PREPOSITIONS By Cheryl Hamilton

PREPOSITIONS AAAA preposition is the first word in group of words called a prepositional phrase. AAAA prepositional phrase ends with a noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition. AAAA prepositional phrase tells more about other words in a sentence.

PREPOSITIONS TTTThey may tell where.

PREPOSITIONS TTTThey may tell when.

PREPOSITIONS aaaaboutaboveacrossafter aaaagainstalongamongaround aaaatbeforebehindbelow bbbbeneathbesidebetweenbeyond bbbbydownduringexcept fffforfromininside iiiintonearofoff oooonontooutoutside ooooverpastsincethrough tttthroughouttotowardunder uuuunderneathuntilupupon wwwwithwithinwithout

PREPOSITION EXAMPLE TTTThe eagle lived on a cliff.  o n is the preposition

PREPOSITION EXAMPLE  The eagle lived on a cliff.  on the cliff is the preposition phrase

PREPOSITION EXAMPLE TTTThe eagle lived on a cliff. ccccliff is the object of preposition and it is a noun

RULE FOR PREPOSITIONS  A preposition is part of a phrase and is followed by a noun or a pronoun.  It cannot stand alone!

NOT A PREPOSITION TTTThe dog went out. oooout is a preposition but it is not followed by a noun or a pronoun

AS A PREPOSITION TTTThe dog went out the door. oooout is a preposition word and it is followed by a noun

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PREPOSITION EXAMPLE WWWWe took the picture inside.  o r WWWWe took the picture inside the classroom.

CORRECT PREPOSITION WWWWe took the picture inside the classroom. TTTThis is correct because the preposition inside is followed by the noun classroom.

PREPOSITION EXAMPLE  Mrs. Hamilton stood by a giant Coke bottle.

PREPOSITION EXAMPLE  Renee stood between Jasmine and Aladdin.

PREPOSITION EXAMPLE  Colin and Renee had their picture taken with Donald Duck.

PREPOSITION EXAMPLE  There was a large pool outside our window.

PREPOSITION EXAMPLE  Colin and Rick stood against the rail.

PREPOSITION EXAMPLE  Diesel and Missy cannot be without each other.

PREPOSITION EXAMPLE  We drove past the old castle.

PREPOSITION EXAMPLE  Roger sits near the teacher.

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