Prepositions

PREPOSITIONS,
CONJUNCTIONS, AND
INTERJECTIONS
6th Grade Language Arts and Reading
AMS

PREPOSITIONS
 Introduction Activity
 Write a few sentences that explain how to find the
closest public library.

 Put your sentences aside for now. Let’s watch
the video link on the next slide and then we will
share our sentences underlining the prepositions
we used to give the directions.

PREPOSITIONS
 Watch the video linked below to find out what a
preposition is and listen for some examples of
words that are prepositions as well!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=j-C7Rffelb8&feature=bf_prev&list
=PL4E423BB171CD8715&lf=results_main

 Go back to your sentences and share them with
your partner and underline any prepositions like
down, to, under, near, on, around, and so on….

PREPOSITIONS
 Answer these questions after the video!

 What is a preposition?

 A preposition is a word that relates a noun or
a pronoun to some other word in a sentence.

 Examples:
 The dictionary on the desk was open.
 An almanac was under the dictionary.
 Meet me at three o’clock tomorrow.

PREPOSITIONS
 Watch out! There are TONS of commonly used
prepositions. Make sure you write all of them down on our
notes!! Some are already there for you, but make sure you
get the rest.
Commonly Use Prepositions
aboard as despite near since
about at down of through
above before during off to
across behind except on toward
after below for onto under
against beneath from opposite until
along beside in out up
amid between inside outside upon
among beyond into over with
around by like past without

PREPOSITIONS
 A preposition can consist of more than one word.
 Example:
I borrowed the dictionary along with some other
reference books.

Prepositions of MORE than one word

according to along with because of in spite of on top of

across from aside from in front of instead of out of

PREPOSITIONS
 Read the sentences below. Fill in the blank using
a preposition.

 Use the dictionary that is __________ the table.

 I took the atlas ________ your room.

 Notice several prepositions fit each sentence.
The preposition you use changes where the item
is that you are connecting in the sentence.

PREPOSITIONS
 Day 1 Activity and Homework

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
 Introduction Activity:

 Write a sentence or two that tells where and
when you might read a book.

 Share your sentences with your table. Underline
the prepositions in the sentence based off of
yesterday’s lesson.

 Now let’s talk about prepositional phrases!

 A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a
preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun, which is
called the object of the preposition.

 Examples:
 Mr. Fromwiller has an almanac from the nineteenth century.
Preposition Object of preposition (noun)

 The almanac has a special meaning for him.
Preposition Object of preposition (pronoun)

 Now go back to your introduction activity
sentences and underline the prepositional
phrase.
 Draw an arrow from the preposition to the
noun/pronoun that is the object of the
preposition.

 Example:
 We met in front of the library at noon.

 In front- tells where

 Of the library- tells where

 At noon- tells when

 Prepositional Phrases:
 can have a compound (more than one) object.

 Examples:
 Almanacs contain lists of facts and figures.
 Grace shows one to her sisters and her classmates.

 can have more than one prepositional phrase

Example:
 We left our notes under the almanac on the shelf.

 Can appear anywhere in the sentence- at the
beginning, in the middle, or at the end.

 Examples:
 At the library students examind the almanac.

 Students at the library examined the almanac.

 Students examined the almanac at the library.

PRONOUNS AFTER PREPOSITIONS

 Read the sentence below. Tell what is wrong with it and
then write it correctly.

 Lisa’s dog ran to Lisa, jumped on Lisa, and stole a cookie
with Lisa.

 Remember back to our pronoun unit? We use pronouns to
replace nouns to avoid using nouns over and over.

 Now that you have corrected the sentence find the
prepositions and circle them. Then, Underline the
prepositional phrases, and draw an arrow from the
preposition to the pronoun in the prepositional phrase.


 When a pronoun is the object of a preposition,
remember to use an object pronoun and not a
subject pronoun.

 Example:
 Michael handed the dictionary to Sarah.

 Replace Sarah with object pronoun-

 HER

 Michael handed the dictionary to her.

 Sometimes a preposition will have a compound object
consisting of a noun and pronoun.
 Remember to use an object pronoun in a compound object.

 Example:
 I borrowed the dictionary from Sam and Jacob.
 Replace Jacob with object pronoun
 HIM
 I borrowed the dictionary from Sam and him.
 How do you know to use HIM rather than HE?
 Test it out- try saying the sentence aloud with only the
pronoun following the preposition.
 I borrowed the dictonary from him (NOT he).

 Confusing WHO and WHOM

 The pronouns who and whom are often confused.
Who is a subject pronoun, and whom is an
object pronoun.

 Note how the pronouns are used in the
following sentences:
 Who told you about it?
 (Who is the subject)
 To whom did you lend the almanac?
( whom is the object)
 YOU  is the subject of the sentence

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES AS
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
 Introduction activity

 Before starting today’s lesson, let’s learn a song
to help us remember some of those commonly
used prepositions!! Follow along singing to the
tune of Twinkle, Twinkle little star!

 Preposition Song

(To the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star)

At, around, above, about
Over, nearer, nearest, out
For, becoming, after, through
From, beneath, beyond, of, to
Since, beside, between, by, at
Off, on, up, along, into

 Now that we reviewed some of the many
prepositions that are out there, write FIVE
sentences that have at least one prepositional
phrase in each.

 We will come back to those sentences at the end
of our lesson.

 Prepositional phrases function as adjectives and adverbs in
sentences.

 A preprepositional phrase functioning as an adjective
describes a noun or pronoun.
 These phrases usually come directly after the noun or pronoun it
describes.

 Example:
 (underline the prepositional phrase, and then draw an arrow to the
noun/pronoun it is describing)

 Africa is continent with many natural resources.

 One of the articles describes Africa vividly.

 The wildlife of Africa is varied and abundant.

 A prepositional phrase functioning as an adverb
describes a verb, an adjective, or another
adverb.
Adverb Phrases
Function Examples
Describes a VERB
Wildlife abounds in Africa.

Dry savannas extend over many acres.
Describes an ADJECTIVE
Birds are exotic in color.
Describes an ADVERB
The Nile River flow west of Cairo.

 Go back to the sentences you wrote at the
beginning of the lesson. Now, exchange papers
at your tables.

 Draw a line from each prepositional phrase in the
sentence to the word being described.


TELLING PREPOSITIONS AND
ADVERBS APART
 Introduction Activity:

 Let’s practice our song we learned from yesterday first!

 Now, I would like you to create FOUR sentences using the
following words:
 ABOVE
 OVER
 INSIDE
 BEFORE

 For each sentence write the word or words that answer the
question where? Or when?
 Example: The clock is above the door.
 Where is the clock? (above the door)

ADVERBS APART
 Sometimes it is difficult to tell whether a word is a
preposition or an adverb. Both types of words can answer
the questions:
 Where? And When? as we just saw with our
introduction activity.

 Several words are commonly used as prepositions and
adverbs. These are the words you want to look at carefully
when you see them!
Words that can be used as Prepositions or Adverbs
about below out
above down outside
around in over
before inside through
behind near up

ADVERBS APART
 Having trouble decided whether a word is used as preposition
or adverb?
 LOOK at the other words in the sentence
 Followed closely by a noun- it is most likely a preposition and it is the object
of the preposition.
 A preposition will be followed by the prepositional phrase, whereas the
adverb will not.
 Examples:
 We ate our lunch outside the library.
 Preposition or Adverb?
 Preposition
 OUTSIDE is followed by LIBRARY  prepositional
phrase: outside the library.

 We ate our lunch outside.
 Adverb
 OUTSIDE answeres the question where? But is not followed
by a noun, which makes it an adverb in this sentence.

PREPOSITIONS
 Wrap up video: http://
www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/prepositionalphrases
/


CONJUNCTIONS

 On your notes, write four sentences using each of
the following conjunctions:
 AND, BUT, OR, EITHER

 Volunteers to share sentences on board?

 What does each conjunction connect?
 Underline the words in your sentences that the
conjunctions connect

CONJUNCTIONS
 Now that you can see conjunctions connect
things, lets find out what types of things they
connect

 Watch the video and listen for what types of
things conjunctions connect AND other examples
of conjunctions!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=eZqI5b5wGA4&feature=related

CONJUNCTIONS
 Fill in your notes as you follow along

 A conjunction is a word that joins words or
groups of words in a sentence.

 The most common conjunctions are:
 And
 But
 Or
 They are called Cordinating conjunctions

CONJUNCTIONS
 What do and, but, and or combine?

Using Conjunctions to Form Compounds

Compound Mrs. O’Toole and Mr. Malloy are both science
Subject teachers at Kenston.
Compound Students can draw an elephant or a lion.
Predicate
Compound I would lend you my pencil, but Andrea already
Sentence borrowed it.

CONJUNCTIONS
 A comma should be placed before the
conjunction in a compound sentence.
 BE CAREFUL!!
 Conjunctions
are all used to join words or groups of
words together. However, they are not
interchangeable. Each has a different meaning.
Coordinating Conjunctions
Conjunction Meaning Example
AND Introduces an additional idea The pizza and pop were so
tasty.
BUT Introduces contrasting ideas Mrs. Cingcade likes chocolate
cake, but she enjoys
cheesecake even more.
OR Introduces a choice or second Mrs. Miller could eat a chicken
possibility or turkey sandwich for lunch.

CONJUNCATIONS
 Conjunctions ALSO come in PAIRS!

 These pairs are called correlative
conjunctions.
 Examples:
 Either, or
 Neither, nore

 Both, and

 Either Jake or I will hit a home run tomorrow!

CONJUNCTIONS

INTERJECTIONS
 Watch the video and listen for what types of
words interjections are!

 http://www.schooltube.com/video/5eb2d59975159f0343b7/Sc

INTEJECTIONS
 An interjection is word or group of words that
expresses strong feeling.

Common Interjections

aha great oh phew

awesome ha oh, no well

come on hey oops wow

gee hooray ouch yes

INTERJECTIONS
 Expressing a strong feeling:
 May stand alone
 Either before or after a sentence
 Followed by an exclamation mark

 Example:

 Oh no! I wrote there instead of their.

INTERJECTIONS
 Expressing a milder feeling:
 Appears as part of the sentence
 Separated from the rest of the sentence by a comma

 Example:
 Oh, I thought I knew the definition of that word.

 Use interjections sparingly. Overuse ruins the
effect.

INTERJECTIONS

Prepositions

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