1. Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Grammar Week 1

2. First,
Work with one partner to unscramble the list of prepositions you were given.
(5 minutes)

3. As we go…
Please take notes in your composition book as we go through today’s grammar lesson. You will complete an activity after the lesson worth points, your notes will be helpful in completing this.

4. Preposition (Pre)
A word that indicates a relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other part of the sentence. Examples of prepositions: to, in, at, from, on, about, up, down, toward, below, of, throughout, atop, during, past, since, like, etc.

5. Identify the prepositions (Pre) in the following sentences
Identify the prepositions (Pre) in the following sentences. Write the numbers and the preposition
1. A blender fell on the floor. Pre: 2. The plane flew above the clouds. 3. The pump is behind the barn. 4. Everyone except Mary left by noon.

6. Identify the prepositions (Pre) in the following sentences.
1. A blender fell on the floor. Pre: on 2. The plane flew above the clouds. Pre: 3. The pump is behind the barn. 4. Everyone except Mary left by noon.

7. Identify the prepositions (Pre) in the following sentences.
1. A blender fell on the floor. Pre: on 2. The plane flew above the clouds. Pre: above 3. The pump is behind the barn. Pre: 4. Everyone except Mary left by noon.

8. Identify the prepositions (Pre) in the following sentences.
1. A blender fell on the floor. Pre: on 2. The plane flew above the clouds. Pre: above 3. The pump is behind the barn. Pre: behind 4. Everyone except Mary left by noon. Pre:

9. Identify the prepositions (Pre) in the following sentences.
1. A blender fell on the floor. Pre: on 2. The plane flew above the clouds. Pre: above 3. The pump is behind the barn. Pre: behind 4. Everyone except Mary left by noon. Pre: except, by

10. Object of the Preposition (OP)
A noun or a pronoun that appears after the preposition. Examples: He was on the boat. John and Lucy went to the store. The aliens left without me.

11. Identify the Object of the Prepositions (OP) in the following sentences Write the numbers and the object
1. A blender fell on the floor. OP: 2. The plane flew above the clouds. 3. The pump is behind the barn. 4. Everyone except Mary left by noon.

12. Identify the Object of the Prepositions (OP) in the following sentences
1. A blender fell on the floor. OP: the floor 2. The plane flew above the clouds. OP: 3. The pump is behind the barn. 4. Everyone except Mary left by noon.

13. Identify the Object of the Prepositions (OP) in the following sentences
1. A blender fell on the floor. OP: the floor 2. The plane flew above the clouds. OP: the clouds 3. The pump is behind the barn. OP: 4. Everyone except Mary left by noon.

14. Identify the Object of the Prepositions (OP) in the following sentences
1. A blender fell on the floor. OP: the floor 2. The plane flew above the clouds. OP: the clouds 3. The pump is behind the barn. OP: the barn 4. Everyone except Mary left by noon. OP:

15. Identify the Object of the Prepositions (OP) in the following sentences
1. A blender fell on the floor. OP: the floor 2. The plane flew above the clouds. OP: the clouds 3. The pump is behind the barn. OP: the barn 4. Everyone except Mary left by noon. OP: Mary, noon

16. Prepositional Phrase (PP)
A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun. Examples: The fox ran into the woods. PP: into the woods Outside our home a pine tree grows. PP: Outside our home

17. Identify the Prepositional Phrases (PP) in the following sentences.
1. A blender fell on the floor. PP: 2. The plane flew above the clouds. 3. The pump is behind the barn. 4. Everyone except Mary left by noon.

18. Identify the Prepositional Phrases (PP) in the following sentences.
1. A blender fell on the floor. PP: on the floor 2. The plane flew above the clouds. PP: 3. The pump is behind the barn. 4. Everyone except Mary left by noon.

19. Identify the Prepositional Phrases (PP) in the following sentences
Identify the Prepositional Phrases (PP) in the following sentences. Write the numbers and the prepositional phrase
1. A blender fell on the floor. PP: on the floor 2. The plane flew above the clouds. PP: above the clouds 3. The pump is behind the barn. PP: 4. Everyone except Mary left by noon.

20. Identify the Prepositional Phrases (PP) in the following sentences.
1. A blender fell on the floor. PP: on the floor 2. The plane flew above the clouds. PP: above the clouds 3. The pump is behind the barn. PP: behind the bar 4. Everyone except Mary left by noon. PP:

21. Identify the Prepositional Phrases (PP) in the following sentences.
1. A blender fell on the floor. PP: on the floor 2. The plane flew above the clouds. PP: above the clouds 3. The pump is behind the barn. PP: behind the bar 4. Everyone except Mary left by noon. PP: except Mary, by noon

22. Subject and Verb
Rule #1 of the English language: every sentence must have a subject and a verb. We call these clauses. There are different types of clauses, independent and dependent, but we will talk about these later
Subject: A noun, pronoun, or noun phrase that indicates what a sentence is about and typically comes before the main verb of the sentence (hint: it is usually doing the action in the sentence).
Verb: A word that expresses action (swim, read), occurrence (be, have, do), or existence (is, seemed). This is also know as the predicate.

23. Subject and Verb (continued)
Examples: Michael Jordan dunked the basketball. S: Michael Jordan V: dunked I ran on the track. S: I V: ran

24. Identify the subject (S) and verb/verb phrase (V) in the following sentences. Write the numbers and the subject and verb
1. A blender fell on the floor. S: V: 2. The plane flew above the clouds. 3. The pump is behind the barn. 4. Everyone except Mary left by noon.

25. Identify the subject (S) and verb/verb phrase (V) in the following sentences.
1. A blender fell on the floor. S: A blender V: fell 2. The plane flew above the clouds. S: V: 3. The pump is behind the barn. 4. Everyone except Mary left by noon.

26. Identify the subject (S) and verb/verb phrase (V) in the following sentences.
1. A blender fell on the floor. S: A blender V: fell 2. The plane flew above the clouds. S: The plane V: flew 3. The pump is behind the barn. S: V: 4. Everyone except Mary left by noon.

27. Identify the subject (S) and verb/verb phrase (V) in the following sentences.
1. A blender fell on the floor. S: A blender V: fell 2. The plane flew above the clouds. S: The plane V: flew 3. The pump is behind the barn. S: The pump V: is 4. Everyone except Mary left by noon. S: V:

28. Identify the subject (S) and verb/verb phrase (V) in the following sentences.
1. A blender fell on the floor. S: A blender V: fell 2. The plane flew above the clouds. S: The plane V: flew 3. The pump is behind the barn. S: The pump V: is 4. Everyone except Mary left by noon. S: Everyone V: left

29. Last…
Flip over your preposition unscramble and complete today’s grammar practice.
Follow the directions exactly.
You will receive points for this!
(10 minutes)