by Donna | Feb 2, 2011
Read through the prepositions below beginning with A, I, O, U, and B—with your little toy and tissue tube in mind from earlier in the week.
Birdie flew _______________ the tube.
1. aboard – Birdie flew aboard the tube.
2. about – Birdie flew about the tube.
3. above – Birdie flew above the tube.
4. across – Birdie flew across the tube.
5. across from – Birdie flew across from the tube.
6. after – Birdie flew after the tube.
7. against – Birdie flew against the tube.
8. ahead of – Birdie flew ahead of the tube.
9. alongside – Birdie flew alongside the tube.
10. alongside of – Birdie flew alongside of the tube.
11. along with – Birdie flew along with the tube.
12. amid – Birdie flew amid the tube.
13. amidst – Birdie flew amidst the tube.
14. among – Birdie flew among the tube.
15. amongst – Birdie flew amongst the tube.
16. around – Birdie flew around the tube.
17. aside – Birdie flew aside the tube.
18. astride – Birdie flew astride the tube.
19. at – Birdie flew at the tube.
20. atop – Birdie flew atop the tube.
Birdie flew…
1. before the tube – Birdie flew before the tube.
2. behind the tube – Birdie flew behind the tube.
3. below the tube – Birdie flew below the tube.
4. beneath the tube – Birdie flew beneath the tube.
5. beside the tube – Birdie flew beside the tube.
6. beside of – Birdie flew before of the tube.
7. between the tube – Birdie flew between the tube.
8. betwixt the tube (old English word) – Birdie flew betwixt the tube.
9. beyond the tube – Birdie flew beyond the tube.
10. by the tube – Birdie flew by the tube.
Birdie flew…
1. in the tube – Birdie flew in the tube.
2. inside the tube – Birdie flew inside the tube.
3. inside of – Birdie flew inside of the tube.
4. into the tube – Birdie flew into the tube.
Birdie flew….
1. off the tube – Birdie flew off the tube.
2. off of the tube – Birdie flew off of the tube.
3. on the tube – Birdie flew on the tube.
4. on top of the tube – Birdie flew on top of the tube.
5. opposite the tube – Birdie flew opposite the tube.
6. out of the tube – Birdie flew out of the tube.
7. outside the tube – Birdie flew outside the tube.
8. outside of the tube – Birdie flew outside of the tube.
9. over the tube – Birdie flew over the tube.
10. under the tube – Birdie flew under the tube.
11. unto the tube – Birdie flew unto the tube.
by Donna | Feb 2, 2011
Many prepositions begin with the same letter. As a matter of fact, some handbooks list as many as fifty prepositions that begin with the letter A alone (though I think that is a stretch). The vowels A, I, O, and U are all fairly popular initial letters for prepositions, as is the letter B.
With or without your little toy and tissue tube from earlier in the week, try to write as many prepositions as you can think of that begin with the letters given below. Then join us tomorrow to see the many A, I, O, U, and B prepositions that fit into our “Birdie sentence.”
A—Birdie flew around the tube….
B—Birdie flew behind the tube…
I—Birdie flew inside the tube….
O—Birdie flew over the tube….
U—Birdie flew under the tube…
P.S. Don’t forget WHY you learn prepositions! See the links below for reminders.
by Donna | Feb 1, 2011
The other primary use for prepositions, in addition to “position,” is time. Prepositions show the relationship of one item to another as related to time—after, before, during, etc. This is where our second Preposition-Check Sentence comes into play:
The girl prayed ____________________ the service.
Obviously, there are not fifty to seventy prepositions that fit neatly into this check sentence, simply because there are not fifty to seventy time prepositions like there are position prepositions. However, for those more challenging “time” prepositions, this check sentence comes in handy.
“Test” this “Preposition-Check Sentence” with the time prepositions (plus some others that fit just because they fit) given below. Some of them might be a stretch to fit in, but for the most part, I think you will find this helpful for the “less than obvious” prepositions.
The girl prayed ________________ the services.
About
According to
After
Amid
Amidst
Among
amongst
Along with
Apart from
Around
At
Away from
Because
Before
Behind
Between
By means of
Close to
Concerning
Considering
Despite
Due to
During
Following
In between
In regards to
In accordance with
In lieu of
In coordination with
In connection with
Involving
Including
On account of
On behalf of
Out of
Over
Prior to
Pursuant to
Regardless of
Until
Via
With regards
With regard to
With respect to
Within
Through
Throughout
Until
by Donna | Jan 31, 2011
Try the rest of the prepositions listed below in the “position” Preposition-Check Sentence:
The angel flew _______________ the clouds.
Aboard
About
Above
Across
Across from
After
Against
Ahead of
Along
Alongside
Alongside of
Along with
Amid
Amidst
Among
Amongst
Around
As far as
Aside
Aside of
Aside from
Astride
Atop
Atop of
Away from
Before
Behind
Below
Beneath
Beside
Beside of
Between
Betwixt
Beyond
By
By means of
Far from
Following
From
In
In addition to
Inside of
In between
In place of
In front of
In addition to
In back of
Into
Like
Minus
Near
Off
Off of
Off the top of
On
Onto
On top
On top of
Opposite
Opposite of
Out
Out from
Out of
Outside
Outside of
Over
Past
Round
Through
Throughout
To
Towards
Under
Underneath
by Donna | Jan 31, 2011
For older students, those who are not as dependent on object lessons with concrete objects (such as the bathroom tissue tube and Birdie from the previous few posts), we use two “Preposition-Check Sentences” to teach prepositions. The first one, which we will focus on today, involves physical space (Think “Prepositions show position”). The latter, which we will focus on in a couple of days, involves time (another use for prepositions).
Our first “Preposition-Check Sentence” goes like this:
The angel flew ___________________ the clouds.
Similar to the bathroom tissue tube and Birdie (without the physical objects in hand), this check sentence actually “fits” with about ninety percent of the “position” prepositions. It is a valuable tool for learning and memorizing dozens of prepositions. So, which prepositions fit into our “angel” sentence?
Try the following in the Preposition-Check Sentence, and you will see how simple learning prepositions can be.
The angel flew aboard the clouds.
The angel flew about the clouds.
The angel flew above the clouds.
The angel flew across the clouds.
The angel flew across from the clouds.
See how many prepositions you can think of with this “Preposition-Check Sentence.” Answers will follow tomorrow! Smile…
