Wildcat Worksheets Mini-Lesson #04: Prepositions

Preposition Examples: What is it? A part of speech Similar to… noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun, conjunction, etc. What is it like? A word or group of words Its object is a noun or pronoun following it Shows the relationship between its object and another word I like September because of the cooler temperatures. My favorite time of year is after Labor Day. My first childhood memory is driving over the Mississippi River. I was born near Rochester, New York. Because I am from New York, I’m used to more mild summers.

Prepositions All of my reasons for going to college hinge on getting a good job after graduation. All of my reasons for going to college hinge on getting a good job after graduation. of of what? my reasons for for what? going to college to to where? college on on what? getting a good job after after what? graduation

Take the common preposition to Take the common preposition to To where? To where? Mall is the object of to Mall is the object of to Make a complete sentence Make a complete sentence To shows the relationship between mall and what other word? To shows the relationship between mall and what other word? to I’m going to the mall. to the mall. I’m going to the mall. I’m going to the mall. preposition prepositional phrase object of the preposition

Prepositions You can memorize the list of prepositions… You can memorize the list of prepositions… Or, you can understand the function of the word in a sentence Or, you can understand the function of the word in a sentence to is both a preposition and a part of a verb infinitive to is both a preposition and a part of a verb infinitive I went to the mall, but I wanted to go home. I went to the mall, but I wanted to go home. up is both a preposition and an adverb up is both a preposition and an adverb My dog chased a cat up a tree, and it built up tension between my neighbor and me. My dog chased a cat up a tree, and it built up tension between my neighbor and me.

Prepositions Activity: Activity: – Read the following paragraph and identify the prepositions – There are 26 prepositions. If you see a “pair” preposition (according to, alongside of, along with, etc.), it counts as 1 preposition