anvaatr Journeys Reader's Nolabock (TE), GS Lesson 13, Name ate. READER'S NOTEBOOK ‘The Dog Newspaper Grammar: Prepositions and Propositional Phrases Prepositions A preposition is a word that shows the connection between other words in the sentence. Some prepositions are used to show time, location, and direction, Other prepositions, such as with and about, provide det Thinking Question What words tell about time, direction, or focation, or add detail? prepositions time We played until bedtime. location ‘The dog sleeps on his own bed. direction She walked into the corner store. detail The dog with the pink collar is mine, Activity Underline the preposition in each sentence. Tel if it describes time, location, direction, or detail. (2 points each) 1. My friends and | built a doghouse in the backyard, _leeation _ 2. On the doghouse, we painted a white bone. location _ 3. We worked throughout the afternoon, time _ 4, We stopped once and drank lemonade with ice. _detail__ 5. My dog Oscar had always slept with me. location _ 6. I can see the doghouse from my window. direction _ 7. Its entrance faces toward the house, direction _ 8. The elm tree will provide shade during the summer. time _ Assessment Tp: Tota 18 points Grammar 247 Grade Unit 4 Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Iiips:taa-k6 hinkceni al. com/conisrttspireacingjourneys20"4inlgrSipracice_book fe 97HO647896758 faunchhim| 18anvaatr Journeys Reader's Nolabock (TE), GS Lesson 18 Name ate neapen's noreeooK The Dog Newspaper Grammar: Prepositions and Propositional Phrases Prepositional Phrases A prepositional phrase adds information to a sentence. It can tell where, when, or how,or it can add detail. It begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun. The noun or pronoun is the object of the preposition. Thinking Questions What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? prepositional phrase Holly is the feature editor for our local newspaper. Where She became editor in 2011. When She writes her stories on the computer. How She often writes stories about dogs and cats. Detail Underline the prepositional phrase. Then write the object of the preposition on the line and where, when, how, or detail to tell what information the phrase adils. (3 points each) 1. Holly interviewed several people about their pets. _Petsi detail hborhood, _nelghborhood; where 2. She walked throughout the neighborhoo 3. During her interviews, she discovered some interesting facts. interviews; 4, She also took photos with her camera, camera: how _ 5. One dog can jump ten feet off the ground, _9"0und; where _ 6. To her amazement, she even saw one dog smile. amazement; detall _ 7. One cat with very white teeth helps advertise pet toothbrushes. ‘teeth; detail__ 8. By Tuesday afternoon, Holly had written her article. __@ftemmoon; when _ Assessment Tp: Total 24 points Grammar 248 (Grade, Unit ¢ Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company hips: thinkcanral.com/corterthspireacingjourneys20"dinalgrSpractice book l_ 9780547896758, leunch nmanvaatr Journeys Reader's Notabock (TE), GS Lesson 13, Name ate. READER'S NOTEBOOK The Dog Newspaper Grammar: Prepsions and Propositional Phases Prepositional Phrases to Combine Sentences A prepositional phrase can be used to combine two sentences. Thinking Questions What isthe prepositional phrase in the short sentences? How can it S_> be used to combine the SK sentences? Short sentences: My dog loves his treats He has one in the morning and at night. Combined sentence: My dog loves his treats in the morning and at night. Activity Rewrite the two short sentences by combining them into one sentence using a prepositional phrase. (2 points each) 1. Our dog Fritz loves to look out the window. The window is in our living room, Our dog Fritz loves to look out the window in our living room. 2. Fritz barks at the mail carrier. The mail carrier is by the front door. Fritz barks at the mail carrier by the front door. 3. Fritz and | play with the ball, We play in the yard. Fritz and | play with the ball in the yard. 4, | take Fritz for a walk. We walk along the river. I take Fritz for a walk along the river. 5. Fritz chased a squirrel at the park. The squirrel ran up a tree. Fritz chased a squirrel up a tree at the park. 6. Fritz jumped into the water to fetch a stick. He jumped over a bench! Fritz jumped over a bench into the water to fetch a stick! Assessment Tp: Total 12 pols Grammar 249 Grade 5, Unit Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company hips: thinkcanral.com/corterthspireacingjourneys20"dinalgrSpractice book l_ 9780547896758, leunch nm