1. Prepositions
A preposition is a part of speech that shows a relationship between two things.
Location (on, under, in)
Timing (before, after, during)
Direction (from, toward, to)

2. Here is a list of commonly used prepositions:
across
after
among at
before
between by
during
for
from in
into
like
near
off on
out
opposite
over
round
since
through to
under
until up
with

3. Which of the following words are NOT prepositions?
across
which
from
over
what
for
how
between
round up
whenever
before

4. The GREEN words are NOT prepositions
across
which
from
over
what
for
how
between
round up
whenever
before

5. Prepositional Phrases
in the oven
by the door
around the track
These are prepositional phrases. Prepositional phrases start with a preposition and end with the object of a preposition.
Eg-Rule Strategy (Inductive)

6. Practice!
(1) Sammy wished that he could change seats. (2) He did not like sitting behind Patrick. (3) Patrick was so tall that he blocked Sammy's view. (4) Sammy had to stretch his neck to see the board. Select the sentence that has a prepositional phrase. A. sentence 3 B. sentence 4 C. sentence 1 D. sentence 2

7. Practice! A. The stars and the full moon lit the night sky.
Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase?
A. The stars and the full moon lit the night sky.
B. No clouds were covering the stars tonight.
C. I wondered how many stars there were.
D. I looked up and admired the stars above me.

8. I really enjoy watching music videos.
Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase?
I really enjoy watching music videos.
I like to watch TRL when I get home after school.
MTV is a great channel because it plays all the new music.
TRL is my favorite TV show.

9. Work with a partner to identify the prepositions in each sentence.
1. After we cut the fence, we snuck into the secret government base.
2. We were looking for the documents that were hidden under the generator.
3. There was a guard hiding in the closest with a dart gun.
4. Before he spotted us, we tried to sneak by him.
5. He grabbed my friend by the neck, but I snuck up behind him and karate chopped him.
6. The guard fell on the ground and we crept into the elevator.
7. The red lights above us started spinning around and flashing red.
8. We were near the generator when a bunch of guards ran out of the break room.