Prepositions, Conjunction, Interjections

Weeks 7 and 8

What is a preposition?A preposition is a word that relates a

noun or a pronoun to another word in a sentence.

For example:Ms. Dilsaver is ___________ the desk.Ms. Dilsaver is ___________ the desk.Ms. Dilsaver is ___________ the desk.Ms. Dilsaver is ___________ the desk.

Each of these show a different ____________ between the boy and the desk..

Common PrepositionsIn By To FromAt Near Down UpOn During Over PastAbove Between Inside

ThroughBelow Without Within OffAbout Up Against DownAlong Before After UntilBeside Under Across AmongBeneath Except Despite Like

Not just anywhere a mouse can go...You may have learned that prepositions are

anywhere a mouse can go.This is true, but it also accounts for any other

words that show a relationship between nouns or pronouns to other words in a sentence.

Can prepositions be adverbs?Yes!When a preposition does not have a direct

object, then it is being used as an adverb.For example:

I went out the door.Out is the preposition and door is the direct object.

If I change it to...I went out.

Then there is no longer a direct object. Out becomes an adverb.

Let’s find the prepositions...1. The flowers along the fence were pretty.2. Just wait until tomorrow.3. Sam left the house without his jacket.4. Have you read the letter from your cousin?5. During the past month, I have read ten

books.6. Sally ran across the street.7. The chemist knows the answer to the

question.8. Drive down the road.

Prepositional PhraseA prepositional phrase a group of words

that begins with a __________ and ends with a ________ or a ________, which is called the object of the _________.

The boy near the window is a football player.

Near is the prepositionWindow is the first noun that follows the

prepositionThe prepositional phrase is near the

window.

Let’s identify the prepositional phrases…1. The flowers along the fence were pretty.2. Just wait until tomorrow.3. Sam left the house without his jacket.4. Have you read the letter from your cousin?5. During the past month, I have read ten

books.6. Sally ran across the street.7. The chemist knows the answer to the

question.8. Drive down the road.

ConjunctionsWhat is a conjunction?A conjunction is a word that is used to join

____________ or groups of words (phrases). There are two types of conjunctions:

Correlating I would like neither pizza nor spaghetti for dinner. There are huge buildings in both New York and

Chicago.Coordinating

I want pizza and spaghetti for dinner. There are huge buildings in New York and Chicago.

Correlating ConjunctionsCorrelating conjunctions link words and

phrases in two places in a sentence. If the conjunctions are correlating there will

always be two.For example:

Emily would like _______ a pink _________ a red dress.

_________ Mark ________ Aaron spoke French.

Coordinating ConjunctionsCoordinating conjunctions will only have one

conjunction in a clause.This one conjunction is linking words and

phrases together in a sentence.For example:

Please give your suitcases and bags to Ben or Ryan.

I would like to go home, but not do my homework.

InterjectionsAn interjection is a word or group of words

that expresses emotion. It has no grammatical connection to other words in a sentence.

For example:Ouch! You hurt my foot!Yay! It is Friday!Oh my goodness! You have gotten so tall!Notice most of the interjections are at the

beginning of the sentence, and the show extreme emtions.

What interjections can you think of?