Find the Preposition
The backpack is under the desk.
Under
The game starts at 7:00. What does at show?
Time
What is the object of under?
The dog slept under the table.
Table
Identify the complete prepositional phrase.
The cat slept under the couch.
Under the couch.
We have a test (on / at) Monday.
On
We practiced after school.
After
The backpack is beneath the desk. What does beneath show?
Place
What is the object of after?
We went home after practice.
Practice
Identify the complete prepositional phrase.
We practiced after the long school day.
After the long school day.
The student wrote the answer (by / with) a pencil.
with
We walked through the hallway after lunch.
Through, After
The player ran across the field. What does across show?
Movement
What is the object of through?
We walked through the crowded hallway.
Hallway
Identify both prepositional phrases.
After school, we walked through the hallway.
after school & through the hallway.
A student says the object of the preposition in this sentence is old:
The cat slept under the old couch.
Is the student correct? Explain.
No. The object is couch. Old describes couch.
Before class, we walked through the hallway with our teacher.
Before, Through, With
Classify BOTH bolded prepositions.
After practice, the students walked through the gym.
Time & Movement
Identify the objects of "under" and "after".
The dog hid under the old wooden table after dinner.
Table, Dinner
Identify all three prepositional phrases.
Before practice, Marcus placed his backpack under the wooden bench beside the door.
Before Practice
Under the wooden bench
Beside the door
Identify:
Preposition: ______
Object: ______
Complete phrase: ______
Type: Time, Place, or Movement?
The players ran across the muddy football field.
Across
Field
Across the muddy football field
Movement
After the game, Marcus walked across the field toward the bus with his teammates.
After, across, toward, with
Classify ALL THREE.
Before lunch, the students walked into the classroom and sat near the window.
Time, Movement, Place
Identify the object of through, toward, and with.
The players walked through the crowded parking lot toward the bus with their coach.
Lot, Bus, Coach
Identify all four prepositional phrases.
After the football game, we walked through the crowded parking lot toward the bus with our friends.
after the football game
through the crowded parking lot
toward the bus
with our friends
After the game, the players walked through the crowded hallway with their coach.
Identify: Every preposition. Every object. Every complete prepositional phrase. Which phrase shows time? Which phrase shows movement?
Prepositions → after, through, with
Objects → game, hallway, coach
Phrases →
after the game
through the crowded hallway
with their coach