Prepositions

Prepositions…

• Are words that describe the relationship between two nouns

• Describe adverbs

• Are phrases

• All of these

Prepositions can describe a origin and…

• Place

• Movement

• Time

• Connection

• Device

Prepositional Phrases…

• Begin with a preposition

• End with the object of the preposition

• Are infitives

• All of these

To followed by a verb is a preposition

• No, it is an infinitive

• Yes, this is a special type of preposition

• No, it is a simple sentence.

• None of these

What is the prepositional phrase?

I walked with my friend.

What is the object of the preposition?

I chased the dog through the park.

What are the prepositions?

I sat beside a bush near a lake against a tree.

Prepositions DON’T describe…

• Qualitative features

• When

• Where

• Which