1.8 Parts of Speech - Part Two

Prepositions

A preposition introduces information like where, when, or why something takes place. It connects more details to a sentence. Use prepositions to help beef up your descriptive writing with tasty details.

Example: Parminder drove. (This is a simple sentence and doesn’t tell us much.)

Parminder drove to grandma’s house in the space buggy. (The prepositions to and in help add on more details. Now we know where Parminder is going and by what method -- space buggy!)

Example: The dog barked. (This is pretty boring.)

The dog barked at the burglar breaking the window with a hammer. (at and with help add more details. Aha! Now we know why the dog is barking.)

Check out this list of prepositions.

Now go to your Learning Guide and complete Peppy Preposition Addition.