Transcript Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Prepositions and
Prepositional Phrases
What is a preposition?
• A preposition is a word that
shows a relationship between a
noun or pronoun and some other
word in the sentence.
The girls are playing in the
yard.
(in shows the relationship
between girls and yard)
Prepositional Phrase
A prepositional phrase consists
of a preposition, its object,
and any modifiers of the
object.
Object of the preposition
The object of the preposition
is the noun or pronoun
following the preposition.
Rome is the capital of Italy.
Beware of adverbs
• In order for a word to actually be a
preposition, it must have an object.
We walked around the city streets.
• If the preposition-like word does
NOT have an object, it’s just an
adverb.
We spent the day walking around.
Above
Over
Around
After
Behind
On
Beside
By
Near
Inside
Before
Through
Under
Against
Below
Beneath
Past
And then there’s some tricky ones…
about
between
along
among
in
like
to
up
as
during
beyond
despite
into
off
toward
with
down
except
for
from
of
out
until
without
The plane finally landed in Rome.
The plane finally landed in Rome.
I had actually reached the city of my
dreams.
I had actually reached the city of my
dreams.
I gazed out the window as we taxied closer.
I gazed out the window as we taxied closer
Was that the Coliseum I saw to the right?
Was that the Coliseum I saw to the right?
I imagined Julius Ceasar marching with his
troops.
I imagined Julius Ceasar marching with his
troops.
During the next few days, I would explore
the city.
During the next few days, I would explore
the city.
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down the river
into left field
on the buffalo
in his laboratory
from dried animal skins
from the Persian language
off the coast, of Florida
through his magnifying glass
behind the clouds
In the morning, outside my window
Writing with Prepositional Phrases
Our hotel is across the river.
Our hotel is behind the clock
tower.