1 / 33

Prepositions

Learn what prepositions are, their role in sentences, and some commonly used prepositions through informative videos and catchy songs.

palaciosj
Download Presentation

Prepositions

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript


  1. Prepositions

  2. What is a Preposition? A preposition is a part of speech that introduces a prepositional phrase.

  3. For example, in the sentence Timothy sat on the raft. The word on is a preposition, introducing the prepositional phrase on the raft.

  4. In English, the most used prepositions are: of to in for with on

  5. Here are some of the more common prepositions:

  6. Here are some compound prepositions:

  7. Preposition Song Yankee Doodle Tune http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=47957&title=Preposition_Song___Allen_MMS Yankee Doodle went to town about above across after Riding on a pony along among around at Stuck a feather in his hat before beside between against And called it macaroni within without beneath through Yankee Doodle, keep it up during under in into Yankee Doodle dandy over of off to toward Mind the music and the step up on near for from except And with the girls be handy. by with behind below down

  8. A preposition indicates a relation between things mentioned in a sentence.

  9. Grease http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=102018&title=The_Preposition_Song

  10. BrainPop http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/prepositionalphrases/

  11. Find the prepositional phrases. Three German submarines surrounded the island during the night.

  12. Three German submarines surrounded the island during the night.

  13. Find the prepositional phrases. Getting fresh water and vegetables was difficult. They were shipped to the island. The submarines kept bombing the ships carrying these items.

  14. Getting fresh water and vegetables was difficult. They were shipped to the island. The submarines kept bombing the ships carrying these items.

  15. Find the prepositional phrases. Phillip's mom wanted to return to Norfolk, Virginia to avoid the war.

  16. Phillip's mom wantedto return to Norfolk, Virginiato avoid the war.

  17. Find the prepositional phrases. After leaving the island of Curacao, their ship was attacked one day outside of Panama.

  18. After leaving the island of Curacao, their ship was attacked one day outsideof Panama.

  19. Find the prepositional phrases. Phillip ended up on a raft in the Caribbean Sea. He heard a plane flying over, but the plane went on without stopping.

  20. Phillip ended upon a raftin the Caribbean Sea. He heard a plane flying over, but the plane went onwithout stopping.

  21. Find the prepositional phrases. Phillip and Timothy along with Stew Cat floated to a small island.

  22. Phillip and Timothyalong with Stew Cat floated to a small island.

  23. Easy Grammar

  24. Find the prepositional phrases. 1. After dinner Mom went to a baby shower.

  25. Find the prepositional phrases. After dinner Mom went to a baby shower.

  26. Find the prepositional phrases. 2. We looked below the sink for a bucket.

  27. Find the prepositional phrases. We looked below the sinkfor a bucket.

  28. Find the prepositional phrases. 3. Some jogger ran over the hill and past a lake.

  29. Find the prepositional phrases. Some jogger ran over the hill and past a lake.

  30. Find the prepositional phrases. 4. In June my cousin went down the Colorado River.

  31. Find the prepositional phrases. In June my cousin went down the Colorado River.

  32. Find the prepositional phrases. 5. During the blizzard the children remained inside the house.

  33. Find the prepositional phrases. During the blizzard the children remained inside the house. Complete the rest of the page on your own #6-15.

More Related