Weeks 7 and 8
What is a preposition?
 A preposition is a word that relates a noun or a
pronoun to another word in a sentence.
 For example:
 Ms. Dilsaver is ___________ the desk.
 Ms. Dilsaver is ___________ the desk.
 Ms. Dilsaver is ___________ the desk.
 Ms. Dilsaver is ___________ the desk.
 Each of these show a different ____________ between
the boy and the desk..
Common Prepositions
 In
 At
 On
 Above
 Below
 About
 Along
 Beside
 Beneath
By
Near
During
Between
Without
Up
BeforeAfter
Under
Except
To
Down
Over
Inside
Within
Against
Until
Across
Despite
From
Up
Past
Through
Off
Down
Among
Like
Not just anywhere a mouse can
go...
 You may have learned that prepositions are anywhere a
mouse can go.
 This is true, but it also accounts for any other words
that show a relationship between nouns or pronouns
to other words in a sentence.
Can prepositions be adverbs?
 Yes!
 When a preposition does not have a direct object, then
it is being used as an adverb.
 For example:
 I went out the door.
 Out is the preposition and door is the direct object.
 If I change it to...
 I went out.
 Then there is no longer a direct object. Out becomes
an adverb.
Let’s find the prepositions...
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The flowers along the fence were pretty.
Just wait until tomorrow.
Sam left the house without his jacket.
Have you read the letter from your cousin?
During the past month, I have read ten books.
Sally ran across the street.
The chemist knows the answer to the question.
Drive down the road.
Prepositional Phrase
 A prepositional phrase a group of words that begins
with a __________ and ends with a ________ or a
________, which is called the object of the
_________.
 The boy near the window is a football player.
 Near is the preposition
 Window is the first noun that follows the preposition
 The prepositional phrase is near the window.
Let’s identify the prepositional
phrases…
The flowers along the fence were pretty.
Just wait until tomorrow.
Sam left the house without his jacket.
Have you read the letter from your cousin?
During the past month, I have read ten
books.
6. Sally ran across the street.
7. The chemist knows the answer to the
question.
8. Drive down the road.
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Conjunctions
 What is a conjunction?
 A conjunction is a word that is used to join
____________ or groups of words (phrases).
 There are two types of conjunctions:
 Correlating
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I would like neither pizza nor spaghetti for dinner.
There are huge buildings in both New York and Chicago.
 Coordinating
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I want pizza and spaghetti for dinner.
There are huge buildings in New York and Chicago.
Correlating Conjunctions
 Correlating conjunctions link words and phrases in
two places in a sentence.
 If the conjunctions are correlating there will always be
two.
 For example:
 Emily would like _______ a pink _________ a red dress.
 _________ Mark ________ Aaron spoke French.
Coordinating Conjunctions
 Coordinating conjunctions will only have one
conjunction in a clause.
 This one conjunction is linking words and phrases
together in a sentence.
 For example:
 Please give your suitcases and bags to Ben or Ryan.
 I would like to go home, but not do my homework.
Interjections
 An interjection is a word or group of words that
expresses emotion. It has no grammatical
connection to other words in a sentence.
 For example:
 Ouch! You hurt my foot!
 Yay! It is Friday!
 Oh my goodness! You have gotten so tall!
 Notice most of the interjections are at the beginning of
the sentence, and the show extreme emtions.
What interjections can you think of?