Prepositions What is a preposition? –A part of speech that shows a relationship between two things Location (above, below, on, under, in) Direction (through, from, toward, to) Time (before, after, during)

Prepositions Here is a list of the common prepositions: aboardaboutaboveacross afteragainstalongamong aroundatbeforebehind belowbeneathbesidebetween beyondbydownduring exceptforfromin

Prepositions intolikeofoff onoverpastsince throughthroughoutto towardunderunderneath untilupuponwith withinwithout

Prepositions What are the prepositions in the following sentences? –The pizza is in the oven at home. –The girl by the door is my sister. –The runners raced around the track.

Prepositions Compound prepositions –Prepositions that consist of more than one word: according toalong withaside from as ofbecause ofin addition to in front ofin spite ofinstead of next toon account ofout of

Prepositions Examples: –In spite of the rain, we played outside. –Michelle is the only person aside from Tim who got my joke. –I have a ton of homework in addition to soccer practice after school.

Prepositions Prepositional Phrases –A preposition never stands alone in a sentence –It is always followed by a noun or pronoun Called the object of the preposition –Can be compound –ALWAYS comes at the end of the phrase –Can include modifiers

Prepositions Examples: –The cookies are in the last oven. –I sat with my mom. –After our gym class, we got a drink. –I chose a book from our school’s library.

Prepositions WARNING: –Be careful not to confuse a prepositional phrase that begins with to (to town, to her club, to the store) with a verb that begins with to (infinitive form—to run, to play, to go skiing) –REMEMBER: a prepositional phrase ALWAYS ends with a noun or pronoun.

Prepositions Preposition phrase or infinitive? –I need to run an errand. –I watched him go to the end of the line. –My call to Mary and Jane was quick. –Carrie likes to read in her spare time.

Prepositions WARNING: –Preposition or adverb?? Some words can be either an adverb or a preposition To tell them apart remember that a preposition is ALWAYS followed by a noun or pronoun!

Prepositions Preposition or adverb? –The woman got off her horse. –Because I was mad at my mom, I stormed off. –The bear walked around and then went inside. –My dog slid around the corner and then dove inside the box.