1. Identifying Prepositions

2. Agree, Disagree, or Qualify
A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.
--George A. Moore
Assertion Journal

3. Nouns and Pronouns Noun:
a word that gives the name of a person place, thing or idea
Common Noun:
A general name of a person, place or thing
boy, school,city
Proper Noun:
John Smith, First Presbyterian, Hinesville
Nouns and Pronouns

4. Pronoun: A word used to refer to someone or something when you do not need to use a noun because the person or thing has been mentioned earlier Antecedent: Never use a pronoun unless you have used a noun to name the person or thing.
Nouns and Pronouns

5. Nouns and Pronouns can be used to refer to the same person, place or thing.
Bob likes to go fishing. This is something that he really enjoys. He likes to take his sister Suzie. She really enjoys it as well.
Nouns and Pronouns

6. Bob likes to go fishing. This is something that he really enjoys
Bob likes to go fishing. This is something that he really enjoys. He likes to take his sister Suzie. She really enjoys it as well.
Nouns and Pronouns

7. Bob likes to go fishing. This is something that he really enjoys
Bob likes to go fishing. This is something that he really enjoys. He likes to take his sister Suzie. She really enjoys it as well.
Nouns and Pronouns

8. Bob likes to go fishing. Fishing is something that Bob really enjoys
Bob likes to go fishing. Fishing is something that Bob really enjoys. Bob likes to take Bob’s sister Suzie. Suzie really enjoys fishing as well.
Nouns and Pronouns

9. Identify each noun and pronoun in the following sentence.
The dark sky, filled with angry swirling clouds, reflected Greg Ridley’s mood as he sat on the stoop of his building.
Practice

10. Prepositions What is a Preposition?
Preposition: a word that show the relationship or position of a noun or pronoun to other words in the sentence.
Prepositional Phrase:
begins with a preposition
ends with a noun or pronoun object
often includes modifiers
Prepositions

11. Prepositions Types of Prepositional Relationships
Prepositions of TIME (on, at, in, etc.)
Prepositions of PLACE (in, on, at, etc.)
Prepositions of DIRECTION (to, towards, etc.)
Prepositions of AGENT (by, for, etc.)
Prepositions of DEVICE (by, at, with, etc.)
Prepositions

13. What prepositional phrases can you create from this painting?

14. Biography of Richard Wagner

15. One opera by Richard Wagner is based on legends from earlier centuries
One opera by Richard Wagner is based on legends from earlier centuries. The name of this famous opera is Lohengrin. The events of the complicated plot take place in the tenth century. During the first act, a boat drawn by a swan comes into view.

16. According to legend, a marriage takes place between a knight and a princess. The famous melody of the “Wedding March” from this opera is played at weddings.

18. References
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