1. WRITE 2 THINGS A MOUSE CAN DO WITH A BOX ___________________________

3. PREPOSITIONS By: Erin Whalen and Katie Bonsall

4. WHAT IS A PREPOSITION? Definition: A preposition connects a noun to other words and shows the relationship between them.

5. COMMON PREPOSITIONS Some common prepositions include: about, above, across, after, behind, below, beneath, beside, during, except, for, from, in, of, over, through, to, under, up, with

6. PREPOSITIONS USED IN A SENTENCE common prepositions The cat is hiding behind the couch. Your sock is under your bed. If you look through a microscope, you can see all of the different minerals inside a rock. compound prepositions In front of the tree is a large rock. My hat is on top of my dresser. Next to my neighbors house is my own.

7. PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun, called the object of the preposition Here are some prepositional phrases: at home, before dinner, beyond the horizon, inside the haunted house, according to the rules, on top of the misty mountains The prepositions in these sentences are: at, before, beyond, inside, according, on

8. COMPOUND PREPOSITIONS Compound prepositions are prepositions with more than one word Here are some compound prepositions: according to, ahead of, aside from, as of, because of, by means of, in addition, in back of, in place of, instead of, next to, on account of, next to, on top of, out of

9. WORK CITED http://www.instructorweb.com/lesson/prepositions.asp pg. 37, 39 http://www.instructorweb.com/lesson/prepositions.asp