Objective Objective Demonstrate an understanding of the eight parts of speech. T.O.C. #4 - PREPOSITIONS

Preposition Notes A preposition describes: TIME: –at midnight –during the movie. LOCATION: –in New York. –on the floor. DIRECTION: –through the window. –past the Post Office click here to start timer

Copy this list in your notes. aboard, about, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, as, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, down, during, except, for, from, into, in, inside, like, near, next to, of, off, on, out, outside, onto, over, past, to, through, throughout, toward, upon, under, until, up, with, within, without **This is an abbreviated list.

Objects of the Preposition To find the object, ask What? The plane soared above the clouds. The mouse ran under the dresser to get away. Beneath the starlit sky, the lake sparkled. Every preposition has an object. Add the following to your notes. Above what?

Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase? Jack and Jill went up the hill. Jack fell down and broke his crown! If you think a word is a preposition, but it doesn’t have an object, then it’s not a preposition!

A prepositional phrase will NEVER contain a verb or the subject! Write the numbers of the correct prepositional phrases. 1.Freshmen often find themselves lost in the hallways of the main building. 2.In their agendas, there is a campus map. 3.They should reference it to find their way around.

WHOLE-GROUP PRACTICE: Underline the prepositional phrases. Circle the prepositions. Place a box around the objects. 1.Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue. 2.The fluffy, white clouds raced across the horizon. 3.A brilliant rainbow rested in the clear, blue sky. 4.My favorite shirt was in the trunk of my car. 5.Don’t forget your keys; they’re on the table.

1.Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue. 2.The fluffy, white clouds raced across the horizon. 3.A brilliant rainbow rested in the clear, blue sky. 4.My favorite shirt was in the trunk of my car. 5.Don’t forget your keys; they’re on the table. WHOLE-GROUP PRACTICE: Underline the prepositional phrases. Circle the prepositions. Place a box around the objects.

Individual Practice Write the prepositional phrases in the following sentences. Circle the prepositions. Box the objects. 1.Spike Lee was born in Georgia. 2.He studied at a New York University. 3.The video store near my house carries his films. 4.Lee appears in some films. 5.His father wrote the music for this movie. 6.Lee made a film about Malcolm X. 7.The director wore a hat with a large X. 8.During a recent newscast, I heard Lee speak. 9.He talked about a film he had just finished. 10.The interviewer showed several scenes from the film. 50 click here to start timer

Write the numbers of all the correctly identified prepositional phrases. For two days the earth drank the rain, until the earth was full. Then puddles formed, and in the low places little lakes formed in the fields. The muddy lakes rose higher, and the steady rain whipped the shining water. At last the mountains were full, and the hillsides spilled into the streams, built them to freshlets, and sent them roaring down the canyons into the valleys

1.A preposition usually describes _______, ________, or ________. 2.To find the object of the preposition, ask “_______?” 3.A prepositional phrase NEVER contains a __________ or _________. Exit Ticket Write the sentences and fill in the blanks.