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Prepositions
Prepositions are relational
terms. They locate the
action of the sentence in
time and space.
SOME PREPOSITIONS
At
Before
Beside
Between
Beyond
Until
Independent Practice
The tree was not only stripped by the cold
season, it seemed weary from age, enfeebled,
dry. I was thankful, very thankful that I had
seen it. So the more things remain the same,
the more they change after all--plus cest la
meme chose, plus ca change. Nothing
endures, not a tree, not love, not even a death
by violence.
so much depends
upon
a red wheel
barrow
glazed with rain
water
beside the white
chickens.
so much depends
upon
Warm Up 2/24
Write this warm up on a separate piece of
paper.
What qualities of Julia does Winston find
especially attractive? Name at least two
qualities and use evidence from the text to
support your argument. (You do not need to
use quotations if you dont wish to).
Warm Up Pt 2
Exchange your warm up with the person sitting
next to you. Once you have someone elses
warm up, read through it carefully. Circle all
verbs and, with an arrow, link them to the
nouns they modify. Determine whether there
are subject-verb agreement errors.
REMEMBER: Do not be thrown off by
prepositional phrases.