Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

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What is a preposition?

What is a Preposition?

• A preposition is a word that relates a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentences.

• It helps to connect the noun/pronoun to its direction or location.

Example

• Mammoth Cave is in southwest Kentucky.

• in is letting us know the location of Mammoth Cave.

Example

• You can enter several connected caves below the surface.

• Below is telling us the location of the cave.

Example

• Dripping water slowly carved the caves from limestone rock.

• from is telling us the location of the water.

Practice Time!!!

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What is the preposition in the following sentence?

Underground rivers run through the caves.

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What is the preposition in the following sentence?

Mammoth Cave is the longest cave in the world.

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What is the preposition in the following sentence?

Native Americans first entered Mammoth Cave during prehistoric times.

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What is the preposition in the following sentence?

They explored the space inside the cave.

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What is the preposition in the following sentence?

Guides warn you never to write on the cave walls.

Now we have one more thing to add...Prepositional Phrases

Prepositional Phrases

• Prepositional phrases are formed with a preposition and a noun or a pronoun.

  Examples:

  • The cake with chocolate frosting is mine.

  • We hiked up the steep mountain.

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What is the preposition in this sentence?

We walked around the castle this morning.

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What is the preposition phrase in this sentence?

We walked around the castle this morning.

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What is the preposition in this sentence?

There is a large university in Dublin's downtown.

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What is the preposition phrase in this sentence?

There is a large university in Dublin's downtown.

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What is the preposition in this sentence?

I like to play rugby with my friends when I can.

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What is the preposition phrase in this sentence?

I like to play rugby with my friends when I can.

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What is the preposition in this sentence?

Simon lives across the hall from me.

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What is the prepositional phrase this sentence?

Simon lives across the hall from me.

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What is the preposition in this sentence?

Every day, I walk over the old bridge.

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What is the preposition phrase in this sentence?

Every day, I walk over the old bridge.

Multiple Choice

Choose the prepositional phrase in the sentence.

I have always wanted to take a visit to Ireland's countryside.

• to take

• a visit

• to Ireland's countryside

• have always wanted

Multiple Choice

Choose the prepositional phrase in the sentence.

People say you can find leprechauns in the forest.

• that you

• People say

• leprechauns

• in the forest

Multiple Choice

Choose the prepositional phrase in the sentence.

Irish immigrants built the old house at the end of the street.

• at the end of the street

• Irish immigrants

• the old house

• built

Multiple Choice

Choose the prepositional phrase in the sentence.

We are going to take a trip to Ireland's famous landmarks.

• We are going

• to take

• trip

• to Ireland's famous landmarks

Multiple Choice

Choose the prepositional phrase in the sentence.

People say St. Patrick drove all the snakes away from Ireland.

• St. Patrick

• all the snakes

• from Ireland

• all