Prepositions
a word or group of words used before a noun to show direction, time, place, location, or spatial relationship
What is a preposition?
Prepositional phrases always start with a what?
preposition
The object of the preposition will always be what part of speech?
Noun
An independent clause has a _________, verb, and a complete thought.
subject
A dependent clause has only a subject and a _________, but no complete thought.
verb
AAAWWUBBIS is the acronym for ______________ conjunctions which start dependent clauses and link them to independent clauses.
subordinate
The button on the doorbell rings in the house.
The 2 prepositions in the above sentence.
What are on and in?
Prepositional phrases always end with a what?
noun
The object of the preposition is the last word in a what kind of phrase?
prepositional
Complete the formula for a complex sentence that begins with an independent clause:
IC + __ = complete sentence
DC
Complete the following formula for a complex sentence that begins with a dependent clause:
DC+ _ __ = complete sentence.
, IC
Identify the subordinate conjunction (AAAWWUBBIS) in the following sentence:
After she heard the news, she called her best friend.
After
took; man; into; kitten; the
Which word from the above list is a preposition?
What is "into"?
The cat jumped on the table.
on the table
Identify the object of the preposition in the following sentence:
The students walked through the hallway.
hallway
Identify the independent clause in this sentence:
If you study hard, you will pass the exam
you will pass the exam
Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:
As the sun rose, the birds began to sing.
Identify the subordinate conjunction (AAAWWUBBIS) in the following sentence:
She went for a walk as the sun began to set
as
Jim was walking across the campus at noon when he met a friend whom he had not seen since summer.
How many prepositions are in the sentence above?
What is "3"?
across, at, since
I left my jacket in the car after the game.
Identify the objects of the preposition(s) in the following sentence:
She placed the vase of flowers on the kitchen table.
Identify the independent clause in this sentence:
She finished her homework before she went to bed
She finished her homework
Where would you place a comma (between what 2 words) in the following sentence:
While he was cooking dinner the power went out.
between "dinner" and "the"
Identify the subordinate conjunction (AAAWWUBBIS) in the following sentence:
Although the weather was cold, they went skiing.
Name the prepositions in this sentence:
They stopped in front of the gym and sat down on the steps.
What is in front of and on?
Identify the prepositional phrase(s) in the following sentence:
They drove along the winding road toward the mountains.
along the winding road and toward the mountains
Identify the prepositional phrase and the object of the preposition in the following sentence:
We met at the coffee shop.
Prepositional Phrase: at the coffee shop
Object of the preposition: (coffee) shop
Identify the independent clause in the following sentence:
He smiled because he heard good news.
He smiled
Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:
Since he moved to a new city, he has made many friends
Since he moved to a new city
Identify the subordinate conjunction (AAAWWUBBIS) in the following sentence:
Because she forgot her lunch, she was hungry all afternoon.
Because
Maggie Hartman, who graduated from the University of North Carolina two years ago, is now doing graduate work in engineering at Georgia Tech.
How many prepositions are in the sentence above?
What is "4"
from, of, in, at
Write a sentence that contains 2 prepositional phrases. You have 30 seconds. Start!
Your 30 seconds is up! What is your sentence?
Write a sentence that contains 2 prepositional phrases. Underline the phrases and circle the objects of the prepositions. You have 30 seconds. Start!
Times up! What is your sentence?
Write a complex sentence, punctuated correctly, that begins with and independent clause and ends with a dependent clause. You have 30 seconds. Start!
Times up! What is your sentence?
Write a complex sentence, punctuated correctly, that begins with and dependent clause and ends with an independent clause. You have 30 seconds. Start!
Times up! What's your sentence?
Write a complex sentence, punctuated correctly, that contains a dependent clause and an independent clause. When you are done, circle the AAAWWBBBIS of the sentence. You have 30 seconds. Start!
Times up! what's your sentence?