1. Prepositions

2. What is a preposition?
A preposition shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and another word.
A preposition often shows position or direction.

3. Examples of prepositions
Above Across Through At From Below Beside Around For Under Off After During Toward Behind On Between To Before With

4. A trick for spotting prepositions.
We can often spot prepositions by seeing if they make sense in the following sentence:
The plane flew ___________________ the cloud(s).

5. Spot the preposition.
Turn left at the stoplight.

6. Spot the preposition.
The rabbit ran around the house and went back inside its burrow.

7. Spot the preposition.
Have you ever been to Lebanon?

8. Spot the preposition.
You should go under your desk if there is an earthquake.

9. Spot the preposition.
Please sit at the empty desk between your friends.

10. What is a prepositional phrase?
A prepositional phrase contains:
The preposition
The object of the preposition
Any words in between

11. Examples of prepositional phrases.
She threw the basketball through the hoop.
The student listened attentively during the assembly.
He spread the peanut butter onto thick slices of bread.

12. Find the propositional phrase.
Look under the table; there is a cute cat hiding there.

13. Find the propositional phrase.
Watch out! A giant bear is behind you!

14. Find the propositional phrase.
The diver dove deep below the still surface.

15. Find the propositional phrase.
Put your phone away before the loud bell rings for homeroom.

16. Find the propositional phrase.
The girl with the ice cream came from the left.

17. Homework
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