sJ)_($JUST A LITTLE REVIEW...........
AROUND THE CORNER
,WHAT IS THE PREPOSITION IN THIS PHRASE?
AROUND
VERY GOOD
THE
0"THE" IS ALWAYS AN ARTICLE AND NOTHING ELSE.
CORNER
:A "CORNER" IS A THING, SO IT IS A NOUN. NOUNS ARE NOT
PREPOSITIONS.
FEITHER YOU MISSPELLED THE ANSWER OR YOU'RE PLAYING GAMES WITH ME!
2WHICH WORD IN THAT PHRASE IS THE PREPOSITION?
.(TYPE IN "A", "B", OR "C" AS YOUR ANSWER.)
0 A FIRST B MIDDLE C LAST
A
@I KNOW THAT SEEMED QUITE SIMPLE, BUT YOU'LL GET MY POINT IN
A MINUTE.
HCOME ON! LOOK AT THE QUESTION AGAIN AND TYPE IN EITHER A, B, OR C.
O.K. IN THAT SAME PHRASE
AROUND THE CORNER
WHAT IS THE OBJECT?
CORNER
VERY GOOD
AROUND
0YOU'VE ALREADY SAID THAT'S THE PREPOSITION!
THE
"THE" IS AN ARTICLE.
6WHAT POSITION DOES THE OBJECT HAVE IN THE PHRASE?
6 A FIRST B MIDDLE C LAST
C
RIGHT AGAIN
0WRONG! ARE YOU USING THE LETTERS A, B OR C?
NOW, TRY THIS ONE..........
BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON
WHAT IS THE PREPOSITION?
BEYOND
YOU GOT THAT ONE RIGHT
BLUE
>"BLUE" IS AN ADJECTIVE WHICH DESCRIBES THE NOUN "HORIZON".
HORIZON
HORIZON IS A NOUN!
CHECK YOUR SPELLING.
8WHAT POSITION DOES THE PREPOSITION "BEYOND" OCCUPY?
2 A FIRST B MIDDLE C LAST
A
RIGHT YOU ARE!
*WHAT'S THE OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION?
HORIZON
RIGHT AGAIN.
YOU CAN GET IT RIGHT.
4WHAT POSITION DOES THE OBJECT "HORIZON" OCCUPY?
4 A FIRST B MIDDLE C LAST
C
RIGHT
8SINCE YOU DID SO WELL, HERE ARE SOME STATEMENTS FOR
YOU TO COMPLETE:
8IN A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE, THE PREPOSITION IS ALWAYS
THE WORD.
2 A FIRST B MIDDLE C LAST
A
QUITE RIGHT
DIN A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE, THE OBJECT IS ALWAYS THE
WORD.
4 A FIRST B MIDDLE C LAST
C
EXACTLY RIGHT!
WRONG CHOICE.
@THEREFORE, IN A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE, THE PREPOSITION IS THE
>FIRST WORD AND THE OBJECT IS THE LAST WORD. THERE MAY BE
@SOME DESCRIBING WORDS OR "MODIFIERS" IN THE PHRASE, BUT THEY
:WILL COME AFTER THE PREPOSITION AND BEFORE THE OBJECT.
@RE-READ THE ABOVE STATEMENT TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND IT.
>WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED TYPE IN "DONE" , BUT DON'T GO AWAY.
DONE
PREP03
"DONE"
PREP03TYPE IN "DONE", PLEASE.
RIGHT!
WRONG CHOICE.
@THEREFORE, IN A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE, THE PREPOSITION IS THE
>FIRST WORD AND THE OBJECT IS THE LAST WORD. THERE MAY BE
@SOME DESCRIBING WORDS OR "MODIFIERS" IN THE PHRASE, BUT THEY
:WILL COME AFTER THE PREPOSITION AND BE