PrepositionsPrepositions

What is a prepositional phrase?What is a prepositional phrase?

They tell: WHERE, WHEN AND HOWThey tell: WHERE, WHEN AND HOW

Begin with a preposition and end with a Begin with a preposition and end with a noun or pronounnoun or pronoun

Will not be the subject or verb of the Will not be the subject or verb of the sentencesentence

Compound ObjectsCompound Objects

Sometimes the prepositional phrase will Sometimes the prepositional phrase will have two or more nouns or pronouns have two or more nouns or pronouns following the preposition.following the preposition.

Examples:Examples: to the store and post officeto the store and post office with John and mewith John and me

Compound SubjectsCompound Subjects

Sometimes there may be two or more Sometimes there may be two or more subjects in the sentence.subjects in the sentence.

Example:Example: During the snowstorm, the During the snowstorm, the boysboys and and girlsgirls

rushedrushed home. home.

Helping Verbs:Helping Verbs:

do, does, diddo, does, did

has, have, hadhas, have, had

is, am, are, was, is, am, are, was, were, be, being, beenwere, be, being, been

may, must, mightmay, must, might

should, could, wouldshould, could, would

shall, will, canshall, will, can

NotNot

Not is never a verb. It is an adverb.Not is never a verb. It is an adverb.

Put a box around not or n’t.Put a box around not or n’t.

Examples:Examples: The The childchild with the red hair with the red hair diddid not not sitsit beside beside

me.me. This This househouse isis not for sale. not for sale.

InfinitivesInfinitives

Sometimes to will come before a verb.Sometimes to will come before a verb.

TO + VERB = INFINITIVETO + VERB = INFINITIVE

TO + VERB IS NOT A PREPOSTITIONAL TO + VERB IS NOT A PREPOSTITIONAL PHRASEPHRASE

Place an infinitive in parenthesis.Place an infinitive in parenthesis.

Example:Example: II likelike (to sing) in the morning. (to sing) in the morning.

ImperativesImperatives

An imperative sentence gives a command.An imperative sentence gives a command.

In an imperative sentence, the subject is In an imperative sentence, the subject is ((YouYou).).

((YouYou) is written at the beginning of the ) is written at the beginning of the sentence, underlined, and placed in sentence, underlined, and placed in parenthesis.parenthesis.

Example:Example:

((YouYou) ) GoGo down the street. down the street.

Preposition vs. AdverbPreposition vs. Adverb

If a preposition is standing alone, then it is an If a preposition is standing alone, then it is an adverb.adverb.If you see two prepositions next to each other, If you see two prepositions next to each other, one of them is part of the prepositional phrase, one of them is part of the prepositional phrase, and the other is the adverb.and the other is the adverb.Example:Example:

The The dogdog squeezedsqueezed in through the door. in through the door.

Helpful Hint: Words that end in Helpful Hint: Words that end in lyly are usually are usually adverbs. adverbs.