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In a Tricky Position!PREPOSITION POWER
What Planet Are You On?
Select the preposition on each slide to travel
A preposition is a part of speech that shows the position of one thing in relation to another.
• In Location or where (on, under, in)
• In Timing or when (before, after, during)
• In Direction or how (from, toward, to)
Lesson 1: Prepositions
The space probe is above the planet.
Two things: probe + planet
Relationship: one is above the other
Above is a preposition!
Prepositions: Example 1
Prepositions: Example 2
The ring is around the planet.
Two things: ring + planet
Relationship: one is around the other
Around is a preposition!
Some Common Prepositions
aboard along behindbut
(except)from off past until
about amid below by in on since up
above among beneath down inside onto through upon
across around beside during into out to with
after at between except near outside toward within
against before beyond for of over under without
Some Common Prepositions
aboard along behindbut
(except)from off past until
about amid below by in on since up
above among beneath down inside onto through upon
across around beside during into out to with
after at between except near outside toward within
against before beyond for of over under without
car in picture mine
Check the list of prepositions.
Which word is a preposition? The car in the picture is mine.
Test Yourself: Are you ready to travel?
RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other
by the preposition!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!
WRONG!
Click here to try again
Click here to check the list of prepositions before trying again!
Test Yourself: Fly Higher
Which word is a preposition?
The man by the plane is the pilot.
man by plane pilot
Check the list of prepositions.
RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other
by the preposition!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!
WRONG!
Click here to try again
Click here to check the list of prepositions before trying again!
Which word is a preposition?
The ship sailed through the Magellan Straits.
shipthrough the Straits
Check the list of prepositions.
Test Yourself: Go Further!
RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other
by the preposition!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!
WRONG!
Click here to try again
Click here to check the list of prepositions before trying again!
Which word is a preposition?
The shuttle lifted into the atmosphere.
shuttle into the atmosphere
Check the list of prepositions.
Test Yourself: Go Faster
RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other
by the preposition!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!
WRONG!
Click here to try again
Click here to check the list of prepositions before trying again!
Which word is a preposition?
The astronaut explored the moonscape outside the Apollo 11 .
astronaut Apollo moonscape outside
Check the list of prepositions.
Test Yourself: Explore and Discover
RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other
by the preposition!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!
WRONG!
Click here to try again
Click here to check the list of prepositions before trying again!
Which word is a preposition?
The Discovery crew landed safely about nine.
crewabout The landed
Check the list of prepositions.
Test Your Self: Return Safely
RIGHT!
Two things are related to each other
by the preposition!
You have PREPOSITION POWER!
WRONG!
Click here to try again
Click here to check the list of prepositions before trying again!
Let’s look again at the sentences you practiced with.
The car in the picture is mine.
The man by the plane is the pilot.
The ship sailed through the Magellan Straits.
Lesson 2: Prepositional Phrases
Lesson 2: Prepositional Phrases
◊ in the picture
◊ by the plane
◊ through the straits
These are prepositional phrases.
Prepositional phrases start with a preposition and end with the object of a preposition.
Object of a Preposition
The object of a preposition
◊ must be a noun or a
pronoun
◊ always comes at the end of
a prepositional phrase
Example: The swimsuit must not be above the knee.
Knee is a noun that ends the prepositional phrase.
Knee is the object of the preposition.
Test Yourself: Get the Big Idea
Identify the prepositional phrase.
The moon orbits around the earth.
The moon orbits
orbits around
around the earth
RIGHT!
You found the prepositional
phrase!
Well done!
WRONG!
Remember: a prepositional phrase starts with a preposition (check list again) and ends with a noun or pronoun.
Try the question again!
Test Yourself: Explore the Solar System
Identify the prepositional phrase.
After seven years, the spacecraft, Cassini, reached Saturn.
After seven
After seven years
After seven years, the
RIGHT!
You found the prepositional
phrase!
Well done!
WRONG!
• Remember: a prepositional phrase starts with a preposition (check list again) and ends with a noun or pronoun.
Try the question again!
Test Yourself: Explore the Universe
Identify the prepositional phrase.
Galaxy NGC3370 is 98 million light-years from the earth.
Galaxy NGC 1300
light-years from
from the earth
RIGHT!
You found the prepositional
phrase!
Well done!
WRONG!
• Remember: a prepositional phrase starts with a preposition (check list again) and ends with a noun or pronoun.
Try the question again!
CONGRATULATIONS!
You’ve shown your
PREPOSITION POWER!
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