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Cheryl HamiltonCheryl Hamilton

PREPOSITIONSPREPOSITIONS

A A preposition preposition is the first word in group of words is the first word in group of words called a prepositional phrase. called a prepositional phrase.

A A prepositional phraseprepositional phrase ends with a noun or ends with a noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition. pronoun called the object of the preposition.

A A prepositional phraseprepositional phrase tells more about other tells more about other words in a sentence.words in a sentence.

PREPOSITIONSPREPOSITIONS

They may tell They may tell where.where.

PREPOSITIONSPREPOSITIONS

They may tell They may tell when.when.

PREPOSITIONSPREPOSITIONS aboutabout aboveabove acrossacross afterafter againstagainst alongalong amongamong aroundaround atat beforebefore behindbehind belowbelow beneathbeneath besidebeside betweenbetween

beyondbeyond byby downdown duringduring exceptexcept forfor fromfrom inin insideinside intointo nearnear ofof offoff onon ontoonto outout outsideoutside overover pastpast sincesince throughthrough throughoutthroughout toto towardtoward underunder underneathunderneath untiluntil upup uponupon withwith withinwithin withoutwithout

PREPOSITION EXAMPLEPREPOSITION EXAMPLE

The eagle lived The eagle lived on on a cliff.a cliff. onon is the preposition is the preposition

PREPOSITION EXAMPLE PREPOSITION EXAMPLE

The eagle lived The eagle lived on a cliffon a cliff.. on the cliffon the cliff is the preposition phrase is the preposition phrase

PREPOSITION EXAMPLEPREPOSITION EXAMPLE

The eagle lived on a The eagle lived on a cliffcliff.. cliff is the object of preposition and it is a cliff is the object of preposition and it is a

nounnoun

RULE FOR PREPOSITIONSRULE FOR PREPOSITIONS A A prepositionpreposition is part of a phrase is part of a phrase

and is followed by a and is followed by a nounnoun or a or a pronounpronoun..

It cannot stand alone!It cannot stand alone!

NOT A PREPOSITIONNOT A PREPOSITION The dog went The dog went outout.. out is a preposition but it is out is a preposition but it is not followed by a noun or a not followed by a noun or a

pronounpronoun

AS A PREPOSITIONAS A PREPOSITION

The dog went The dog went out the doorout the door.. outout is a preposition word and it is followed by a is a preposition word and it is followed by a nounnoun

PREPOSITION MOVIEPREPOSITION MOVIE

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PREPOSITION EXAMPLEPREPOSITION EXAMPLE

We took the picture inside.We took the picture inside. oror We took the picture inside the classroom.We took the picture inside the classroom.

CORRECT PREPOSITION CORRECT PREPOSITION

We took the picture We took the picture inside the classroominside the classroom.. This is correct because the preposition This is correct because the preposition insideinside is is

followed by the noun followed by the noun classroomclassroom..

PREPOSITION EXAMPLEPREPOSITION EXAMPLE

Mrs. Hamilton stood Mrs. Hamilton stood by a giant Coke by a giant Coke bottle.bottle.

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Renee stood Renee stood between Jasmine and between Jasmine and Aladdin.Aladdin.

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Colin and Renee had their picture taken Colin and Renee had their picture taken with Donald Duck.with Donald Duck.

PREPOSITION EXAMPLEPREPOSITION EXAMPLE

There was a large pool There was a large pool outside our outside our window.window.

PREPOSITION EXAMPLEPREPOSITION EXAMPLE

Colin and Rick stood Colin and Rick stood against the railagainst the rail. .

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Diesel and Missy cannot be Diesel and Missy cannot be without each without each other. other.

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We drove We drove past the old castle. past the old castle.

PREPOSITION EXAMPLEPREPOSITION EXAMPLE Roger sits Roger sits near the teacher.near the teacher.

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