MAGIC of PREPOSITIONS This STAIR will address middle school students with a working knowledge of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, articles and conjunctions as well as an understanding of simple and compound.

The Magic of Prepositions Prepositions have the ability to magically change the meaning of a sentence.

Prepositions A preposition is a part of speech that shows a relationship between two things. Location (on, under, in, above, over) Time (before, after, since, during) Direction (from, toward, to) Rule-Eg Strategy (Deductive)

Prepositions The mouse is on the table. On is a preposition! Two things: mouse + table Relationship: one is on the other On is a preposition!

Prepositions The mouse is under the table. Under is a preposition! Two things: mouse + table Relationship: one is under the other Under is a preposition!

Here is a list of the most common prepositions: aboard along behind but (except) from off past until about amid below by in on since up above among beneath down inside onto through upon across around beside during into out to with after at between except near outside toward within against before beyond for of over under without

Preposition Song Yan-kee Doo-dle went to town above, about, across, after a-riding on a pony. against, among, around, at He stuck a feather in his hat before, behind, beside, between And called it macc-a-roni. by, down, during, except, for Yan-kee Doo-dle keep it up. from, in, near, off, of on, over Yan-kee Doo-dle dan-dy through, to, toward, under, up, with (repeat) Mind the mus-ic and the steps above, about, across, after And with the girls be han-dy. against, among, around, at

Test Your Knowledge Which word is a preposition? The pizza in the oven is mine. pizza in oven mine Check the list of prepositions.

RIGHT! Two things are related to each other by the preposition! You have PREPOSITION POWER!

Click here to check the list of prepositions before trying again! WRONG! Click here to try again Click here to check the list of prepositions before trying again!

Test Your Knowledge Which word is a preposition? The girl by the door is my sister. girl by door my Check the list of prepositions.

RIGHT! Two things are related to each other by the preposition! You have PREPOSITION POWER!

Click here to check the list of prepositions before trying again! WRONG! Click here to try again Click here to check the list of prepositions before trying again!

Test Your Knowledge Which word is a preposition? The runners raced around the track. runners around the track Check the list of prepositions.

RIGHT! Two things are related to each other by the preposition! You have PREPOSITION POWER!

Click here to check the list of prepositions before trying again! WRONG! Click here to try again Click here to check the list of prepositions before trying again!

Prepositional Phrases Let’s look at the sentences again. The pizza in the oven is mine. The girl by the door is my sister. The runners raced around the track. Eg-Rule Strategy (Inductive)

Prepositional Phrases Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition and end with the object of a preposition. The object of the preposition is usually a noun which comes after the preposition with an article between the two words. The object of the preposition will answer the question "What?". Eg-Rule Strategy (Inductive) The underlined part of the sentence is a prepositional phrases. The pizza in the oven is mine. The girl by the door is my sister. The runners raced around the track.

Test Your Knowledge I sat with with my with my mom I sat with my mom. Can you identify the prepositional phrase? I sat with my mom. I sat with with my with my mom

You found the prepositional phrase! RIGHT! You found the prepositional phrase! Well done!

WRONG! Try the question again! Remember: a prepositional phrase starts with a preposition (check list again) and ends with a noun or pronoun. Try the question again!

Test Your Knowledge Identify the prepositional phrase. After gym class, we got a drink. After gym After gym class After gym class, we

You found the prepositional phrase! RIGHT! You found the prepositional phrase! Well done!

WRONG! Try the question again! Remember: a prepositional phrase starts with a preposition (check list again) and ends with a noun or pronoun. Try the question again!

Test Your Knowledge Identify the prepositional phrase. I chose a book from the library. chose a book book from the library from the library

You found the prepositional phrase! RIGHT! You found the prepositional phrase! Well done!

Where is the elephant?

The elephant is under the question mark. Keep up the good work!!

You found the prepositional phrases! RIGHT! You found the prepositional phrases! Well done!

The Magic of Prepositions Remember: Prepositions have the ability to magically change the meaning of a sentence.

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