Preposition

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Form one english

PREPOSITIONS

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Introduction

Look at the following pictures:

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picture a boys

picture b Grace

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Activity 1

Where are the boys ?

2.Where is Grace?

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The boys are sitting under a tree

2.Grace is sitting on the table

The words under and on are used before the nouns a tree and the table to show place and position.

These words are called prepositions.

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Prepositions also show: time, direction and method

For example:

1.We shall have a Transparency

Integrity seminar in August (time)

2.The visitors are walking round the school(direction)

3.Our principal will travel by train(method)

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Activity 1b

Where is Jeremiah

Picture A?

Where is Jeremiah

Picture B?

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Answers

1 in picture A Jeremiah is behind the tree

2. in picture B Jeremiah is in front of the tree

T he word behind and the phrase in front of are prepositions

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Activity 2

Now make nine different sentences

from the following pictures using the

given prepositions .

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Picture 1 along

Picture 2 across

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Picture 3 in

Picture 4 out

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Picture 5 over

Picture 6 into

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Picture 6 under

Picture 7 through

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Picture 8 towards

Activity 3

Identify prepositions in the following sentences:

Tima is walking towards the borehole.

Grace threw the ball into the bucket

The boy was seen going through the fence

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