Prepositions
What is a preposition?
A preposition is a word or group of words used before a noun. It shows direction, time, place, location, or spatial relationships.
What is a homophone?
Two (or more) words that sound alike, but have DIFFERENT meanings and spellings.
What are RELATIVE PRONOUNS?
Relative pronouns RELATE back to something or someone else. They are used to join two sentences about the same person or thing.
Name 3 AAAWWUBBIS subordinating conjunctions.
after, although, as, when, while, until, because, before, if, since
_________ conjunctions (called FANBOYS) join two complete sentences into one compound sentence.
Coordinating
Which preposition is used in this sentence?
My little cousin hides behind his mother when he feels shy.
Behind: shows the place of where the cousin is
Which is the correct spelling in the sentence below? to, two or too
She is traveling __ Greece later this summer.
to: expresses motion
Which word is the relative pronoun in this sentence?
The dog that ate the cake looks guilty.
that: it links the 2 facts about the dog ("ate the cake" and "looks guilty")
True or False?
A subordinate (dependent) clause starts with a subordinating conjunction has a noun and a verb, but cannot stand on its own (it's not a sentence by itself)
True!
True or false?
A compound sentence is made of two shorter sentences.
True!
I could eat the pizza right now. I could save it for later.
I could eat the pizza right now, or I could save it for later.
Which preposition is used in this sentence?
She put her violin case under her airplane seat.
under shows the POSITION of the case
Which is the correct spelling in the sentence below? there, their, they're
______ building an excellent design together.
They're: contraction of "they are"
Name the relative pronoun in this sentence:
I have a good friend who grew up in India.
who: this word links "good friend" and "grew up in India"
Which coordination conjunction (FANBOYS word) is iused to show CAUSE and EFFECT?
SO
Briana left the milk out. It spoiled.
Briana left the milk out, so it spoiled.
Which preposition would make sense in this sentence? over, except, upon
He loves every vegetable ___ Brussels sprouts.
except
Which is the correct spelling in the sentence below? hour, are, our
We like how sunny and bright ___ classroom is!
our: belongs to us
TRUE or FALSE?
The adverbs where, when, and why can also introduce a dependent clause.
TRUE! The store where he shopped was closed.
The month when it was rainiest was April.
The reason why she is so happy is that she won!
Which part is the dependent clause? (before or after the comma?)
As her mom drives away, Dahlia grabs my arm and pulls me through the automatic glass doors.
As her mom drives away is the dependent clause.
Name ALL of the FANBOYS coordinating conjunctions.
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Which preposition fits here?
____ the occupation of Denmark, some brave citizens became Resistance fighters.
During
Which is the correct spelling in the sentence below? to, two or too
She bought ___ new coats for her trip so she would have a choice.
two the number word
Can a dependent clause stand alone as a sentence by itself?
NO! The word dependent means it needs the other part of the sentence to make sense.
Which punctuation mark is ALWAYS needed after the dependent ("opener") clause when an AAAWWUBBIS word is used?
COMMA: Try to add these in COMPLEX sentences in your own writing!
Split this compound sentence into its original TWO sentences.
I was rushing to my appointment, but I still didn’t make it on time.
I was rushing to my appointment.
I still didn’t make it on time.