LESSON 4- SIMPLE AND COMPOUND PREPOSITIONS AND PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES

 A. Put a check mark (✔) on the word that will make the sentence correct.

1. Anna plays with her friends ( before, in, under ) her neighborhood.

2. They play hide-and-seek and Paulynn hides ( beside, until, behind ) a huge tree.

3. Cecile brings her dog ( to, from, about ) the park to meet her friends. 

4. They sit ( since, under, through ) the tree to rest.

5. ( After, Among, Above ) sunset, they all go back home to have dinner with their families.

How did you fare in the activity? Were you able to answer all of the items correctly?

 B. Read the poem below.

                        Before sleeping I daydream

                  About many things inside my head

                         That I’m in a plane flying

                       Even though I’m in my bed

                            I imagine I am swimming

                 Under the deep blue Philippine Sea 

                  Dancing in the water with dolphins 

                        Feeling wonderful and free

                          I imagine I am climbing

                   Up the breathtaking Mount Pulag

                    Almost touching the clouds 

                   And see a view with no price tag

                        I imagine I am taking a walk

                    On the beautiful streets of Vigan

                        Transported back in time

                       Its beauty compared to none

                       These thoughts lull me to sleep

                        As I snuggle under the sheets

                          Happy thoughts on my mind

                           Give me a good night’s sleep

    Our imagination can take us anywhere. There is no harm in dreaming of something we want to do or accomplish. We just need to work hard and take steps to achieving our dreams.

Did you notice the underlined phrases in the poem above? Read on to learn more about prepositions and prepositional phrases.

   Prepositions are words used before nouns or pronouns to give additional information in a sentence.

Prepositions are used to show when something happens (prepositions of time), where something happens (prepositions of place), or where something is

going (prepositions of direction).

 Example: 

•        Jack was in the field at ten o’clock yesterday morning.

           (shows time)

•         He lives on Rivera Street. (shows place)

•        Francis and Rico’s kite area was toward the top of the

        hill. (shows direction)

  There are what we call simple and compound prepositions.

*Simple prepositions are “small” words that show relationships like those showing relationships with time, space, and degree. Some examples of simple prepositions are on, at, in, over, under, of, for, about, to, and others.

*Compound prepositions are formed by prefixing a preposition to a noun, adjective, or adverb. Some examples of compound prepositions are inside, outside, within, without, into, between, below, etc.

Below is a chart of different prepositions and what they are generally used for.

  Examples: