PrepositionsPrepositionsand and

Prepositional Prepositional PhrasesPhrases

PrepositionPreposition

A word that shows how a A word that shows how a noun or pronoun relates to noun or pronoun relates to

another part of the another part of the sentence. sentence.

Words that are prepositionsWords that are prepositions

ININ ONON OFOF BYBY FORFOR WITHWITH TOTO DURINGDURING

ABOVEABOVE ACROSSACROSS BETWEEN BETWEEN BENEATHBENEATH OVEROVER THROUGHTHROUGH UNTIL UNTIL UNDERNEATHUNDERNEATH

More PrepositionsMore Prepositions

AboutAbout AfterAfter AgainstAgainst Along Along AmongAmong Before Before BehindBehind BeyondBeyond

ByBy ExceptExcept FromFrom TowardToward IntoInto WithoutWithout OnOn WithinWithin

Example SentencesExample Sentences

T. I. can’t go anywhere T. I. can’t go anywhere exceptexcept his house. his house.

Beyonce danced Beyonce danced duringduring her concert. her concert.

Eli Manning ran Eli Manning ran toward toward the 20 yard line. the 20 yard line.

The Object of a PrepositionThe Object of a Preposition

A preposition is usually followed A preposition is usually followed by at least one noun or pronoun. by at least one noun or pronoun.

This noun or pronoun is called the This noun or pronoun is called the object of the preposition.object of the preposition.

Object of the PrepositionObject of the Preposition

Example: Example:

Beyonce danced Beyonce danced duringduring her concert. her concert.

Object of the Preposition

Preposition

Prepositional PhrasesPrepositional Phrases

The preposition, its object and the object’s The preposition, its object and the object’s modifiers. modifiers.

Example:Example: Eli Manning ran Eli Manning ran toward the 20 yard line.toward the 20 yard line.

Preposition Modifiers Object

Prepositional PhrasePrepositional Phrase

Eli Manning ran Eli Manning ran toward the 20 yard line.toward the 20 yard line.

Prepositional Phrase

What is the prepositional What is the prepositional phrase?phrase?

The girl sat beneath the oak tree.The girl sat beneath the oak tree.

The brown dog ran down the street.The brown dog ran down the street.

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

The girl sat The girl sat beneath the oak treebeneath the oak tree..

The brown dog ran The brown dog ran down the streetdown the street..

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