1. Prepositions

2. What are prepositions? Prepositions show relationships
Notice the different relationships in the following sentences:
The road runs over the mountain.
The road runs through the mountain.
The road runs around the mountain.
The prepositions over, through, and around show relationship between mountain and the verb runs.
Mountain is the OBJECT OF THE PREPOSTION in all of the above sentences.

3. Prepositional Phrase
A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers.
Preposition + object + any modifiers = prepositional phrase
EX: The crowds were entertained by a band.

4. Words often used as Prepostions
About
Beneath
Except
Out
Without
Above
Beside
For
Outside
Across
Between
From
Over
After
Beyond In
Past
Against
But (except)
Inside
Since
Along By
Into
Through
Among
Concerning
Like
Throughout
Around
Down
Near To At
Upon Of
Toward
Before
With
Off
Under
Behind
Within On
Until
Below
During
Onto Up

5. Practice
Find and underline the prepositional phrases in each sentence.
Several squad cars raced to the scene.
I propped a chair against the door.
Something was under the rug.
The neighbors had a meeting concerning vandalism.

6. Diagramming Diagram the following sentences.
A large group of volunteers organized the telethon.
After the movie we looked for a pizza restaurant.
Nick slowly poured two cups of coffee.
Honors:
Create and diagram a sentence with two subjects, an action verb, a prepositional phrase, adjectives, and adverbs.
Create and diagram a sentence with one subject, two verbs, adjectives, adverbs, and a prepositional phrase.