Ex: the Dog Sat Under the Large Tree

PREPOSITIONS

A preposition is a word (or group of words) that shows the relationship between its object (a noun or pronoun that follows the preposition) and another word in the sentence.

Ex: The dog sat under the large tree.

(under shows the relationship between the verb, sat, and the object of the preposition, tree)

A prepositional phrase includes the preposition, the object of the preposition, and the modifiers of the object. A prepositional phrase may function as an adverb or an adjective.

Little girls run from spiders. (The phrase modifies the verb , run)

Little girls with inquisitive minds enjoy their company. (The phrase modifies the noun, girls)

Prepositions are also a useful way to vary your sentence beginnings.

Examples: After dinner we went to the store.

During the timeout I looked at the scoreboard.

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