Prepositions 5 Directions:
Cross out all prepositional phrases. Underline the subject once and the verb twice.
Reminder: Sometimes the preposition will have a compound (more than one) object.
1. We take our vacation in July and August.
2. The gift was from John and his sister.
3. The ball rolled between the chair and the sofa.
4. In the spring or summer, I visit our friends for a week.
5. The librarian gave the books to Tom and me.
6. The meal of steak and potatoes was eaten at our favorite diner.
7. The taxi driver left without his change or a tip from the passenger.
8. That good reader likes stories about horses and reptiles.
9. Down streets and alleys trotted the owner in search of his lost pet.
10. During a trip to the zoo, the child stared at the lions and the tigers.
11. Above the door and windows was a shelf for plants.
12. All friends but Susan and Bill came to the party.
13. The band leader returned within five or ten minutes.
14. Before lunch and dinner the parent reads to the children.
15. Beyond Earth and its moon are other planets.
Easy Grammar Plus p. 9

first of paragraph? and second of statment?

don't submit such stupid questions!

there mad at that place

answer: i think it is saying that “the young man hopes she will be free. him escape signal him the door with the lady give him a ring run away with him.

explanation: i ask myself in my head and think and think until i found this

what: when quoting a source, use the author’s words verbatim, or word-for-word. this means you shouldn’t change any grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. put quotations around the words to tell your reader where the quote begins and where it ends.

you also need to acknowledge the author. for example, if using mla format for your research paper, you should have in-text citations with the author’s name and page number listed at the end of each quote.

when: use quotations to provide concrete examples to support your claims. using direct quotations is a great way to build your credibility on the subject. it’s also a good idea to quote your source when the author states things in a powerful way. if you think he or she said it best, then use the exact words to share the ideas.

example: in the short story “a jury of her peers”, mrs. hale compares mrs. wright to her caged bird, saying “she—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself. real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. how—she—did—change” (glaspell).

paraphrasing

what: paraphrasing differs from quoting because you restate the passage in your own words. since you don’t use the author’s words, you don’t need to use quotation marks. however, you still need to acknowledge the author for his or her ideas.

when paraphrasing a text, you should communicate the full meaning of the text; don’t change the meaning. it can be a condensed version of the text, or it could end up being longer than the source it’s paraphrasing.

when: you use paraphrasing when you take notes, or explain a chart or diagram to someone. paraphrasing highlight the important parts of a larger text. it also allows you to simplify the ideas for your readers.

example:

original: “it was no ordinary thing that called her away–it was probably further from ordinary than anything that had ever happened in dickson county. but what her eye took in was that her kitchen was in no shape for leaving: her bread all ready for mixing, half the flour sifted and half unsifted” (glaspell).

paraphrase: as mrs. hales walks around mrs. wright’s home, she notices that the kitchen is in disarray as if she was in the middle of baking bread (glaspell).