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Pre positions Words that show how nouns and pronouns relate to other words within a sentence.

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1 Pre positions Words that show how nouns and pronouns relate to other words within a sentence.

2 Pre positions Words that show how nouns and pronouns relate to other words within a sentence.

3 Pre positions Words that show how nouns and pronouns relate to other words within a sentence. Examples: among between near for behind to (when not linked to a verb) by way of according to

4 The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition.

5 The preposition and its object form a prepositional phrase. Under the covers to the store between you and me

6 Use this technique to figure out agreement between subjects and verbs.

7 The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition. If the word is a pronoun, it takes the objective case: him, her, you, me, them, whom, us * There are exceptions…

8 When a pronoun that is an object of a preposition is itself the subject of a dependent clause, it takes the nominative case. Chocolates for whomever! Chocolates for whoever gets the best story!


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