Slide about Prepositions

1. By:
Soriano, Franzelle
Tuting, Veronica

2. - a word that connects a
noun, a noun phrase, or a
pronoun to another word.
Prepositions

3. Prepositional
phrase
-group of words containing
a preposition,
a noun or pronoun.

4. Here are some of the example of
most commonly used
prepositions:

5. Next to (beside) In front of

6. Behind Between

7. Under

8. Example of prepositional phrases:
In the kitchen, you will find my mom. (kitchen
relates to mom's location-in).

9. Bring me the box on the table. (table relates to
box-box is on the table)

10. My shoes are under the chair. (chair relates to
the shoes' location-shoes are under)

11. NOTE:
A word that looks like a preposition but
is actually part of a verb is called
a particle.
Four armed men held up the bank.
particle

12. Held up is a verb meaning  “to rob ”
Therefore, up is not a preposition,
and bank is not the object of a preposition.
Instead, bank is the direct object of the
verb held up.

13. "Preposition: An enormously versatile part of
grammar, as in 'What made you pick this book
I didn't want to be read to out of up for?'"
- Winston Churchill