56 Prepositions PDF
56 Prepositions PDF
56 Prepositions PDF
Prepositions: An Introduction
Use this information sheet to complete the activities that follow.
Example: Read the sentence below by placing different prepositions from the
parentheses in the blank. Any one could fit, depending on the intended meaning.
The book is _____ the table. (on, under, on top of, above, behind, upon)
In the sentence The book is on the table, the word on is a preposition and
the word table is called the object of the preposition, or the noun that on
refers to. The phrase on the table is called a prepositional phrase, telling
where the book is located. Look at the underlined phrases below.
Examples: The cat on the porch belongs to my neighbor, Mrs. Klein, who adopts
cats from the animal shelter. She gave one cat to me.
In the underlined phrases, the prepositions are on, to, from, and to. The
objects of the prepositions are porch, neighbor, animal shelter, and me.
Check that a prepositional phrase has a noun or pronoun as the object.
Preposition Activities
Use the information sheet provided to complete the activities below.
On your own paper, place each sentence below in the center of a separate
preposition web and fill in the surrounding bubbles with prepositions that
would make sense in the sentence, depending on the intended meaning.
Write the prepositional phrases under each web.
3. How many times will Kylie kick the ball _____ the goalie?
Now write a sentence of your own and place it in the center of a web below.
Leave the web blank. Exchange webs with a partner, complete them, and
check your work together. Circle each prepositional phrase.
4.
Circle the correct verb form for the sentences below. Underline any
prepositional phrases in between the subject and the verb and mentally
remove them to check subject-verb agreement.
1. Gillian ran quickly down the stairs, and her mother told her to stop before she
got hurt.
HINT: There is a subordinate clause in this sentence. Write it below.
_____________________________________________________________
HINT: There is also an infinitive in this sentence. Write it here: ____________
2. Despite the pain in his knee, Franco ran into the end zone for a touchdown.
3. Many divers love to take underwater pictures of marine life.
4. Juanita used to play the guitar in a band with Celia and me.
5. During the summer, many people like to travel away from home and tour
places around the world.