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Compose clear and coherent

sentences using appropriate


grammatical structures:
-Prepositions and prepositional
phrases
In this next lesson we would
also learn how to compose
more sentences using
appropriate grammatical
structures with prepositional
phrases.
Task 1. Looking Back
Let’s review what you have
learned. Study the following
phrases in the cloud bubble.
Circle the preposition in each
phrase.
1. in the dark 6. under the chair
2. above the trees 7. in the vase
3. below the ground 8. on the teacher’s
4. under the sun chair
5. in the closet 9. over the wall
10. above the sky
1. in the dark 6. under the chair
2. above the trees 7. in the vase
3. below the ground 8. on the teacher’s
4. under the sun chair
5. in the closet 9. over the wall
10. above the sky
Watch this short clip entitled
“Preposition Sing Along Song”.
Try to list down the
prepositional phrases used.
Remember that prepositional
phrase is made up of a
preposition and a noun or a
pronoun and all the words in
between.
Task 2. Choosy Me!
Study the following sentences.
Underline the prepositional
phrase in each sentence
Here is an example

The old woman is seated near the


dining table waiting for her
grandchildren to arrive.
1. The old woman drives away the
flies around the table.
2. She watched the food until her
children and grandchildren arrived.
3. While waiting, she heard the
screech of the car from the garage.
4. The children happily got out of
the car.
5. It was about seven o’clock in the
evening when they started eating.
6. Her son told the family that they
saw a beggar on the road.
7. The children told grandmother
that they gave all the food at the
back of the car to the beggar.
8. Grandmother was so proud
some tear fell from her eyes.
Task 3. Groupfie!
You will be given some envelopes
containing jumbled phrases to form
sentence with a prepositional phrase.
The first group to finish the sentence
correctly will be the winner.
Post your answers on the board.
Let’s Remember This
 Prepositions are words used before
nouns to form a phrase that modifies
another word in the sentence. English has
about 150 prepositions.

Prepositional phrase is made up of a


preposition and a noun or a pronoun and
all the words in between
Examples:
during the night
over the moon
beyond the horizon
across the highway
around the park
Task 4. Testing… 1,2,3!
Look at the following picture.
Compose 5 sentences about this
picture using prepositional
phrase

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