Language Arts, Prepositions

Find the prepositional phrase(s) in each sentence. As of this morning, the game was cancelled.

*as of* this morning

Find the prepositional phrase(s) in each sentence. At dawn we attempted to swim across the river.

*at* dawn *across* the river

Find the prepositional phrase(s) in each sentence. From the meeting we strolled into the restaurant.

*from* the meeting *into* the restaurant

Find the prepositional phrase(s) in each sentence. A group of students demonstrated in front of the building.

*of* students *in front of* the building

Find the prepositional phrase(s) in each sentence. We listened intently throughout the manager's presentation.

*throughout* the manager's presentation

A preposition must always be followed by what?

a noun or a pronoun

What is the object of a preposition?

a noun that answers "who" or "what" after a preposition

What relates the noun or pronoun following it to another word in the sentence?

a preposition

What is a prepositional phrase comprised of?

a preposition and an object of the preposition - other words like adjectives may be included in a prepositional phrase in between the preposition and the object

The group words beginning with the preposition and ending with the noun or pronoun is called a what?

a prepositional phrase

Frequently Used Prepositions:

about, above, across, after, against, along, amid, admist, among, amongst, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, besides, between, beyond, but, by, concerning, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into, like, near, of, off, on, onto, opposite, out, outside, over, past, regarding, since, till, to, toward, through, throughout, under, underneath, until, up, upon, with, within, without

Compound Prepositions:

according to, ahead of, part from, aside from, as of, because of, by means of, in addition to, in back of, in front of, in place of, in spite of, instead of, in view of, next to, on account of, on top of, out of, along with

Distinguish whether each word in each sentence is a preposition or adverb. From the bridge Susan tried to look *underneath*.

adverb

To be a preposition a word must have a what and be part of a what?

an object; a prepositional phrase

When identiying the object of a pronoun, you do not include what?

any modifiers of the noun or pronoun

Prepositions consisting of two or three words are called what?

compound prepositions

What do prepositions add to a sentence?

description and details

True/False: To be a preposition, a word modifies a verb and has no object.

false; adverb

True/False: Prepositions can work alone.

false; they must be part of a prespositional phrase

Distinguish whether each word in each sentence is a preposition or adverb. *Around* our house we always have excitement.

preposition

Distinguish whether each word in each sentence is a preposition or adverb. Do you think you can walk *past* the guards?

preposition

Distinguish whether each word in each sentence is a preposition or adverb. I casually strolled *through* the entrance.

preposition

Distinguish whether each word in each sentence is a preposition or adverb. We were told to travel *along* this road for two miles.

preposition

The noun or pronoun that follows the preposition is called what?

the object of the preposition

The choice of preposition affects what?

the way the other words in a sentence relate to each other

True/False: Prepositions are not essential words in a sentence.

true

True/False: Some words can be either prepositions or adverbs, depending on how they are used in a sentence.

true