1. The Student and the Desk
Prepositions
The Student and the Desk

2. Def.
Prepositions are words that indicate movement, time, place, etc. that connect parts of the sentence.
Examples
I ran to the house
He lives around the corner
I found the quarter under the couch
He slept through the night.

3. Some prepositions
about above across after against around at before behind below beneath beside besides between beyond
by down during except for from in inside into like near of off on out
outside over since through throughout till to toward under until up upon with without
according to because of by way of in addition to in front of in place of in regard to in spite of instead of on account of out of

4. Remember the cliché!
If you can do it to a desk, it is probably a preposition!
I walked around the desk.
I walked to the desk.
I crawled under the desk.
I looked at the desk.
I am near the desk.
I jumped over the desk.
I walked toward the desk.
I skipped by the desk.

5. Object of the Preposition
The object of the preposition is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition, which it modifies.
I walked toward the desk.
The mouse ran under the chair.
I will go home at noon.
I can skate without falling.

6. Prepositional Phrase
The Preposition, the Object of the Preposition, and all other words that are modified are called the Prepositional Phrase
None of the students are Freshmen.
Cary, along with her friends, is happy about the test.

7. The Function of PP
PPs will serve as adjectives or adverbs. Think about it!
ADJ.
The book on the floor is old.
Which book? The one of the floor.
ADV.
Before class, Janice went to the toilet.
When did Janice go? Before class.
Where did she go? To the toilet

8. ATTENTION!!!
THE OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION CAN NEVER BE THE SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCE!!!!
None of the students are freshmen.
Cary, along with her friends, is happy about the test.
The television on the floor is heavy.