I promised the students that I would include a post about prepositions to help them remember how to identify these words....so here it is!
HOW TO FIND A PREPOSITION:
First of all, remember to find the nouns, articles, adjectives, and pronouns before you
do anything else. Then, looking among the words left over, find the prepositions. It's
easier than you think! Almost all prepositions will fit into the following little sentence
(it's very handy, so memorize it!).
The package under the tree is mine.
The package in the tree is mine.
The package near the tree is mine.
I will see you before lunch.
I will see you during lunch.
I will see you after lunch.
"THE MOUSE GOES ___________ THE BOX (OR BOXES)."
Take each preposition that was used in the sentences above, and put it in the blank of
the "mouse-box" sentence. It works for every one of those prepositions except during,
doesn't it? The "Mouse-Box" sentence will help you find most prepositions, but what
about the ones that don't fit?
Some prepositions won't fit into the "mouse-box" sentence. There are nine very
common ones, which may seem like a lot to remember. To help you with this, here's
a little memory trick. Remember: you may not be able to remember them, BUT
AL DOES!
B = but A = as D = during
U = until L = like O = of
T = than E = except
S = since
Sunday, September 27, 2015
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