Her Boat Noon A House Class The Goat A Goon A Mouse A Pass: On Before in During Near About Under Without

on her boat before noon
in a house during class

near the goat about a goon
under a mouse without a pass
PREPOSITIONS
Is a word that shows location
Examples: on, over, under, above
Shows how two words or ideas are
related
Shows the relationship between an
object (the noun) and another word
in the sentence
A word that shows a relationship between
a noun or pronoun and some other word
in the sentence.
on her boat before noon
in a house during class
near the goat about a goon
under a mouse without a pass
Preposition Examples
 The cat is in the bed
 The book is on the shelf
 My sweater is under my coat
 The telephone is above the table
 The door is near the office
 I am in English class
 The Philippines Is on the road to
recovery.
A million people were pushed
deeper into poverty.
The government is expected to
build more than 20,000 houses for
the poor.
It is important to assist the
survivors in rebuilding their lives.
The preposition (TO) is also used as a
preposition of movement or direction.
Examples:
I hope to see you next year.
Tom arranged to have his sister pick
up at the airport.
The preposition (FOR) usually tells us
about the use of something, a reason or
purpose.
Examples:
We need new batteries for the remote
control.
These drinks are for after work.
The preposition (AMONG) means
surrounded by somebody/something in the
middle of somebody/something, or
included or happening in groups of things
or people.
Examples:
We saw a house among the trees.
They were walking among the crowds.
The preposition (BETWEEN) usually means
(being) in or (getting, etc) into the space
separating two or more points, objects, places,
etc.
Examples:
My glasses fell down between the desk and the
wall.
Peter was sitting between Joe and Mary.
Do language workshop A and C page
340-341.
Identify the preposition in each sentence.
1. The post office is between the bank and the
shop.
2. Among his books, we found some rare
first.
3. The package was mailed to Mr. Kim
yesterday.
4. She has been studying hard for the final
exam.
5. The Second World War occurred in the 20th
century.
Always begins with a
preposition and ends with a
noun or pronoun.
Includes the preposition, the
object, and the modifier
Can act as an adverb or adjective
What is a PHRASE?
• A phrase is a group of words that acts as
a single part of speech (like an adjective)
that does not contain both a subject and
a verb.
It is a fragment of a sentence, so it
cannot express an idea on its own.
• After midnight
• on the roof
• with a Ukranian bullfighter
Prepositional Phrases
• Prepositional Phrases function as
adjectives or adverbs in a sentence.
• They are formed like this:
preposition + optional modifiers +
noun, pronoun, or gerund (running)
• Example: over the rainbow
(over = preposition) + (the = article)

+ (rainbow = noun)
Prepositional Phrases
• In the beginning • Around the bend
• Before the fall • Down in the sand trap
• After the brutal fight • Into the dark woods
• At school • Against the wind
• Down the aisle • Near the mouse
• Across the street • Through the tunnel
• Inside your ear • To school
• Outside the house • Like Larry’s uncle
• Between two girls • Except my friend
• By chewing • Over the rainbow
• Behind the scenes • Up the rough river
• On the wooden table • Without a paddle
• By the sea • With anger
• Under the couch • Toward the door
A prepositional phrase
can open a sentence
• Without help, Janie made
this message for Santa.
Notice: the
comma
offsets the
prepositional
phrase
A prepositional phrase
can close a sentence
• We ate corn dogs and
drank root beer floats
after the baseball game.
Notice
NO
comma
is
needed
A prepositional phrase can
split the main subject and verb
• All the puppies, except
those that had been
trained, pooped
everywhere!
Notice: commas
offset the
prepositional
phrase
Prepositional Phrase
Examples
 He was running away from bugs
 He was talking with his mouth
full
 They were walking like zombies
 She was working like a machine
Always begins with a
preposition and ends with a
noun or pronoun.
Write sentences for these prepositional phrases:
DO LANGUAGE
WORKSHOP A
DIRECTIONS: Underline the
prepositional phrase in each sentence.
Circle the preposition.
1. Rachel’s books were in her backpack.
2. My boots are under the wooden bench.
3. We were disappointed that it rained in the
afternoon.
4. The woman on the stage is very talented.
5. That vase of flowers belongs on my desk..
6. The man in the sports car is my
neighbor.
7. We were disappointed that it rained in
the afternoon.
8. The woman on the stage is very
talented.
9. Caroline often sleeps on the sofa.
10. That vase of flowers belongs on my
desk.
Assignment:
Do language workshop
B and C. pg 203

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on her boat before noon

in a house during class

• Example: over the rainbow

(over = preposition) + (the = article)

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