PREPOSITION

PREPOSITION

And Prepositional Phrases

A preposition begins a group of words called a prepositional phrase.

The Noun or pronoun that follows the preposition is called the object of the preposition.

People have watched animated movies for a long time.

Multiple Choice

The characters in animated films often seem quite real.

What is the preposition in this sentence?

• animated

• in

• characters

• quite real

Multiple Choice

Young viewers may identify with the superheroes.

What is the prepositional phrase?

• young viewers

• may identify

• with the superheroes

COMMON PREPOSITIONS

• about

• around

• by

• into

• over

• until

• above

• at

• down

• near

• through

• up

• across

• before

• before

• for

• of

• to

• with

• after

• below

• from

• on

• toward

• against

• between

• in

• under