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Year OneSPaG | Modifying Preposition Phrases

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar

Modifying Preposition Phrases

Modifying Preposition Phrases

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Success Criteria

Aim• I can modify a noun phrase with a preposition phrase.

• I can explain what a preposition is.

• I can identify and give examples of different prepositions/prepositional phrases.

• I can use a preposition/preposition phrase to add detail to a sentence.

Introductory Activity

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NounsNouns are often known as ‘naming words’ because they can name people,

places, objects and ideas.

Noun phrases• Noun phrases are words that, when grouped together, perform the same

function as a noun. • Words can go before the noun or after the noun.

I Spy

e.g.

noun phrase

noun

the loud drums

PrepositionsPrepositions are words that show the relationship of a noun, pronoun or noun phrase to another part of a sentence. Prepositions often describe locations or

movements but they can describe time too.

Preposition phrasesA preposition phrase is made up of a preposition, along with the noun, pronoun

or noun phrase that follows it.

I Spy

e.g.

preposition phrasenoun phrasepreposition

Location: above, behind, below, beside, between, by, in, inside, near, on, over, throughTime: after, before, by, during, from, on, past, since, through, to, until, upon

Movement: against, along, down, from, into, off, on, onto, out of, toward, up, upon

behind the loud drums

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preposition phrase

How to modify a noun phrase with a preposition phrase A noun phrase can be modified by adding preposition phrases before or after

the noun phrase.

I Spy

e.g. the loud drums behind the stage

noun phrase preposition phrase

e.g. behind the stage the loud drums

noun phrase

Or

I Spy

E.g. the cheerful sun beside the hen

1. Choose a noun, e.g. ‘sun’

2. Describe the location of the noun using a preposition phrase to create a complex sentence.

Locationabovebehindbelowbesidebetweenbyininsidenearonoverthrough

Timeafterbeforebyduringfromonpastsincethroughtountilupon

Movementagainstalongdownfromintooffonontoout oftowardupupon

Prepositions

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Independent Focused Activity

Preposition Pull

the small brown dog up the roadthe yellow sun behind the clouds

Recap• Noun phrases are words that, when

grouped together, perform the same function as a noun.

• A prepositional phrase is made up of a preposition, along with the noun, pronoun or noun phrase that follows it.

Look at the expanded noun phrases and identify the noun phrases and the preposition phrases.

Locationabovebehindbelowbesidebetweenbyininsidenearonoverthrough

Timeafterbeforebyduringfromonpastsincethroughtountilupon

Movementagainstalongdownfromintooffonontoout oftowardupupon

Prepositions

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Preposition Pull

the small brown dog up the road

PrepositionsLocation: above, behind, below, beside, between, by, in, inside, near, on, over, through

Time: after, before, by, during, from, on, past, since, through, to, until, uponMovement: against, along, down, from, into, off, on, onto, out of, toward, up, upon

the yellow sun behind the clouds.

noun phrase preposition phrase

noun phrase preposition phrase

Preposition Pull

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Review Activity

Preposition Poetry

Every line is made up of a preposition phrase. Can you identify the prepositions?

MayUnder the blue skyNear the ancient woodBeside the trickling streamOn the grassy bankUnder a bright umbrellaIn the month of May

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Preposition Poetry

Every line is made up of a preposition phrase. Can you identify the prepositions?

SupermanWithin the cityIn a phone boothInto his clothesLike a bird in the skyThrough the wallsUntil the criminalsAmong us are defeated!

Preposition Poetry

Every line is made up of a preposition phrase.

The DreamDespite an entire season on the benchOn a Saturday afternoonDuring the cup finalAmid screams and gaspsBeneath stares of astonishmentDown the green pitchOver the half-way lineAround defenders Between midfielders and strikersBy dribbling, feinting, and kickingThrough the goalkeeper’s outstretched handsTowards the empty netInto the wrong goal.Beyond my wildest hopes and dream.

Can you identify the prepositions?

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Preposition Poetry

Every line is made up of a preposition phrase. Can you identify the prepositions?

What are your thoughts and feelings about the poems?

Consolidation Activity

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Writing Preposition Poetry

Remember - a preposition phrase is made up of a preposition, along with the noun, pronoun or noun phrase that follows it.

PrepositionsLocation: above, behind, below, beside, between, by, in, inside, near, on, over, through

Time: after, before, by, during, from, on, past, since, through, to, until, uponMovement: against, along, down, from, into, off, on, onto, out of, toward, up, upon

Examplenoun: jelly

poem: during the birthday partybeside the ice-creaminside a paper bowl…

Task1. Decide upon the noun you would

like to write your poem about.

2. Use preposition phrases to create your poem about the noun.

Success Criteria

Aim• I can modify a noun phrase with a preposition phrase.

• I can explain what a preposition is.

• I can identify and give examples of different prepositions/prepositional phrases.

• I can use a preposition/preposition phrase to add detail to a sentence.

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