1. A noun or pronoun
follow a preposition.
Noun - is a person, place or thing.
Pronoun - takes the place of a noun.
2. A preposition links a noun or a pronoun with some other word in
the sentence.
3. The noun or pronoun that the preposition link to some other work
in the sentence is called the preposition's "object" (or the
object of the preposition).
4. The preposition shows the relationship between the object (noun
or pronoun) and the other word. Look at the following sentence:
The kitten (in the tree)
scratched a flea.
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Object of the preposition
Preposition
a. (in the tree) is a prepositional phrase.
b. "in" (the preposition tells you WHERE the kitten is in
relation to the object "tree".
** You can change the relationship between the word "kitten"
(the subject) and the word
"tree" (the object of the preposition) by simply changing the
preposition. Look at the
following sentence:
The kitten (under the tree) scratched
a flea.
The kitten (behind the tree) scratched
a flea.
The kitten (above the tree) scratched
a flea.
c. When you are analyzing a sentence ALWAYS find the prepositional
phrase FIRST
and surround it with parentheses as I've done
in the sentences above.
d. A preposition usually comes first, then the object.
e. IF A PREPOSITION IS NOT IN A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE ----
THEN IT IS NOT
A PREPOSITION!
f. Prepositions answer WHERE.
g. THE FOLLOWING INFO IS JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION. Don't
worry about
trying to understand what it means yet. Simply read the definitions
and move on to
doing the worksheets. There will be a complete less on this last
part later in the
tutorial.
Modified - means "change"
Adjective - modifies (changes) a noun or pronoun.
Adverb - modifies (changes) a verb, an adjective or an adverb.
END OF TUTORIAL - MOVE ON TO DOING THE
WORKSHEET
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