Prepositions November 16, 2009

Warm- up- Label Parts of Speech Sarah likes to swim. She is a nice girl. We have a project to do.

Prepositions Preposition: a word that tells about a noun. A preposition is always part of a phrase. Examples: in, of , to, on , about, below, above, like, from, without, by, off, near, with.

Prepositions The worm is on the apple. The worm is beside the apple. The worm is under the apple. The worm is in the apple. Simon Says

Prepositions P OP! Prepositional Phrases: consists of a preposition and the OP- The object of the Preposition The object of the preposition is the noun or pronoun following the preposition

Prepositional Phrases Some people have depicted insects in art. Beetle images decorate the jewelry of many cultures. Some believed that dreams come from a butterfly. Ants share food between two nestmates. Ants share food among all the colony members.

Identify the P and the OP Name the preposition And the Object of the preposition

P- To OP- Mall Sally went to the mall.

P- To OP- Gym Vanessa and Lucy like to go to the gym.

P- At OP- Beach I found an arrowhead at the beach.

P- In OP-woods My brother was lost in the woods.

P-At OP- desk Marvin does his homework at the desk.

P- With OP- Hot fudge I ate a chocolate sundae with hot fudge.

P- from OP- Chicago Megan moved here from Chicago.

P- By OP- School She drove by the school.

P- At OP- home Mrs. Goins is at home sick.

P- Like OP- Apples I eat lots of fruit, like apples.