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    Prepositional phrases consist of a preposition and its object, which can be a pronoun or noun. They can be used at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence. Examples of prepositions include at, between, along, by, since, across, on, among, over, near, before, to, in, against, beneath, far, after, for, toward, around, up, behind, from, through, below, down, and about. Prepositional phrases add description to writing by indicating location, direction, or time.

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    Prepositional phrases consist of a preposition and its object, which can be a pronoun or noun. They can be used at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence. Examples of prepositions include at, between, along, by, since, across, on, among, over, near, before, to, in, against, beneath, far, after, for, toward, around, up, behind, from, through, below, down, and about. Prepositional phrases add description to writing by indicating location, direction, or time.

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    Prepositional phrases consist of a preposition and its object, which can be a pronoun or noun. They can be used at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence. Examples of prepositions include at, between, along, by, since, across, on, among, over, near, before, to, in, against, beneath, far, after, for, toward, around, up, behind, from, through, below, down, and about. Prepositional phrases add description to writing by indicating location, direction, or time.

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    Using Prepositional Phrases in a Sentence

    1. Identifying Prepositions

    What are examples of prepositions?

    at between along by since across


    on among over near before to
    in against beneath far after
    for toward around up behind
    from through below down about

    2. What is a prepositional phrase?

    It is a preposition + a noun / pronoun (objective case)

    a. Pronouns in the Objective Case

    me us
    you (singular) you (plural)
    him / her / it them

    b. Nouns

    Concrete noun (person, place, or Abstract noun (“things” we feel as


    thing) well as concepts but cannot see as
    a single object with our eyes)
    table justice
    mother hope
    Disneyland happiness
    dog joy
    phone sadness

    c. Let’s put the preposition(s) together with (their) object(s) known as a


    prepositional phrase:

    around the from me at my desk along the road


    corner
    about him since yesterday for the clerk between him
    and me
    across the street by noon against them to school

    Class’ examples:

    for my dad for the world for the teacher toward you
    near us between him by us onto the car
    and me
    between them by her through the before it
    window

    My examples:
    to the bus against the wall toward the cloud beneath the jet
    inside the cup over the rainbow across the lake between jobs
    on the roof to the car among the along the coast
    penguins

    3. How do you use a prepositional phrase in a sentence?

    Prepositional phrase in a sentence

    You may use it at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence:

    1. The man ​across the street ​needs help.


    2. We noticed a bug ​inside the cup​.
    3. On Saturday​, we will go rock climbing.
    4. The kids all walked ​to school.

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