PrepositionsPrepositions

We’d be lost without We’d be lost without them!them!

Hi, I’m Spooky. Instead of some boring grammar lesson that you just takes notes on, I decided to help you out. Today I’m going to help teach you about prepositions.

This stuff is important, though, so anytime you see this symbol make sure that piece of info goes down in your notes.

What is a What is a PrepositionPreposition??

Spooky is sleeping Spooky is sleeping on the on the bedbed..

Spooky is wrapped Spooky is wrapped in a in a towel. towel.

Spooky is hiding Spooky is hiding under the under the staircase.staircase.

Have you figured it out Have you figured it out yet? yet?

A preposition is a word that relates a noun or pronoun to another word.

The ant he ant on the flooron the floor captured captured Spooky’s attention.Spooky’s attention.

The preposition The preposition onon connects connects floor floor with with antant and and shows the relationship between them.shows the relationship between them.

Most common prepositionsMost common prepositions

AboardAboard

AboveAbove

AcrossAcross

AfterAfter

AgainstAgainst

AlongAlong

AmongAmong

AroundAround

AtAt

BeforeBefore

BehindBehind

BelowBelow

BeneathBeneath

BesideBeside

BetweenBetween

BeyondBeyond

ByBy

ConcerningConcerning

DownDown

DuringDuring

ExceptExcept

ForFor

FromFrom

InIn

InsideInside

IntoInto

LikeLike

NearNear

OfOf

OffOff

OnOn

OutOut

OutsideOutside

OverOver

PastPast

SinceSince

ThroughThrough

ThroughoutThroughout

ToTo

TowardToward

UnderUnder

UnderneatUnderneathh

UntilUntil

UpUp

UponUpon

WithWith

WithinWithin

WithoutWithout

A A phrasephrase is a group of words. is a group of words.

A A prepositional phraseprepositional phrase is one that begins is one that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun as its object..or pronoun as its object..

““Out on the porch” is the prepositional Out on the porch” is the prepositional phrase.phrase.

““Out on” is the preposition. (sometimes Out on” is the preposition. (sometimes prepositions consist of more than one prepositions consist of more than one word.)word.)

Porch is the Porch is the object of the preposition.object of the preposition.

A prepositional phrase can A prepositional phrase can NEVER be the subject of a NEVER be the subject of a sentence. sentence.

So when you have trouble finding subjects, So when you have trouble finding subjects,

just get rid of the prepositional phrases. That just get rid of the prepositional phrases. That will narrow your search to what's left. will narrow your search to what's left.

1. During the football game, , I snuckI snuck into the kitchen.into the kitchen. 2.2. The The scrapsscraps from dinnerfrom dinner werewere in the garbage.in the garbage. 3.3. Except for the dogExcept for the dog, no , no one wasone was at home. at home.

4.4. With one nudgeWith one nudge, , I pushedI pushed the can the can on its sideon its side. . 5.5. Until the end of the gameUntil the end of the game, , I could snackI could snack on theon the

scraps with no fear of interruptionscraps with no fear of interruption

Prepositional PhrasesPrepositional Phrases

Role of a prepositional Role of a prepositional phrase is to describe a word phrase is to describe a word or group of words that or group of words that appear in the same appear in the same sentencesentence