2. - A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a word
in the sentence and the word that is the object of the preposition.
e.g. The sun is above the clouds.
above connects the noun clouds
3. Examples:
1. Prepositions of time - after, around, at, before, between, during,
from, on, until, at, in, from, since, for, during, within
2. Prepositions of place - above, across, against, along, among,
around, at, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by,
down, in, inside, into, near, off, on, opposite, out, over, past,
through, to, toward, under, underneath
3. Prepositions of direction/movement - at, for, on, to, in, into, onto,
between
4. Prepositions of manner - by, on, in, like, with
5. Other types of prepositions - by, with , of, for, by, like, as
4. Prepositional Phrase
• A prepositional phrase is a group of words containing
a preposition, a noun or pronoun object of the
preposition, and any modifiers of the object.
5. •Her favorite book is placed on her study table.
•Klare dumped Elijah’s love letter in the trash bin.
•The note from Azrael confessed that he had
eaten the leftover pizza.
6. • Jacob is tired from yesterday's long football practice.
• Before class, Koko begged Hector for a ballpoint pen.
• The Montefalco cousins tried the chilate de pollo at a
famous Mexican restaurant.
7. Quiz:
1. They live _____ Xavier Estates
a. in
b. on
c. at
2. I’ll be ready to leave _____ about fifteen minutes.
a. in
b. on
c. at
8. 3. Ever since Rosie met Jacob’s new girlfriend, she never seemed to be
_____ ease.
a. on
b. in
c. at
4. Knoxx usually travels to Alegria ______ car.
a. by
b. at
c. with
9. 5. Tito Lorenzo and Tita Helena have been married _____ twenty-six
years.
a. since
b. for
c. until
6. Damon spent the whole night _____ the phone.
a. on
b. in
c. at
10. 7. Leon is named _____ his great-grandfather.
a. after
b. to
c. about
8. Jake was frequently visiting Dionne ______ the hospital.
a. of
b. at
c. in
11. 9. Riguel said he’ll see Lili _____ home when he gets there.
a. in
b. by
c. at
10. Rozen stayed up _____ two in the morning doing Coreen’s report.
a. since
b. for
c. until
