1. Mr. Jordan Language Arts
Prepositions
Mr. Jordan
Language Arts

2. Importance of knowing prepositions
Determining a sentences subject and verb is often important and sometimes tricky.
Learning how to identify prepositions and prepositional phrases will help when looking for the subject of a sentence.
Importance of knowing prepositions

3. What is a preposition? Think of a box
What words can you use to describe a dog in relation to this box?
There are more than 50 prepositions
What is a preposition?

4. How many can we list?

5. Here are the 53 prepositions
Beneath
Beside
Between
Beyond
But By
Concerning
Down
During
Except
For
From In
Inside
Into
Like
Near Of
Off On
Onto
Out
Outside
Over
Past
Regarding
Since
Through
Throughout To
Toward
Under
Underneath
Until Up
Upon
With
Within
Without
About
Above
Across
After
Against
Along
Amid
Among
Around At
Atop
Before
Behind
Below
Here are the 53 prepositions

6. Now we can figure out the prepositional phrase is, right?
A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.
Ex: I am going to the store with my friend.
Can you find the prepositional phrases in the sentence?
How many are there?
Now we can figure out the prepositional phrase is, right?

7. Using prepositional phrases to find the subject and verb of a sentence
Prepositional phrases WILL NOT be the subject or verb in a sentence.
How can we find the subject of the sentence?
First get rid of all prepositional phrases
EX: The man with his son walked toward me.
You are left with the simple sentence: The man walked.
The verb is: walked
Who did the walking? The man
The man is the subject and walked is the verb.
Using prepositional phrases to find the subject and verb of a sentence

8. Let’s try some more: Some of the ducklings waddled past us.
A book of stamps lay on the table.
The mother held the baby in her arms by the door.
With his flashlight the camper scared the bear away from the food.
Practice: page 15 Easy Grammar
Let’s try some more:

9. ALERT: Sometimes the object of the preposition (the noun) can be a compound object. Don’t let that throw you off.
EX: Our dinner came from the pantry and freezer.
from is the preposition
the pantry and freezer is a compound object
Therefore, from the pantry and freezer is the prepositional phrase.
Be Careful!!!
More practice on page page 21.

10. Absolutely, don’t forget to include the entire subject.
EX: Outside the building, the cats and dogs played.
The burglar and his helper walked toward me.
The broken cup and saucer were under the table.
For breakfast, cereal, pancakes, and toast were not served.
NOTICE: NOT isn’t included in the verb phrase.
If there can be compound objects of the preposition, can there be compound subjects?

11. Do we know our 23 helping verbs?
We shall have a contest to see who knows their helping verbs.
Each row has 3 minutes to list as many helping verbs as possible. The winning row will enjoy a jolly rancher!
Ready, Set, GO!!!
Practice on page 29
Compound objects of the preposition and compound subjects, what’s different about verbs?

12. EX: At night he wants (to leave) by bus.
REMINDER ONE:
What if you have a sentence that seems to have two verbs?
EX: At night he wants (to leave) by bus.
wants is the verb
to leave is the infinitive verb, which is a verb in its basic form. Leaving and left would be “to leave” in other forms.
Two other reminders.

13. EX: Put the scissors in the drawer.
REMINDER TWO:
Sometimes you have an imperative sentence, which seems to have no subject.
EX: Put the scissors in the drawer.
What is the subject and verb?
Practice on page 39

14. Review Infinitives = verbs in basic form (to go)
Verb phrase = has stopped
Imperative = (You) that is understood in a sentence
Compound objects of the preposition = from mom and dad
Compound subjects = Doug and Kari live in New York
Compound Verbs = Some walked and picked flowers
Review