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Preposition Review. Lesson One: Prepositions. A preposition is a part of speech that shows a relationship between two things. Location (on, under, in) Timing (before, after, during) Direction (from, toward, to). Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.). The mouse is on the table.
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Lesson One: Prepositions • A preposition is a part of speech that shows a relationship between two things. • Location (on, under, in) • Timing (before, after, during) • Direction (from, toward, to)
Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.) The mouse is on the table. Two things: mouse + table Relationship: one is on the other On is a preposition!
Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.) The mouse is under the table. Two things: mouse + table Relationship: one is under the other Under is a preposition!
Lesson One: Prepositions (cont.) Here is a list of the most common prepositions:
Lesson 2: Prepositional Phrases Let’s look again at the sentences you practiced with. The pizza in the oven is mine. The girl by the door is my sister. The runners raced around the track.
Lesson 2: Prepositional Phrases in the oven by the door around the track These are prepositional phrases. Prepositional phrases start with a preposition and end with the object of a preposition.
Using Commas with Introductory Elements • Certain words, phrases, and clauses that come at the beginning of a sentence need to be separated from the rest of the sentence by a comma.
Examples of Introductory Elements • Why, I think I can be ready at six o’clock. • Other introductory words: no, now, oh, well, yes
Examples of Introductory Elements • After five hours on the plane, I never want to sit down again. • A comma comes after a prepositional phrase of more than four words. • *do not place a comma after an introductory phrase that is followed by a verb. • Ex: Into the center of the target landed the arrow.
Examples of Introductory Elements • Opening my grammar book, I found my missing class notes. • Since the day was overcast, I took an umbrella to school with me. • In Room 151, 100 people had gathered.
Copy these FIVE sentences and correct them if needed. • 1. Now this is your last chance. • 2. Since the invention of Coca Cola only seven people have known its formula. • 3. Climbing the steep trail we often had to stop and rest. • 4. From here you can see five other states. • 5. In 1978 41,216 new books were published in the United States.
Copy these FIVE sentences and correct them if needed. • 1. Now, this is your last chance. • 2. Since the invention of Coca Cola, only seven people have known its formula. • 3. Climbing the steep trail, we often had to stop and rest. • 4. From here you can see five other states. • 5. In 1978, 41,216 new books were published in the United States.
Commas that Enclose • Use commas to set off nouns of direct address • Ex: Randy, do you know who won the game? • Use commas for parenthetical expressions • Ex: Labor Day, like Thanksgiving, is a legal holiday.
Use commas to identify nouns in the sentence • Ex: Mr. Roberts, our track coach, just got married. • Ex: We just returned from Albany, the capital of New York.
Copy these THREE sentences and correct them if needed. • 1. Randy not Stewart won the 100-meter race. • 2. The elephant seal by the way is the largest animal in America. • Our school just put on the musical Camelot.
Check your answers! • 1. Randy, not Stewart, won the 100-meter race. • 2. The elephant seal, by the way, is the largest animal in America. • Our school just put on the musical Camelot.
