PREPOSITIONS AND

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
TEACHER: SHEILA MARIE C. OLIVERAS
 PREPOSITION
• IS A WORD THAT SHOWS THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN A NOUN OR A PRONOUN AND SOME
OTHER WORDS IN THE SENTENCE.
 PREPOSITIONS ARE USED TO
SHOW:
1. LOCATION - AT, IN, ON, BEHIND, IN FRONT OF
• EXAMPLES: GEORGINA SAT IN FRONT OF BORGY.
• THE SCARED LITTLE BOY HID BEHIND THE CURTAIN.

2. DIRECTION - TO, FROM, DOWN, OUT, UP

• EXAMPLES: THOSE TOURISTS CAME FROM NEIGHBORING ASIAN COUNTRIES.
• MANY MOUNTAINEERS CLIMBED DOWN MT. APO.

3. ASSOCIATION - OF, FOR, WITH

• EXAMPLES:
• THE SIXTH GRADERS SANG WITH THEIR TEACHER. THEY OFFERED GIFTS FOR THE
CELEBRANT.
 TWO-SYLLABLE
PREPOSITIONS
ABOUT AGAINST BEFORE BESIDE EXCEPT
AFTER ALONG BEHIND BETWEEN INSIDE
ABOVE AMONG BELOW BEYOND OUTSIDE
ACROSS AROUND BENEATH DURING OVER
COMBINED PREPOSITIONS

INTO UPON WITHOUT

ONTO WITHIN THROUGHOUT
 COMPOUND PREPOSITIONS
OR WHOLE GROUP
• ACCORDING TO • NEXT TO
• PRIOR TO • IN PLACE OF
• IN REGARD TO • OWING TO
• IN FRONT OF • SUBSEQUENT TO
• BY MEANS OF • APART FROM
 OBJECT OF THE
PREPOSITION
- The object of the preposition is the noun
or the pronoun that follows a
preposition.
Examples: The scouts stood behind the
flagpole
The eagle flew above us.
 PREPOSITION OR ADVERB?
Examples:
She jogged past.
She jogged past the grandstand.
 PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
Examples:
During the concert, we sat in the back of
celebrities.
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES AS
MODIFIERS
Adjective phrase
- It tells which one, what kind, or how
many.
Ex:
How was scrubbing the tiles in the bathroom
The wheels of the car were dirty.
One of the concert artists from the boy band
 PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES AS
MODIFIERS
Adverb phrase
- It tells when, how, and to what extent.
Ex:
The show started at noon.
Very important people came to the party.
The laborers worked in shifts.
The sixth grader was able to solve the equation at once.
 PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES AS
MODIFIERS
Adverb phrase
- It tells when, how, and to what extent.
Ex:
On Friday, meet me at nine o’clock at Starbucks.
A bird sees everything at once in total focus.
 PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES AS
MODIFIERS
Adverb phrase
- It tells when, how, and to what extent.
Ex:
(unclear)A fireman rescued a dog in a fire truck.
(clear) A fireman in a fire truck rescued a dog.

Usually, no comma is needed if a short phrase comes at the

beginning of a sentence.
Ex: After lunch we did our homework.
 COORDINATING OR
CORRELATIVE
SHE IS SHORT BUT
SMART.