preppies mess you up! or… prepositional phrases and how to master them!
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PREPPIES MESS YOU UP!
Or… Prepositional Phrases and How to Master Them!
What is a Preppie?
• For our purposes, a Preppie is a PREPOSITION.
• A PREPOSITION shows POSITION. • See?• Well… let me show you. • All we need is a tree and a squirrel.
Yes… true!
A Preposition Is…
• anything a squirrel can do to a tree.
• The squirrel ran..• UP the tree• AROUND the tree• DOWN the tree• OVER the tree• THROUGH the tree• ON the tree…• And on and on…
So the PrePOSITIONS Are
• Everything in green below:
• The squirrel ran..• UP the tree• AROUND the tree• DOWN the tree• OVER the tree• THROUGH the tree• ON the tree• Each shows
POSITION
So What is a PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE?• It BEGINS with the
PREPOSITION and ends once you know where the squirrel IS!
• Below, the Prepositional Phrases are in green:
• The squirrel ran..• UP the tree• AROUND the tree• DOWN the tree• OVER the tree• THROUGH the tree• ON the tree
Don’t Like Squirrels?
• That’s OK – a PREPPIE is ALSO what a PLANE does to a CLOUD!
• It simply shows POSITION!• Again, the PREPPIES
(Prepositional Phrases) are in green:
• The plane flew...• AROUND the cloud• DOWN the cloud• OVER the cloud• THROUGH the cloud• ON the cloud• You can “feel” that squirrels
work better – but you use what works for you!
So HOW Do Preppies Mess You Up?
• They get between a SUBJECT and a VERB and make you choose the wrong verb – but we’ll get to that when we do Subject/Verb Agreement.
• They make you think they’re the OBJECT.
• But forget that all for now – just know a PREPPIE when you see one. BEWARE of them – as they are akin to rabid squirrels!
For now, simply remember…
A Preposition Is…
• Anything a squirrel can do to a tree.
• AND…• PREPPIES mess
you UP!
Need More?
• Check out your text. There’s TONS in there!
• Email me with questions – you KNOW I love them!