Prepositions: The Basics
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Defined page L43-44
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Prepositions must have objects of prepositions.
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If there is no object of the preposition, then the
suspected preposition is usually an adverb.
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Prepositions
aboard
about
above
across
after
against
along
among
around
as
at
before
behind
below
beneath
beside(s)
between
beyond
but (except)
by
concerning
down
during
except
for
from
in
inside
into
like
near
of
off
on
onto
opposite
out
outside
over
past
since
through
throughout
to
toward
under
underneath
until
up
upon
with
within
without
Source:
BK English Level II
Practice
In each example, find the prepositional
phrase.
Find the preposition (P), then ask who or
what follows it.
Make sure the OP is a noun or pronoun.
Mark off the phrase with parentheses.
P OP
Example: I fell (off my chair).
1.
A large crowd has already gathered outside
the courthouse.
2.
All pest control products will be on sale for
the next two weeks.
3.
According to Tom and Suza, the picture of
the governor in the newspaper was not
flattering.
4.
The jeweler showed the beautiful pearl
necklace to Luisa.
5.
Is their plane leaving at noon from the
downtown airport?
6.
Tourists may find a free city map at the
Visitor’s Center.
7.
The harvest festival of Sukkot begins in five
days after Yom Kippur.
8.
At the Chaco Culture National Historical Park
are numerous prehistoric ruins of the
Anasazi.
9.
Can begonias and geraniums be grown
outdoors in containers?
10.
If we don’t leave right now, we’ll be late for
the movie.
Writing Prepositional Phrases
Complete the following sentences with a
prepositional phrase.
Make sure the phrase begins with a
preposition and ends with a noun or
pronoun for the object of the preposition.
11.
Is that your notebook ______________in
the cafeteria?
12.
___________________,Ted enjoys ice
skating.
13.
Couscous is a common dish
____________.
14.
The Painted Dessert extends nearly two
hundred miles ____________________in
Northern Arizona.
15.
_______________________, some
Japanese women wear kimonos.
16.
________________Aunt Maisie gave me a
subscription_________________________.
17.
Mrs. Brown and the children left
_____________ two hours ago.
18.
Roscoe crawled _______________ and
found himself covered ________________.
19.
Next to the fireplace sat a large marble
sculpture_______________.
20.
Find out if there is enough space between
the rows of seats___________________.
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The Connectors! PREPOSITIONS PREPOSITIONS
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Defined page L43-44 Preposition (P) a special group of words that connects a noun or pronoun to the rest of the sentence. Prepositions must have objects of prepositions. Object of the preposition (OP) the noun or pronoun after the preposition. To find the object of the preposition, find the preposition then ask what or whom. If there is no object of the preposition, then the suspected preposition is usually an adverb. For example: I fell down. Down has no object and is an adverb because it tells where I fell. I fell down the stairs. Down what? stairs = OP.
Prepositions aboard after around behind between concerning for into off out since toward up without about against as below beyond down from like on outside through under upon above along at beneath but (except) during in near onto over throughout underneath with across among before beside(s) by except inside of opposite past to until within Source: BK English Level II
Practice In each example, find the prepositional phrase. Find the preposition (P), then ask who or what follows it. Make sure the OP is a noun or pronoun. Mark off the phrase with parentheses. P OP Example: I fell (off my chair).
1. A large crowd has already gathered outside the courthouse. 2. All pest control products will be on sale for the next two weeks. 3. According to Tom and Suza, the picture of the governor in the newspaper was not flattering. 4. The jeweler showed the beautiful pearl necklace to Luisa. 5. Is their plane leaving at noon from the downtown airport?
6. Tourists may find a free city map at the Visitor s Center. 7. The harvest festival of Sukkot begins in five days after Yom Kippur. 8. At the Chaco Culture National Historical Park are numerous prehistoric ruins of the Anasazi. 9. Can begonias and geraniums be grown outdoors in containers? 10. If we don t leave right now, we ll be late for the movie.
Writing Prepositional Phrases Complete the following sentences with a prepositional phrase. Make sure the phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun for the object of the preposition.
Is that your notebook ______________in the cafeteria? 12. ___________________,Ted enjoys ice skating. 13. Couscous is a common dish ____________. 14. The Painted Dessert extends nearly two hundred miles ____________________in Northern Arizona. 15. _______________________, some Japanese women wear kimonos. 11.
16. ________________Aunt Maisie gave me a subscription_________________________. 17. Mrs. Brown and the children left _____________ two hours ago. 18. Roscoe crawled _______________ and found himself covered ________________. 19. Next to the fireplace sat a large marble sculpture_______________. 20. Find out if there is enough space between the rows of seats___________________.
