2.  A word or word phrase that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence.  A preposition will tell 4 things:  Where something is (location)  Where something is going (direction)  When something happens (time)  The relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word in a sentence

3.  In your notes, you have 45 seconds to write down as many prepositions as you can remember…… GO

4. ACROSS BETWEEN OVER OUT INTO FROM AMONG THROUGH UNTIL DURING

5. Here is a list of the most common prepositions: aboardalongbehind but (except) fromoffpastuntil aboutamidbelowbyinonsinceup aboveamongbeneathdowninsideontothroughupon acrossaroundbesideduringintoouttowith afteratbetweenexceptnearoutsidetowardwithin againstbeforebeyondforofoverunderwithout

6. Here is a list of the most common prepositions: aboardalongbehind but (except) fromoffpastuntil aboutamidbelowbyinonsinceup aboveamongbeneathdowninsideontothroughupon acrossaroundbesideduringintoouttowith afteratbetweenexceptnearoutsidetowardwithin againstbeforebeyondforofoverunderwithout

7.  About  Above  Across  After  Below  Along  Alongside  Among  Before  Beneath  Against  At  Around  Behind  Beside(s)  Between  Beyond  By  Down  During

8.  For  From  In  Inside  Into  Like  Near  Of  Off  On  Outside  Over  Past  Since  Through  To  Toward  Under  Until  Up

9.  Upon  With  Within  Without

10.  According to  Because of  In front of  Instead of  Across from  In back of  In place of  Next to

11.  Review: What is a preposition? (you may look at your notes) -word or word phrase -shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence -tells location, direction, time

12.  You have FOUR minutes to write TWO, FIFTEEN word sentences.  Use a preposition in the sixth and twelfth positions for each sentence. (no repeats) Examples:  The famous golfing legend leaned over the tiny, white, dimpled ball on the ninth tee.  Pedro Feliz launched a ball toward McCovey Cove, but it bounced off the brick wall.

13.  Starts with a preposition, ends with an object  The word or word group that the preposition introduces is its object.  NO verbs will be in the phrase

14. They received a postcard from Bobby telling about his trip to Canada.

15. Let’s look again at the sentences you practiced with. The pizza in the oven is mine. The girl by the door is my sister. The runners raced around the track.

16. in the oven by the door around the track These are prepositional phrases. Prepositional phrases start with a preposition and end with the object of a preposition.

17. The object of a preposition must be a noun or a pronoun always comes at the end of a prepositional phrase Example: The cookies are in the oven. Oven is a noun that ends the prepositional phrase. Oven is the object of the preposition.

18. Identify the prepositional phrase. I sat with my mom. I sat with with my with my mom

19. Identify the prepositional phrase. I chose a book from the library. chose a book book from the library from the library

20. Identify the prepositional phrase. After gym class, we got a drink. After gym After gym class After gym class, we

21. 1) Do you like to play hide- and-go-seek? 2) My favorite place to hide is under the kitchen table. 3) If someone is already there, I usually try in the bathroom closet. 4) If there is not enough room in the closet, I will crawl under my bed.

22. 1) Do you like to play hide-and-go- seek? under the kitchen table 2) My favorite place to hide is under the kitchen table. in the bathroom closet. 3) If someone is already there, I usually try in the bathroom closet. in the closetunder my bed 4) If there is not enough room in the closet, I will crawl under my bed.

23. across which from over what for how between round up whenever before

24. across which from over what for how between round up whenever before

25. You found the prepositional phrase! Well done!

26.  You have FOUR minutes to write TWO sentences using the prepositions BENEATH and OUTSIDE.  Make sure you put the prepositional phrase in (parentheses) and underline the preposition. (If you have time, put an arrow from the preposition to its object)

27.  You have FIVE minutes to write a paragraph of SEVENTY- FIVE words.  You must include a minimum of FIFTEEN prepositions in the paragraph.  Topic choices:  You are caught in a high speed chase and are writing down what happens so you can report every detail to the cops.  You are directing Captain Jack Sparrow on his latest hunt for buried treasure.

28.  You have FIVE minutes to write as much as you can, as well as you can, using a minimum of TEN prepositional phrases.  Topic:  You are describing something that is cold, wet and slimy without using those words.

29. GREAT JOB!!!