Preposition Song & Notes

Memorize and recite the preposition song and earn 1) a day late coupon, 2) 5 points added to quiz grade, 3) 5
points added to a writing assignment.

Preposition Song (Sung to Yankee Doodle Dandy) Read from top to bottom moving from left to right
ABOUT BEFORE INTO PAST
ABOVE BESIDE FOR THROUGHOUT
ACROSS BEHIND FROM THROUGH
AGAINST BETWEEN IN TOWARD
AMONG BEYOND EXCEPT ON
AROUND BY NEAR UP
AT DOWN and OF WITHOUT
AFTER DURING OFF UNTIL
TO WITH
OVER UNDER
1. A preposition is a word that shows a relationship between a noun or a pronoun and some
other word in the sentence.

2. A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers of the
object. The object of the preposition is the noun or pronoun following the preposition

Ex. The kids were trick-or-treating in the neighborhood.

(IN SHOWS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN KIDS AND NEIGHBORHOOD)

Preposition: in
Object of the Preposition: neighborhood
Prepositional Phrase: in the neighborhood
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3. Sometimes the same word can be used as a preposition or as an adverb. If the word has
no object, it is an adverb.

Preposition: We walked around the city streets.

(prep: around, object: streets)

Adverb: We spent the afternoon walking around.

(no object)

4. When you combine the preposition “to” with a verb, it is NOT a prepositional phrase. Ex.
We went to hide from the teacher.

5. Don’t confuse some prepositions with their homonym verb brothers. Threw and through or
past and passed. They are not the same thing!