Grade 1 · Lesson 58 — Preposition or adverb?

U1 · Level One — Parts of Speech · Prepositions · student sheet is G1_L58_Worksheet.html
Ask the question, then answer. Preposition: “Can I say it in front of “the box”?”

How we did it together — keep looking at this

Hewalkedbehindthebox.1Ask: Can I say it in front of “the box”?2Try it — “behind the box” ✓ — so “behind” is a preposition.Same steps every time. The marks stay.
Before you mark: Border work, last — the distinction flagged back in the adverb topic.
  1. Find the preposition.
    The cat sat under the chair.
    the preposition in “The cat sat under the chair.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  2. Find the preposition.
    My bag is on the table.
    the preposition in “My bag is on the table.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  3. Find the preposition.
    We walked through the garden.
    the preposition in “We walked through the garden.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  4. Find the preposition.
    The bird flew over the wall.
    the preposition in “The bird flew over the wall.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  5. Find the preposition.
    She waited before the lesson.
    the preposition in “She waited before the lesson.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  6. Find the preposition.
    The ball rolled under the bed in the room.
    the preposition in “The ball rolled under the bed in the room.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
Secure looks like: Given a sentence with two prepositions, the child names both AND the noun each one brought, and can tell a preposition from an adverb of place.
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