A preposition is a word that tells you 'anywhere a mouse can run.'

It NEVER travels alone; it is always followed by a noun or a pronoun.

One preposition does not fit the mouse sentence: OF. Memorize it.

Prepositional phrases add detail and description to your writing. When you analyze a sentence, draw a line through prepositional phrases so that you can see the rest of the sentence clearly.

• “A mouse can run under the chair .”
• “A mouse can run through the house .”
• “A mouse can run past Aunt Judy .”
• “A mouse can run over him .”
• “A mouse can run before lunch .”

Identify the prepositional phrases in the following sentences.

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Melvin was walking to school with his friend Steven on Monday when an alien space ship landed in front of them. Without warning, the aliens kidnapped our boys and took them across the galaxy. During the trip, our heroes looked around the ship and found a map of Roanoke in the captain’s cabin.

Now try these.

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Last Thursday, Gertrude fell into the soup. Her hair was full of vegetables. Broth dripped from her nose onto the floor. Poor Gertrude moaned quietly as she picked noodles out of her ears.

**Please write three more sentences about Gertrude and the soup. Include at least SEVEN prepositional phrases altogether. (Make sure that each proposition you use is different.)