© 2006 SOUTH-WESTERN EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING 11th Edition Hulbert & Miller Effective English for Colleges Chapter 7 PREPOSITIONS

Effective English for Colleges, 11e, by Hulbert & Miller Chapter 7, Slide 2 Learning Objectives To identify objects of prepositions To explain the uses of prepositional phrases To use appropriate prepositions 11 To recognize prepositions, phrasal prepositions, and prepositional phrases

Effective English for Colleges, 11e, by Hulbert & Miller Chapter 7, Slide 3 Definition  Prepositions are used to connect a noun or pronoun to some other word in a sentence.  The object of the preposition is the noun or pronoun connected by means of a preposition.  A prepositional phrase = preposition + object + any modifiers of the object.  Phrasal prepositions are combinations of words used to connect a noun or pronoun to another word. Refer to CHECKPOINTS 1 and 2. Refer to APPLICATION 7-1.

Effective English for Colleges, 11e, by Hulbert & Miller Chapter 7, Slide 4 Uses of Prepositional Phrases Verb Modifiers Adjective Modifiers Adverb Modifiers Refer toCHECKPOINT 4. Refer to CHECKPOINT 4. Refer toCHECKPOINT 5. Refer to CHECKPOINT 5. Refer toCHECKPOINT 6. Refer to CHECKPOINT 6. Noun and Pronoun Modifiers Refer toCHECKPOINT 3. Refer to CHECKPOINT 3. Refer to APPLICATION 7-2.

Effective English for Colleges, 11e, by Hulbert & Miller Chapter 7, Slide 5 Special Concerns in Using Prepositions  Prepositions that are also used as other parts of speech  Words that sound like to (the adverb too and the limiting adjective or noun two) Refer to CHECKPOINTS 7 and 8.

Effective English for Colleges, 11e, by Hulbert & Miller Chapter 7, Slide 6 Like/AsLike/AsFrom/ThanFrom/Than In/IntoIn/Into Correct Use of Prepositions Except/AcceptExcept/AcceptBeside/BesidesBeside/Besides Between/AmongBetween/Among Refer to CHECKPOINT 9.

Effective English for Colleges, 11e, by Hulbert & Miller Chapter 7, Slide 7 Incorrect Use of Prepositions  Do not add an unnecessary preposition at the end of sentence.  Do not use two prepositions where one will do.  When using a personal pronoun or who as the object of a preposition, use the objective case (me, him, her, us, them, and whom). Refer to CHECKPOINTS 10 and 11. Refer to APPLICATION 7-3.

Effective English for Colleges, 11e, by Hulbert & Miller Chapter 7, Slide 8 Idioms  Sometimes one preposition can be substituted for another, and both phrasings may be correct.  Some phrasings are a matter of idiom.  That is, they are the accepted way of saying something. Refer to CHECKPOINTS 12 through 15. Refer to APPLICATION 7-4. Refer to CHAPTER 7 REVIEW. Refer to APPLY YOUR KNOWLEDGE.