Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

Conventions

Prepositions and

Prepositional Phrases

A preposition relates a noun or a
pronoun that follows it to another word
in the sentence. In the sentence The book
is on the table, the preposition on relates
the noun table to another word in the
sentence, book

​A prepositional phrase begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun—called the object of the preposition. In the prepositional phrase on the table, the preposition is on, and the object of the preposition is table. This chart shows a number of commonly used prepositions

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Write the preposition of the following sentence.

Mark is known for being a former astronaut and having a famous wife.

          

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 Write the preposition of the following sentence.

Mark and Scott have never gone to space together.

          

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            Write the prepositional phrase of the following sentence.

Mark and Scott are helping ISS with tests.

          

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           Write the preposition of the following sentence.

Mark stays home while Scott stays on the ISS.

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Write the object of the preposition

The parakeet watched from its cage.

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Write the prepositional phrase

The trees behind the fence are all maples.