1. and Prepositional Phrases
Prepositions
and
Prepositional Phrases

2. Preposition
A word that shows how a noun or pronoun relates to another part of the sentence.

3. Words that are prepositions
ABOVE
ACROSS
BETWEEN
BENEATH
OVER
THROUGH
UNTIL
UNDERNEATH IN ON OF BY
FOR
WITH TO
DURING

4. More Prepositions About After Against Along Among Before Behind BeyondBy
Except
From
Toward
Into
Without On
Within

5. Example Sentences T. I. can’t go anywhere except his house.
Beyonce danced during her concert.
Eli Manning ran toward the 20 yard line.

6. The Object of a Preposition
A preposition is usually followed by at least one noun or pronoun.
This noun or pronoun is called the object of the preposition.

7. Object of the Preposition
Example:
Beyonce danced during her concert.
Object of the Preposition
Preposition

8. Prepositional Phrases
The preposition, its object and the object’s modifiers.
Example:
Eli Manning ran toward the 20 yard line.
Preposition
Modifiers
Object

9. Prepositional Phrase Eli Manning ran toward the 20 yard line.

10. What is the prepositional phrase?
The girl sat beneath the oak tree.
The brown dog ran down the street.
He had the earphones in his ears at the gym.

11. The girl sat beneath the oak tree.

12. The brown dog ran down the street.

13. He had the earphones in his ears at the gym.