Prepositional Phrases PowerPoint.ppt
- 1. PREPOSITIONS
- 2. A word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence. The baseball player in the white shirt hit a homerun.
- 3. A word that shows a relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence. on her boat before noon in a house during class near the goat about a goon under a mouse without a pass
- 4. The baseball player in the white shirt hit a homerun. OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION The noun or pronoun that ends a prepositional phrase.
- 5. The noun or pronoun that ends a prepositional phrase. on her boat before noon in a house during class near the goat about a goon under a mouse without a pass OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION
- 6. Always begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun. Write sentences for these prepositional phrases:
- 7. Modifies a noun or pronoun It answers the same questions an adjective would: Which one? What kind? How many? The puppy in the shop window jumped up.
- 8. The puppy jumped to the food. Modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb It answers the same questions an adverb would: Where? When? How?
- 9. You MUST memorize the prepositions! If there is no object of the preposition (if the preposition is not part of a phrase), then it is not a preposition—it is an adverb.
- 10. The gecko climbed up the wall. The gecko climbed up. The gecko climbed up on the wall.
- 11. Identify the prepositional phrases and the objects of the preposition: 1.The paper with the blue border is floating through the air. 2. Jordan’s eyes sparkle like a sunny day. 3. With great ease, Michael jumped up on the table.
- 12. v 1.The paper with the blue border is floating through the air. 2. Jordan’s eyes sparkle like a sunny day. 3. With great ease, Michael jumped up on the table.
- 13. 1.The tadpoles are below the surface of the pond. 2. I jumped up and Amy jumped down. 3. Is Taylor near? 4. Erin looked across the bus to the purple-haired boy.