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Common Prepositions

• A word that shows relationship between a noun/pronoun and another word in the sentence

Common Prepositions• Ex: The man swam under the

bridge. (under connects swam & bridge)

• Ex: She walked down the aisle. (down connects walked & aisle)

• Ex: Julie walked around the campus and toward town.(around connects walked & campus; toward connects walked & town)

Common Prepositions

• Remember this sentence:–The plane, Prepi, flew ________ the clouds.

–Any word that can logically be placed into this space is a preposition!

Compound Prepositions

• Same as common preposition but contains two or more words

Adverb or Preposition?

• Difference between a preposition & an adverb:– An adverb answers the

questions, Where? When? How? To what extent? by itself.

– A preposition needs more than just themselves to answer the same questions.

Adv or Prep?• Ex: He fell down.

– Down is an adverb b/c it only takes one word to tell where he fell

• Ex: He fell down the stairs.– Down is a preposition b/c it takes

more than one word to tell where he fell

– The underlined portion is referred to as a **prepositional phrase**

Adv or Prep?• Ex: Trey walked aboard.

• Ex: Trey walked aboard the ship.

• Ex: The plane flew past.

• Ex: The plane flew past the clouds.

Find the prepositions

• Ex: The bird sat under the trees and searched for food.

• Ex: The bird sat under the trees and searched for food.

Find the prepositions

• One of the girls in the new blue car is my sister.

• One of the girls in the new blue car is my sister.

Find the prepositions

• In case of fire, use the nearest exit.

• In case of fire, use the nearest exit.