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Common Prepositions
• A word that shows relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word in the sentence
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Common Prepositions• Ex: The man swam under the
bridge. (under connects swam & bridge)
• Ex: She walked down the aisle. (down connects walked & aisle)
• Ex: Julie walked around the campus and toward town.(around connects walked & campus; toward connects walked & town)
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Common Prepositions
• Remember this sentence:–The plane, Prepi, flew ________ the clouds.
–Any word that can logically be placed into this space is a preposition!
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Compound Prepositions
• Same as common preposition but contains two or more words
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Adverb or Preposition?
• Difference between a preposition & an adverb:– An adverb answers the
questions, Where? When? How? To what extent? by itself.
– A preposition needs more than just themselves to answer the same questions.
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Adv or Prep?• Ex: He fell down.
– Down is an adverb b/c it only takes one word to tell where he fell
• Ex: He fell down the stairs.– Down is a preposition b/c it takes
more than one word to tell where he fell
– The underlined portion is referred to as a **prepositional phrase**
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Adv or Prep?• Ex: Trey walked aboard.
• Ex: Trey walked aboard the ship.
• Ex: The plane flew past.
• Ex: The plane flew past the clouds.
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Find the prepositions
• Ex: The bird sat under the trees and searched for food.
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• Ex: The bird sat under the trees and searched for food.
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Find the prepositions
• One of the girls in the new blue car is my sister.
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• One of the girls in the new blue car is my sister.
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Find the prepositions
• In case of fire, use the nearest exit.
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• In case of fire, use the nearest exit.