1 / 34

Prepositions

Prepositions. Prepositions. A preposition is a part of speech that shows a relationship between two things. Location (on, under, in) Timing (before, after, during) Direction (from, toward, to) Gives additional information. Prepositions of Place.

stacey
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. Prepositions • A preposition is a part of speech that shows a relationship between two things. • Location (on, under, in) • Timing (before, after, during) • Direction (from, toward, to) • Gives additional information

  3. Prepositions of Place • Some prepositions show where something happens. They are called prepositions of place. • Examples:- • Sanny was sittingundera tree. • There’s a wooden floor underneaththe carpet. • Some geese flew overtheir house. • John and Sam were hiding insidethe wardrobe. • There was a tree beside the river. • I have a friend who lives inAmerica.

  4. Prepositions of Time • Some prepositions show when something happens. They are called prepositions of time. • Examples:- • School startsatnine o’clock. • We’re going to the zoo onSaturday. • No, you can’t watch a video. It’spast your bedtime already. • I visited my grandparents during the summer. • You must finish the work by Friday. • I’ll do my homework before dinner.

  5. Prepositions of Direction • Some prepositions show where something is going. They are called prepositions of direction. • Examples:- • The boys chased after each other. • The football rolled down the hill. • A man was walking his dog along the riverbank. • The freeway goes right through the city. • We were travelling towards Miami.

  6. Prepositions (cont.) The mouse is on the table. Two things: mouse + table Relationship: one is on the other

  7. Prepositions (cont.) The mouse is under the table. Two things: mouse + table Relationship: one is under the other

  8. Here is a list of common prepositions

  9. Test Your Knowledge 1 Which word is a preposition? The pizza in the oven is mine. pizza in oven mine Check the list of prepositions.

  10. Test Your Knowledge 2 Which word is a preposition? The girl by the door is my sister. girl by door my Check the list of prepositions.

  11. Test Your Knowledge 3 Which word is a preposition? The runners raced around the track. runners around the track Check the list of prepositions.

  12. Prepositional Phrases Let’s look again at the sentences you practiced with. The pizza in the oven is mine. The girl by the door is my sister. The runners raced around the track.

  13. Prepositional Phrases in the oven by the door around the track These are prepositional phrases. Prepositional phrases start with a preposition and end with the object of a preposition.

  14. Object of a Preposition • The object of a preposition • must be a noun or a pronoun • always comes at the end of a prepositional phrase Example: The cookies are in the oven. Oven is a noun that ends the prepositional phrase. Oven is the object of the preposition.

  15. Test Your Knowledge 4 Identify the prepositional phrase. I sat with my mom. I sat with with my with my mom

  16. Test Your Knowledge 5 Identify the prepositional phrase. After gym class, we got a drink. After gym After gym class After gym class, we

  17. Test Your Knowledge 6 Identify the prepositional phrase. I chose a book from the library. chose a book book from the library from the library

  18. Common Prepositions On Of In Over Beneath During About Underneath Off

  19. Underline the preposition The children climbed the mountain without fear. There was rejoicing throughout the land. The caterpillar crawled slowly along the branch. The screenwriter searched for the manuscript. He found it under the couch.

  20. Prepositions with special uses Usage of OF • Our modules are full of real life examples. • I ate a plate of rice and a quarter of milk. • Would you like a glass of lemon juice? • I need three pieces of paper. • Most of the children in my class like Education. • There are several ways of cooking Upma.

  21. Usage of “FOR” • I made this bookmark for Mom. • I’d like a new computer for Christmas. • We’re going downtown for a meeting • I’d like a new Laptop for Next year..

  22. Usage of “WITH” • He pounds nails with a hammer. • Mix the flour with water. • She painted the picture with her new paints. • Would you like to come with us to the cinema? • I can do difficult problems with help from Mom. • Who is the man with the beard?

  23. Usage of “EXCEPT” AND “INSTEAD OF” • I like all kinds of food exceptUpma. • Everyone likes chocolate except Tom. • We go to school every day except Saturday and Sunday. • You should eat fruit instead of candy. • Dad is coming to the theater with us instead of Mom. • We could watch TV instead of reading our books.

  24. Usage of “LIKE”, “AS” and “THEN” • Kathleen was racing around like mad! • You can learn a lot from websites like this one. • Are these shoes the same as those? • Sue is nearly as tall as the teacher. • My backpack is bigger than John’s. • Dad is taller than all of us.

  25. Prepositions with Adjective ,Verbs . • Prepositions are used with some adjectives. The adjectives in these examples are printed in color. • Dad was angry with us. • We were afraidof the big dog. • She’s not very interestedin sports. • John is very goodat drawing. • Mr. Lee is pleased with our work. • The teachers are always kindto us. • What’s wrong with the computer?

  26. Prepositions are used with some verbs. The verbs in these examples are printed in color. • I’m lookingfor my pencil. Have you seen it? • Can you thinkof another word for ‘pleased’? • Does this book belong to you? • We’re listening to CDs. • I agreewith you. • Tellme about the show you saw. • Cutthe cake into five pieces. • They borrowedmoney from the bank.

  27. Prepositions are used with some nouns. The nouns in these examples are printed in color. • What’s the answerto this question? • Is there a reasonfor this delay? • What’s the matterwith you? • Here’s an example of good behavior. • Congratulations on winning the competition! • Traffic can cause damage to the environment.

  28. TRY THIS: 1. A cat was sitting _______the roof of my car. (place) 2. Some people were talking ___the movie. (time) 3. A man was coming____ us on his bike. (direction) 4. The party starts_____ six o’clock. (time) 5. She put the book ____her bag. (place) 6. We walked____ the street to the park. (place) 7. She keeps her slippers____ her bed. (place) 8. We always wash our hands ____meals. (time) 9. She ran ____the dog because she was frightened. (direction)

  29. Create five sentences using prepositions. Pass the sentences to a partner. They must underline your prepositions.

More Related