9Prepositions OBJECTIVES Recognize prepositions Use prepositions of time and place in sentences Spell common words with the sound of o in he//o Write about a popular city to visit 126 A tour boat passes the Amphawa Floating Market as it rides along the Mekong River in Samut Songkhram,Thailand. FREEWRITE Write five sentences about popular places to visit in your country. 127 GRAMMAR FOR WRITING What Is a Preposition A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun and other words in the sentence.Here is a list of common prepositions.* PREPOSITION EXAMPLE about This story is about two people. after We study after school. at My sister works at Union Bank.She starts her job at 9 a.m. before I usually go to sleep before midnight between The United States is between Canada and Mexico. by We live by the river. down She is walking down the steps. for This clock is a gift for you. from I am from San Francisco. in We live in China.I was born in September. near I live near Mount Fuji. of What is the name of your book on The pencils are on the table.I work on Monday. to I go to the park once a week. under My shoes are under the sofa. up This bus goes up that mountain. with I go to the store with my mother. without My father likes coffee without sugar. Based on the General Service List,Corpus of Contemporary American English,and other corpus sources A prepositional phrase is a group of words that: begins with a preposition (at,on,in,etc.) includes a noun or pronoun,called the object of the preposition Prepositional phrases often answer these questions:When Where How prep noun I eat lunch after my class.(Answers the question When ) prep noun Mount Fuji is in Japan.(Answers the question Where ) prep pronoun He likes to work by himself.(Answers the question How ) Mount Fuji is in Japan. 128 UNIT 9.Preposition(
课件网) 介宾短语 The monk is on the cushion. on on at on at in in in My French class begins at 10 a.m. The bus leaves for Boston at 9 p.m. My family takes a trip in July. Our favorite TV show is on Sunday. Maria, Norah and I were born in 1985. My birthday is in January. I go to sleep at midnight. We have English class on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. at on at in in in at in Greece is in Europe. The U.S. president lives on Pennsylvania Avenue. The Canadian president lives on Sussex Drive. Cashiers work at grocery stores. 后 前 Rio de Janeiro 不及物动词vi 形容词 学科前面不加the 两个介词 国家 形容词在名词前 不及物动词使用
