1. Preposition PowerPoint

2. The Preposition Preposition two nouns
Three ways a preposition is found – location, timing, and direction.
Location (On, under, in)
Timing (Before, after, during)
Direction (From, towards, to)
-shows relationship between
two nouns

3. Examples of Prepositions
“He is sitting on the stool.
Two things: he + stool
Relationship: one is sitting on the other.
The pencil is in my hand.
Two things: pencil + hand
Relationship: one is in the other

4. Practice
The cow jumped over the fence. Over Two things: cow + fence Relationship: one jumped over the other Phil turned off the light. Off Two things: Phil + light Relationship: one turned off the other

5. Prepositional Phrases
These are prepositional phrases:
off the light
over the fence
on the stool
Prepositional phrases start with a preposition and end with the object of the preposition.

6. What’s a Prepositional Phase
Object of a prep:
Must be a noun or pronoun
always comes at the end of a prepositional phase.
He turned off the light. The prepositional phrase is: off the light
Object of the preposition
Preposition

7. Practice
Directions: Find the prepositional phrases then name the preposition and the object. I sat on the desk. Prepositional phrase: on the desk Preposition: on Object: desk

8. More practice
I put the poster on the wall. Prepositional phrase: on the wall Preposition: on Object: wall

9. Review
A preposition is… A part of speech that show relation between two nouns A prepositional phrase is… A phrase that starts with a preposition and ends with a object of a preposition. An object of a preposition is… a noun or pronoun