phrase: in his car

 Label the preposition and its phrase in the following sentence:  Before the test, I need to take a deep breath.  Preposition: Before  Phrase: Before the test

 Label the prepositions and phrases in the following sentence.  First I went to my room, then I took a nap on my bed, and finally, I ate dinner with my mom.  Prepositions: to, on, with  Phrases: to my room, on my bed, with my mom.

 Label the prepositions and phrases in the following sentence:  The sweet potatoes in the vegetable bin are green with mold.  Prepositions: in, with  Phrases: in the vegetable bin, with mold

 Label the preposition and phrase in the following sentence:  We ate the spicy food at Tito’s Taco Palace!  Preposition: at  Phrase: at Tito’s Taco Palace

 Adjectival prepositional phrases: Usually follow nouns or pronouns. Answer questions like What kind? Which one?  Ex: The girl from Canada sat down. (Answers the questions which one?)  Adverbial prepositional phrases: Modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Answer questions like when? Where? How? Why? To what extent? Under what conditions?  Ex: I slept in the barn. (Answers where you slept)