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Prepositions

Prepositions. A brief overview for honors. Do Now. Write down the following sentences and identify if they are active or passive. If they are written in passive please rewrite them in active: I was called by a representative of the company and invited for an interview.

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Prepositions

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  1. Prepositions A brief overview for honors

  2. Do Now • Write down the following sentences and identify if they are active or passive. If they are written in passive please rewrite them in active: • I was called by a representative of the company and invited for an interview. • The stage was exited by me only after a long standing ovation • The American drama and horror television series, Supernatural, was created by Eric Kripke.

  3. Objective for today • SWBAT practice identifying prepositional phrases to ensure proper usage in editing and revising session

  4. What are Direct Objects? • Noun(s) that come after the verb • Answer the question who? Or what? • WHICH OF THESE SENTENCES DO NOT HAVE A DIRECT OBJECT??? • I looked up. • George grabbed his cellphone. • Chino shot Tony. • Beverly asked for a large milkshake.

  5. OBJECTS REVIEW • Ms. Silva corrected the papers. • Melquann scored points in the game. • Jada borrowed a pencil. • Freddy bit the sandwich. • Gina sang a song.

  6. More examples • Andrea grabbed her friend’s sweater by accident. • Aaron gave his brother a pet snake. • Shineika told Billy a joke. • The boys brought their mother their gym clothes.

  7. What is a preposition? • A word that shows position, direction, or how two words/ideas are related to each other. • Which word below do you think is the preposition? • Raul hid under the stairs.

  8. Examples of Prepositions • afteragainstalongamidamongaroundasatatopafteragainstalongamidamongaroundasatatopbeforebehindbelowbeneathbesidebetweenbeyondbydespitedownduringforfromininsideintolikenearofoffonontooutoutsideoverpastregardingroundsincethanthroughthroughouttilltotowardunderunlikeuntilupuponwithwithinwithout

  9. Prepositions Keep THEIR OWN Objects • Beverly asked for a large milkshake. • Subject? • Verb? • __________ who? Or what? • Preposition word • direction, position, relationship • Object of preposition? • Prepositional Phrase?

  10. Every Preposition needs an Object! • Preps are greedy and clingy; they must have an object, or they are not prepositions. • Formula: Prep + Object of Prep = Prepositional Phrase • Here is a regular direct object • Greg answered the phone. • Here is an object of a preposition. • Greg answered the phone [in the kitchen].

  11. Quick practice ^_^ Find the prepositional phrases. • 1. I like tropical fish from the Caribbean Sea. • 2. The newest playlist on my iPod is called “Christmas Tunes.” • 3. We’ve been best friends since kindergarten. • 4. The meatball rolled down the street into the neighbor’s front yard.

  12. After school, the boys played a game of baseball at the park. • We hid our canoe in the bushes and set up camp by the river. • Candy signed her name on the line and passed the paper across the table. • Without any warning, the dog dashed to the door and barked loudly. • The storm caused the tree in our front yard to fall against the house.

  13. Let’s Review Prepositions • Write whether the following examples contain prepositional phrases. If so, what are they? • I sat down. • Johnny looked out the window. • Devon jumped into the car. • Mike searched around. • Kim bought a puppy for her children.

  14. Re-cap • What are two things a prepositional phrase must have?

  15. Find any Direct Objects.Then, find the Prepositional Phrases. • Bob and Mary walked to school. • Frank ate his entire cake at his birthday party. • Rihanna tripped on the stage and cried in front of the audience. • Allen gave a report about the causes of WWI.

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