ENGLISH 2.1 Beneath Between Outside Inside Over Upon Before After In At On Of What do the words below have in common? They are PREPOSITIONS

CAN YOU IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING? …on the small table. …under the willow tree …beneath the moonlight. …in the bushes. …upon a star. All of these are PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES

PREPOSITIONS AND PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES

READING Read the passage from, “Why Dogs Are Tame.” Underline 10 prepositions Read the passage from, “Why Dogs Are Tame.” Underline 10 prepositions

Read the passage from, “Why Dogs Are Tame.” Circle 10 prepositional phrases. R e a d t h e p a s s a g e f r o m, “ W h y D o g s A r e T a m e. ” C i r c l e 1 0 p r e p o s i t i o n a l p h r a s e s.

ANSWER CHECK Note: “Back in” is an idiom. We cannot use that as a preposition. We will not discuss idioms in this class.

ANSWER CHECK

QUIZ For each following sentences, write the preposition and prepositional phrase. Each sentence is worth up to 2 points, for a total of 20 points. Ready?

1. It was a beautiful day for a baseball game.

2. Beautiful Clouds floated above the field.

3. The rest of the sky was clear and bright blue.

4. The people at the game seemed happy.

5. They ate hot dogs and peanuts during the game.

6. The home team was ahead by the second inning.

7. In the fourth inning, the visitors tied the game.

8. However, the home team won by two runs.

9. The visiting team went to the locker room and cried.

10. The home team was happy and later ate pizza at the mall.