A small ppt. on prepositional phrases in English

1. Common prepositions
About before during over
Above behindfor since
Across below from through
After beneath in to
Against beside into under
Along between like until
Among beyond of up
Around by off upon
At down on with

2. Prepositional
Phrases
 Add detail to your writing.
 Shows the relationship of a noun/pronoun to
some other word in a sentence.
 Begins with a preposition and ends with a noun
or a pronoun.

3. Example:
The birds sat under the trees and searched
for food.
Prepositional phrases:
under the trees
for food

4. A preposition can sometimes act as an
adverb
Can you tell the difference ?
Walk around to the back of the store.
Walk slowly around the cat.

5. You try…
They ran across the field.

6. You try…
The ball rolled behind the couch.

7. You try…
The clouds floated above.

8. You try…
He fell down suddenly.

9. Object of the preposition
The noun or pronoun which ends this type of
phrase.
The birds sat [under the trees] and searched
[for food].
Object of preposition: trees, food

10. Object of the preposition
The noun or pronoun which ends this type of
phrase.
The birds sat [under the trees] and searched
[for food].
Object of preposition: trees, food

11. Object of the preposition
Example:
I sat besides the cat.

12. Object of the preposition
Example:
Lee lives near Brighton

13. Object of the preposition
Example:
Lee lives near

14. Object of the preposition
Example:
He lives among his old friends.

15. Object of the preposition
Example:
Sit with the teacher.

16. When the object of the preposition
is compound
Example:
Barbara was walking [with Jon and me].
The word “and” is a conjunction, so both Jon
and me are objects of the preposition.

17. When the object of the preposition
is compound
Example:
I found my keys among the
books and the papers.

18. When the object of the preposition
is compound
Example:
I sat between Ahmad and
Ahmad.

19. When the object of the preposition
is compound
Example:
I sat between Ahmad and
Ahmad.

20. Exercise
Read the paragraph and determine the bolded word.
On a bright morning, Ella quickly ran down the street
toward the park. She glanced around at the bustling
market on her left and the quiet bookstore on her right. As
she moved, she noticed a small bird perched above the
sign near by, looking curiously at the people below.