Download Prepositions - Chagrin Falls Schools

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They tell us where things are and when they
happen(ed).
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Common Prepositions: To, From, For, At, Beside, With,
Without, Of, Between, In, Out, On, On top of, Under,
Over, Above, Below, Beneath, Through, Before, After,
During
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See p. 515 in Writer’s Inc. for a list of prepositions
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A prepositional phrase is a phrase that starts
with a preposition (shocking, I know!). For
the purposes of the SAT and ACT,
prepositional phrases consist primarily of
prepositions, nouns/pronouns, and
adjectives. They do not contain verbs.
 See p. 515 in Writer’s Inc. for examples of
prepositional phrases
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At my house
During the movie
Between you and me
To my older sister
*A prepositional phrase begins at the preposition and
ends right before the verb (if there is one).
The stack of books is sitting on the kitchen
table.
 One of the stories on the front page of the
newspaper discusses the upcoming
elections in great detail.
 The train is crowded with people on their
way home from school and work.
 Sitting on the table are a peach and an
apple.
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Prepositional phrases are frequently
inserted between subjects and verbs on
both the SAT and the ACT in order
distract from disagreements, so
whenever you don't immediately see an
error in a sentence, it's a good idea to
cross out all the prepositional phrases.
All information regarding prepositions and prepositional phrases came from
http://ultimatesatverbal.blogspot.com/2011/03/recognizing-prepositions-and.html