Prepositions
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6th - 8th Grade
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KACHINA MICKELETTO
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Prepositions
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What is a preposition?
● A preposition is a word that shows the relationship
between other words in a sentence.
There are lots of prepositions. Here are some common ones:
above, about, below, for, from, in,
inside, into, of, to, until, with
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What is a preposition?
● Some prepositions are used to tell us where things are.
The cat is on the chair.
Our car is stopped by the traffic light.
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Multiple Choice
What is the preposition in this sentence?
The military helicopter flew over my house.
helicopter
flew
over
my
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Multiple Choice
What is the preposition in this sentence?
The frightened puppy hid beneath her owner's bed.
frightened
hid
beneath
her
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Multiple Choice
What is the preposition in this sentence?
Karl and Mia will meet me at the movie theater.
and
will
me
at
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What is a preposition?
● Some prepositions are used to tell us when something is.
The meeting is at six o’clock.
My dad’s birthday is in December.
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Multiple Choice
What is the preposition in this sentence?
My little brother was born in 2015.
my
little
was
in
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Multiple Choice
What is the preposition in this sentence?
Don't forget play auditions are on Tuesday.
forget
are
on
Tuesday
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Multiple Choice
What is the preposition in this sentence?
Can we study before our test?
can
before
our
test
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Multiple Choice
Which is an example of a prepositional phrase?
I am tired
Thursday afternoon
over the rainbow
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Multiple Choice
Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase?
The cat meowed loudly.
The cat sat on the mat.
The cat plays ball.
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What is a prepositional phrase?
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The noun or pronoun at the end of the prepositional phrase is
called the object of the preposition.
Example:
The boy sat under the tree.
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Multiple Choice
Which choice identifies the object of a preposition in the following sentence?
The entire class spent its free time working in the school’s garden.
The entire class
its free time
the school's garden
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Multiple Choice
Which choice identifies the object of a preposition in the following sentence?
The ferris wheel is the scariest ride at the county fair.
the ferris wheel
the county fair
the scariest ride
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Multiple Choice
There are only two stores in the shopping mall that sell football jerseys.
two stores
the shopping mall
football jerseys
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