1. PREPOSITIONS
GRAMMAR REVIEW #1

2. WHAT IS A PREPOSITION? PREPOSITION
A word that shows the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and another word
in the sentence

3. THINK!!!!! PIG = NOUN PUDDING = OTHER WORD The pig in the pudding…
PREPOSTION = A WORD THAT SHOWS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A NOUN OR A PRONOUN AND ANOTHER WORD IN THE SENTENCE
PIG = NOUN
PUDDING = OTHER WORD
The pig in the pudding…
The pig next to the pudding…
The pig under the pudding…
The pig with the pudding…

4. EXAMPLES: PREPOSITIONS
Abroad About Above Across After Against Along Among Around As At Before Behind Below Beneath Beside Between Beyond But (except) By Despite Down During Except For From In Inside Into Like Near Of Off On Onto Opposite Out Outside Over Past Since Through Throughout Till To Toward Under Underneath Until Up Upon With Within Without

5. EXAMPLES: COMPOUND PREPOSITIONS
According to
In back of
On top of
Ahead of
In front of
Out of
Apart from
In place of
Prior to
As of
In spite of
Aside from
Instead of
Because of
In view of
By means of
Next to
In addition to
On account of

6. PREPOSITIONS MUST BE
PART OF A PHRASE!!!!!

7. PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
PHRASE = group of words that does not contain a Subject and a verb
Prepositional phrase = always, always, always begins with preposition and ends with a noun or a pronoun

8. PREPSOTIONAL PHRASES
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE = BEGINS WITH A PREPOSITION AND ENDS WITH A NOUN/PRONOUN
throughout the meatloaf
among the chickens
NO LIMIT ON MODIFIERS!!!!
under the leathery, large, yet amiable hippo
apart from the rotten, moldy, smelly cheese

9. PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
You can have a COMPOUND OBJECT OF PREPOSITION ending a prepositional phrase!
Because Mookie is planning a trip to Maryland, Michigan, and Mars, he needs ninety-two pairs of socks.
ANY NUMBER OF PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES IN SENTENCE!!!!
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES GO ANYWHERE IN SENTENCE!!

10. CAUTION!!!! CAUTION #1  “to” is not always a preposition
“to” with a verb = an infinitive
It is hard to play the fiddle while you twiddle your thumbs.

11. CAUTION!!!!
CAUTION #2  sometimes a word can be a preposition in one sentence and an adverb in another.
Adverb = tells when, where, why, or to what extent about a verb, adjective, or another adverb
REMEMBER: a preposition always begins a phrase that ends in a noun or a pronoun

12. CAUTION: ADVERBS VS. PREPOSITIONS
EXAMPLE (preposition): The bee buzzed inside Vladimir’s ear.
EXAMPLE (adverb): The bee buzzed inside.
EXAMPLE(preposition): Ronald just fell off the turnip truck.
EXAMPLE (adverb): Ronald fell off.