Visual Punctuation Prepositions

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Prepositions

We use prepositions to show how different nouns relate


to each other in a sentence. Prepositions are small words,
such as on, in, to, and with.

See how the prepositions link the nouns and pronouns in these
sentences:

dog ball yard I castle secret passage

The dog is playing with I got into the castle


a ball in the yard. through a secret passage.
astronaut moon rocket Mom cake me birthday

The astronaut flew to Mom made a cake


the moon in a rocket. for me on my birthday.

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Re m e
r t h e wall,
e r a n d ove g t h e h a l l ,
ladd alon
Up the he door and ith a ball,
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Throug your skates o them all.
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Prepositions of place
Some prepositions tell us where something is or which
direction it goes in.
The books are
The rabbit
on the table.
is in the
basket.

He’s diving Can you find your way


under the water. through the maze?

The horse jumped


over the fence.

The squirrel
is running
along the branch.
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Prepositions of time
Some prepositions tell us when something happens.

We sometimes go We play music


camping in the summer. on Thursdays.

Bats sleep during the day


and come out at night.
We don’t go
to school
over the
weekend.

My cleats are always clean We’re going


before the game. swimming
after lunch.

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Other prepositions
Some prepositions link nouns in other ways.

I tied my hair up We gave some


with ribbons. carrots to our rabbit.

You can’t go outside


without your shoes.

I love
traveling by train.

I love books about


teddy bears.
I’m making a
card for my
grandma.

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