1. Prepositional Phrases
How can I identify prepositions and their function in a sentence?

2. A word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence.
The baseball player in the white shirt
hit a homerun.

3. 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

4. Prepositions show relationship by:
A preposition is a part of speech that shows a relationship between two things
Prepositions show relationship by:
Location (on, under, in)
Timing (before, after, during)
Direction (from, toward, to)

6. Location
Prepositions show the location or movement of an object in many different ways!

7. Location The mouse is under the table. Under is a preposition!
Two things: mouse + table
Relationship: one is under the other
Under is a preposition!

8. Timing Kate ate breakfast before her brother. Before is a preposition!
Two things: Kate + Kate’s brother
Relationship: one is before the other
Before is a preposition!

9. Direction or Movement
Prepositions show the relationship of a noun or pronoun in a direction or movement to another object.

10. Direction or Movement The couple sailed across the vast lake.
Two things: couple + lake
Relationship: one is crossing the other
Across is a preposition!

11. ______ her boat ______noon ______ a house ______ class
A word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence. (Add prepositions below.)
______ her boat ______noon
______ a house ______ class
______ the goat ______ a goon
______ a mouse _______ a pass

12. Always begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.
Write sentences for these prepositional phrases:
under the doors
on the Lake Michigan shore
near excellent schools

13. OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION
The OP is the noun or pronoun that ends a prepositional phrase.
The baseball player in the white shirt
hit a homerun.

14. OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION
The noun or pronoun that ends a prepositional phrase.
on her boat before noon
in a house during class
near the goat about a goon
under a mouse without a pass

15. Which word is a preposition?
Test Your Knowledge 2
Which word is a preposition?
The girl by the door is my sister.
girl by
door my
Check the list of prepositions.

16. Which word is a preposition? The runners raced around the track.
Test Your Knowledge 3
Which word is a preposition?
The runners raced around the track.
runners
around
the
track
Check the list of prepositions.

17. Test Your Knowledge 4 Identify the prepositional phrase.
I sat with my mom.
I sat with
with my
with my mom

18. Test Your Knowledge 5 Identify the prepositional phrase.
After gym class, we got a drink.
After gym
After gym class
After gym class, we

19. Test Your Knowledge 6 Identify the prepositional phrase.
I chose a book from the library.
chose a book
book from the library
from the library