1. Prepositions Writing with Clarity

2. Prepositions
A word or word phrase that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.
A preposition will tell 4 things:
Where something is (location)
Where something is going (direction)
When something happens (time)
The relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word in a sentence

3. Prepositions
In your notes, you have 45 seconds to write down as many prepositions as you can remember…… GO

4. Prepositions UNTIL OUT THROUGH ACROSS AMONG DURING BETWEEN OVER FROM
INTO

5. Here is a list of the most common prepositions:
aboard
along
behind
but (except)
from
off
past
until
about
amid
below by in on
since up
above
among
beneath
down
inside
onto
through
upon
across
around
beside
during
into
out to
with
after at
between
except
near
outside
toward
within
against
before
beyond
for of
over
under
without

6. Prepositions Here is a list of the most common prepositions: aboard
along
behind
but (except)
from
off
past
until
about
amid
below by in on
since up
above
among
beneath
down
inside
onto
through
upon
across
around
beside
during
into
out to
with
after at
between
except
near
outside
toward
within
against
before
beyond
for of
over
under
without

7. Common Prepositions About Above Across After Below Along Alongside
Among
Before
Beneath
Against At
Around
Behind
Beside(s)
Between
Beyond By
Down
During

8. There’s more…. For From In Inside Into Like Near Of Off On Outside
Over
Past
Since
Through To
Toward
Under
Until Up

9. A few more…
Upon
With
Within
Without

10. Phrasal Prepositions According to Because of In front of Instead of
Across from
In back of
In place of
Next to

11. Prepositions Review: What is a preposition?
(you may look at your notes)
-word or word phrase
-shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence
-tells location, direction, time

12. Prepositions
You have FOUR minutes to write TWO, FIFTEEN word sentences.
Use a preposition in the sixth and twelfth positions for each sentence. (no repeats)
Examples:
The famous golfing legend leaned over the tiny, white, dimpled ball on the ninth tee.
Pedro Feliz launched a ball toward McCovey Cove, but it bounced off the brick wall.

13. Prepositional Phrases
Starts with a preposition, ends with an object
The word or word group that the preposition introduces is its object.
NO verbs will be in the phrase

14. Prepositional Phrases
They received a postcard from Bobby telling
about his trip to Canada.

15. Prepositional Phrases
Let’s look again at the sentences you practiced with.
The pizza in the oven is mine.
The girl by the door is my sister.
The runners raced around the track.
Eg-Rule Strategy (Inductive)

16. Prepositional Phrases
in the oven
by the door
around the track
These are prepositional phrases. Prepositional phrases start with a preposition and end with the object of a preposition.
Eg-Rule Strategy (Inductive)

17. Object of a Preposition
The object of a preposition
must be a noun or a pronoun
always comes at the end of a prepositional phrase
Example: The cookies are in the oven.
Oven is a noun that ends the prepositional phrase. Oven is the object of the preposition.
Rule-Eg Strategy

18. Test Your Knowledge Identify the prepositional phrase.
I sat with my mom.
I sat with
with my
with my mom

19. Test Your Knowledge Identify the prepositional phrase.
I chose a book from the library.
chose a book
book from the library
from the library

20. Test Your Knowledge Identify the prepositional phrase.
After gym class, we got a drink.
After gym
After gym class
After gym class, we

21. 1) Do you like to play hide- and-go-seek?
2) My favorite place to hide is under the kitchen table.
3) If someone is already there, I usually try in the bathroom closet.
4) If there is not enough room in the closet, I will crawl under my bed.
Find the prepositions in the following sentences: Write your answers on your paper.

22. Did you find all 4? 1) Do you like to play hide-and-go- seek?
2) My favorite place to hide is under the kitchen table.
3) If someone is already there, I usually try in the bathroom closet.
4) If there is not enough room in the closet, I will crawl under my bed.
Did you find all 4?

23. Which of the following words are NOT prepositions?
across
which
from
over
what
for
how
between
round up
whenever
before

24. The GREEN words are NOT prepositions
across
which
from
over
what
for
how
between
round up
whenever
before

25. You found the prepositional phrase!
RIGHT!
You found the prepositional phrase!
Well done!

26. Prepositional Phrases
You have FOUR minutes to write TWO sentences using the prepositions BENEATH and OUTSIDE.
Make sure you put the prepositional phrase in (parentheses) and underline the preposition. (If you have time, put an arrow from the preposition to its object)

27. Preposition Practice
You have FIVE minutes to write a paragraph of SEVENTY- FIVE words.
You must include a minimum of FIFTEEN prepositions in the paragraph.
Topic choices:
You are caught in a high speed chase and are writing down what happens so you can report every detail to the cops.
You are directing Captain Jack Sparrow on his latest hunt for buried treasure.

28. Preposition Practice
You have FIVE minutes to write as much as you can, as well as you can, using a minimum of TEN prepositional phrases.
Topic:
You are describing something that is cold, wet and slimy without using those words.

29. THE END!!!
GREAT JOB!!!