1. Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

2. What is a preposition?
A word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word.

3. Aboard
About across
After
Against
Along
Among
Around as at
before
behind
below
Beneath
Beside
Between
beyond By
Down
During
Except
For
From In
In front of
Inside
Instead
Into
Like
Near
next to Of
Off On
Out
Out of
Over
Past
Since
Through
Throughout
Till To
Toward
Under
Underneath
Unlike
Until Up
Up to
Upon
With
Within
without

4. Examples My brother ran into the tree. My brother ran around the tree.
My brother ran behind the tree.
I talked during the class.
I talked after the class.
I talked before the class.

5. Prepositional Phrases
Preposition + noun/pronoun = prepositional phrase.
The noun or pronoun are also called the object of the preposition.
Articles can also be found in prepositional phrases.

6. Example Carter got picked up down the street.
-- the noun STREET is the object of the preposition DOWN.

7. You can find the cafeteria right by the school library.
The baseball sailed right over the tall fence.
Crazy Evan took his math test with a bright green
crayon.
Use the ladder that is leaning against the wall.
There was a big battle at this location centuries ago.
The papers fell to the floor.
The mouse ran quickly but quietly along the hallway’s edge.
The balloon floated gently over the valley.
The bullet went right through the thick wooden door.