Prepositional Phrases

“What’s in the bag?”

Meet the Preposition Box

Let’s Review• A preposition shows the relationship

between a noun and other words in a sentence.

• It often indicates a direction or location in space.

• Think “all the places a cat can go”.

Prepositions

• Under outside

• Across

• In

• About with

• Before above

• Up around

• With behind

• Down over

“Preposition Boogie”

• Your writer’s notebooks are a great resource!

• Our classroom preposition poster will also serve as a guide.

Lesson Goals• identify prepositional phrases in a

sentence.

• add prepositional phrases and clauses to a simple sentence.

• write more elaborated, complex sentences by adding prepositional phrases

Why are prepositions important?

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Prepositional Phrase

• A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition, and it ends with a noun.

• Nouns are also known as the “object” of the preposition.

Example

• Ted is standing behind the door.

preposition noun/object

What is the prepositional phrase?

Objects of the preposition

• Objects of the preposition are ALWAYS nouns!

• Teddy sleeps on his side.

• What is the preposition?

• What is the object/noun? Where?

• The object is side.

•The object is always a noun!

Class Discussion

• Remember: If the phrase after the preposition contains a noun it is a prepositional phrase!

• Tell me whether the following sentences have a prepositional phrase or not. Let’s put our thinking caps on!

Do these sentences contain a prepositional phrase? Tell us why!

• 1. The ball is next to the table.

• Yes! next to the table

• 2. We are ready to run.

• Nope!

• 3. He gained ten pounds from overeating.

• Nope!• 4. The volcano

erupted yesterday. • Nope!

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• Let’s take the review!

Simple Sentences

• Each pair will receive one sentence strip with one simple sentence written in black.

• You are to write a prepositional phrase and underline it using the provided marker.

Instructions• Think of answering the following questions

where, when, how, and why?

• The volcano erupted.

• The volcano erupted in Hawaii.

Simple Sentences

• Now let’s change the following sentences to provide more details by using a prepositional phrase.

• You may use your list of prepositions in your notebooks. You have 3 minutes! Go!

Let’s Share!

• When sharing please read your sentence and provide the answers to the below questions.

• What is the preposition?• What is the object?• What is the prepositional phrase?

• Class snap your fingers when you hear a preposition.

Table Group work

• “We are ready to write some complex higher level sentences!”

• Let’s read the sample story….

A Day at the ParkI went to the park. I went on

Saturday. I went with my friends. My friends are Marie, Connie, and Roy. We rode our bikes. I rode my new bike. Roy brought his basketball. We played basketball. We played for two hours. We were hot. We were thirsty. Connie and Roy’s mom brought us lemonade and sandwiches. We ate them for lunch. We had a lot of fun.

What do you think?• Many times, weak stories are full of

very short, choppy sentences.

• One way writers can make these stories stronger is to learn how to compose more elaborated sentences.

• You will expand this short story by adding prepositional phrases and clauses!

We can do better!

• The boy saw a bug.• Using a prepositional phrase will

help with writing complex sentences.

• Where did he see the bug? • crawling out from under his bed• When did he see the bug? last

night

Example• How did he see the bug? (Or how

did the bug crawl out?) waking from a bad dream

• Why did he see the bug?• hearing a skittering sound

• (Or, Why did the bug crawl out?)

• to eat the cookie crumbs on the floor

My Elaborated Sentence “The boy saw a bug.”

• Last night waking from a bad dream, the boy, hearing a skittering sound, saw a bug crawling out from under his bed to eat the cookie crumbs on the floor.

• Think of answering the following questions where, when, how, and why?

Instructions

• In your groups you are to rewrite each sentence on a separate sheet of paper. Please elaborate the simple sentences in the story “A Day at the Park” using prepositional phrases.

• *Done early? Continue the story!

Home Education

• Please create 15 complex sentences and underline the prepositional phrases.