Day 3 – Honors Prepositions and Annotations

Objectives Understand the importance and usage of prepositional phrases. Analyze a work of fiction for author’s point of view and understand the connotation v. denotation. Homework: Prepositions list quiz Thursday Parent - subject line: your name and class period Message: their name and + phone # Constructed response on “The Time Factor”

Warm Up Compose a paragraph and describe how to reach the fire drill location and what to do in the event of a lockdown. Do not use any prepositional phrases.

Prepositional Phrase Notes

1. Prepositions are not used alone in a sentence. Instead, they are the first word of a __________________ _______________ (a group of words that begins with a preposition and is followed by a noun or pronoun- person, place, thing, or idea). * To find a prep phrase: 1. Find a preposition. 2. Ask “Who?” or “What?” after it. ex. down the streetex. before the game ex. out of timeex. with him ex. near the tall, gently swaying, green grass

The noun or pronoun at the end of this phrase is called the _________________ of the _____________________. Mark phrase with( ).

If you see a preposition alone, it is functioning as an _________________. * There will be no answer to “Who?” or “What?” ex. We play behind the school. ex. Leave your worries behind. ex. My shoe had holes underneath in three places.

Don’t confuse a prepositional phrase with an __________________ _________________ ( the word “to” followed by a verb). ex. I am going to the store. ex. I am going to buy groceries. ex. I like to shop.

Don’t confuse a prepositional phrase with a __________________ (a group of words with a subject and a verb). ex. Before school, I eat breakfast. ex. Before I went to school, I ate breakfast. ***Remember that the Subordinate Clause will have a ___________ and __________ and the Prep Phrase will only have a _______________.

A prep phrase(s) at the beginning of a sentence should generally be followed by a comma UNLESS the next word is a __________. ex. Next to the barn the cows graze. ex. Next to the barn is a field.

Prepositional Phrases: Prepositional phrases generally contain the preposition and an object of the preposition. Objects of the preposition MUST be nouns. Here are some examples:

Identify the preposition, noun, article, and adjective in the following: In bed (in, preposition and bed, noun) To Texas (to, preposition and Texas, noun) The noun may have modifiers. In the big bed (in, preposition / the, article / big, adjective / bed, noun) To the grocery store (to, preposition / the, article/ grocery, adjective / store, noun)

Subjects and verbs can NEVER be found in prepositional phrases. It is a good habit to learn to spot prepositional phases. Use ((parentheses)) to mark them; That way when you are looking for the subject and verb of the sentence, it will narrow down the search. ***RULE***

Prepositional Phrases Worksheet  Put Parentheses around (the prepositional phrases).  Ex. With great care, I put the tuna fish into the cat’s dish on the floor. 1. The train raced through the tunnel. 2. No one worked during the strike. 3. Brian walked toward the ballpark after school. 4. Linda tripped clumsily over the rug. 5. Ask Dad for the keys to the boat. 6. The doorman stands inside the lobby during winter. 7. Have you looked for your umbrella in the closet? 8. The signature on the check is a forgery. 9. David drove past the driveway. 10. Without a doubt, this is the best restaurant in town.

11. The safe is behind the painting on this wall. 12. A flock of geese landed beyond the ridge. 13. An assortment of wild flowers grew in the meadow. 14. You sounded like Helen on the phone. 15. A horseshoe was nailed over the door. 16. We parked in the lot near the bank. 17. Without a doubt, Natalie will arrive before us. 18. Cassie has not been in town since last month. 19. Throughout the day, newscasters broke into the regular programs with special bulletins. 20. June sat on a bench against the wall.

Partner Expectations Always stay on task. Only talk about current topic. Be attentive and helpful. Pull your own weight. If these cannot be met, we cannot work in pairs.

Closure Watch the following video. It will help you with your preposition words. Click Here!