Prepositions

1. Prepositions

2. Prepositions • An object of a preposition is the noun or pronoun at the end of a prepositional phrase. • Prepositions connect their objects (a noun or pronoun) to some other word in the sentence.

3. Preposition • Example: • Dad walked toward the door. • What do you think the preposition is? • What do you think is the object of the preposition? • What word is the preposition linking its object to?

4. Prepositions • Dad walked toward the door. • Preposition is in red • Object of preposition is in purple • Word being connected is in gold.

5. You try one…. • The man in the black hat looks dangerous. • What is the preposition? • What is the object of the preposition? • What is being connected?

6. Prepositions • The man in the black hat looks dangerous. • Preposition: in • Obj. of Prep: hat • Connected: man- hat

7. Prepositional phrases • A preposition MUST(!!!!!!) be part of a prepositional phrase. • Say that out loud 4 times. • After class, say it to yourself 400 times • A prepositional phrase must always be followed by a noun or pronoun. The group of words beginning with the preposition and ending with the noun or pronoun is called the prepositional phrase.

8. A trick to tell the difference between a preposition and an adverb is to remember that the preposition is always followed by its partner noun. • When in doubt, ask the questions whom or what after the word.

9. Example • Alice fell through the looking glass. • What is the preposition? • What is the noun or pronoun (object) pertaining to the preposition? • If you know what these two are, what is the prepositional phrase?

10. Example (Cont.) • Alice fell through the looking glass. • Prep: through • Object: glass • Prep. Phrase: through the looking glass.

11. You try it! • Bubba disappeared between the cracks. • The rocket flew off into space. • Troy grew up to become President of the United States. • Mr. Swartos grew up to become fabulously wealthy.

12. Compound objects of prepositions • Prepositions often have more than one object. • Tom bought gifts for Bubba and Bubbette.

13. Compound prepositions • Prepositions consisting of two or three words are called compound prepositions • Mr. Swartos succeeded in making Troy learn by means of persuasion and brute force.

14. Prepositions affect the meaning of sentences. • The girls played (near, opposite, in back of) the gym. • Troy finished his homework (before, after, in addition to) watching television. • Each preposition changes the entire meaning of the sentence.

15. Preposition or Adverb? • Prepositions and adverbs can be difficult to distinguish. • Some words can be used as either, depending on how they are used in the sentence.

16. Preposition or Adverb? • To be a preposition, a word must have an object and be part of a prepositional phrase. • To be an adverb, a word must modify a verb. Adverbs have no objects.

17. Preposition or Adverb? • The ball flew past third base. • past- has an object (third base), part of a prepositional phrase (past third base), preposition. • The umpire ran past quickly. • past- modifies a verb (past), no object, adverb. • Please come inside soon. • Inside- modifies a verb (come), no object, adverb. • They sat inside the dugout. • Inside- has an object (dugout), part of a prepositional phrase (inside the dugout), a preposition.

18. Your turn… • In modern baseball, an umpire stands behind home plate. • The players warm up before the game. • They’ve practiced the skills many times before.

19. Answers • Preposition • Preposition • Adverb