prepositions

PrepositionsPrepared by: Tr. Philip O. Paclibar

The Pig, the Sheep, and the Goat

English This Way – page 212

A pig lived in a yard with a goat and a sheep. One day, their owner came and held the pig in his arms. The pig squealed for a very long moment. The sheep and the goat complained about the squeals.

They said, “He often holds us against our will, but have you heard us

cry?”

“He treats you differently,”

replied the pig.

“How is that different?”

asked them.

“He needs you only for your

wool,” said the pig to the

sheep.

“He needs you for your milk,” told the pig to

the goat.

“He needs me for dinner,” said the pig.

The pig squealed again. This time, the owner got surprised. The pig got away from his arms and escaped through the opening of the fence. It ran across the field and never looked back.

Did you enjoy the story?

Why did the goat and the sheep make a quick judgment of the pig? Were they reasonable?

If you were one of them, would you judge the pig as they did?

What would you have told them?

Have you noticed the underlined words while reading the story?

in for about against from through across

What are these words called?

What are prepositions?

Prepositions are words that relates a noun or a pronoun to some other word in a sentence.

They indicate time, location, direction, and other information (manner, purpose, for whom, with whom)

Each of the prepositions introduces a prepositional phrase.

Preposition Song(To the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle

Little Star)

At, around, above, aboutOver, nearer, nearest, out

For, becoming, after, throughFrom, beneath, beyond, of, toSince, beside, between, by, at

Off, on, up, along, into

Identify the prepositions in the following sentences. Encircle the answers.

1. The dictionary on the desk was open.2. An almanac was under the dictionary.3. Meet me at three o’clock tomorrow.4. He was hiding in the bathroom.5. He crashed through the window.

Prepositional Phrases

Composed of:

the prepositionthe object of the prepositionthe modifiers of the subject

Identify the prepositional phrases in the following sentences. Underline the answers.

1. The dictionary on the desk was open.2. An almanac was under the dictionary.3. Meet me at three o’clock tomorrow.4. He was hiding in the bathroom.5. He crashed through the window.

Taken from the story are the following prepositional phrases. Let us analyze the components of each of them.

1. in a yard

Preposition : in

Object : yard

Modifier : a

A pig lived in a yard with a goat and a sheep.

2. for a very long moment

Preposition : for

Object : moment

Modifier : a, very, long

The pig squealed for a very long moment.

Answer # 3-7 on pages 213-214 on your ETW book. You will have 3 minutes to answer.

3. about the squeals

Preposition : __________

Object : __________

Modifier : __________

4. against our will

Object : __________

Modifier : __________

5. from his arms

Object : __________

Modifier : __________

6. through the opening

Object : __________

Modifier : __________

7. across the field

Object : __________

Modifier : __________

Directions: Reach each sentences carefully and identify the prepositions, the object of the preposition, and its modifiers.

1. My uncle lives in Philadelphia and works at the post office.