prepositions
TRANSCRIPT
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
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
Preposition : __________
Object : __________
Modifier : __________
5. from his arms
Preposition : __________
Object : __________
Modifier : __________
6. through the opening
Preposition : __________
Object : __________
Modifier : __________
7. across the field
Preposition : __________
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.
Preposition : _____________________ / _____________________
Object : _____________________ / _____________________
Modifiers : _____________________ / _____________________
2. No one in the chorus has learned the words of the song.
Preposition : _____________________ / _____________________
Object : _____________________ / _____________________
Modifiers : _____________________ / _____________________
Preposition : _____________________ / _____________________
Object : _____________________ / _____________________
Modifiers : _____________________ / _____________________
3. Several students in the class were sleeping when the teacher came into the room.
Preposition : _____________________ / _____________________
Object : _____________________ / _____________________
Modifiers : _____________________ / _____________________
4. Most of the peaches on our tree are ripe.
Preposition : _____________________ / _____________________
Object : _____________________ / _____________________
Modifiers : _____________________ / _____________________
5. Julia went to the beach last summer and met her friend on the board walk.
Prepositions and their Uses