Get Prepped for Prepositions

Mr. Griot introduces language arts, focusing on grammar and prepositions. He explains how prepositions show relationships between words and introduces the 'airplane test' to identify them. The video includes practice exercises and an interactive game to reinforce learning about prepositions and prepositional phrases.

What is the primary function of a preposition in a sentence?

• To show the relationship between words

• To modify a verb

• To express an action

• To describe a noun

Which of the following words is an exception to the airplane test?

• Over

• Near

• Under

• Of

Identify the preposition in the sentence: 'The cat jumped over the fence.'

• Cat

• Jumped

• Fence

• Over

What is a prepositional phrase?

• A single word that describes an action

• A group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun

• A group of words that ends with a verb

• A group of words that begins with a noun

In the sentence 'The young man raced into the parking deck,' what is the prepositional phrase?

• Into the parking deck

• Raced into

• The young man

• The parking deck

Which preposition completes the sentence: 'The book is _____ the table.'

• With

• On

• In

• By

In the sentence 'The glasses are on the sink near the door,' how many prepositional phrases are there?

• Four

• Three

• Two

• One