Between+the+Trees

Vocabulary Strategies Squirrel got Loose Preposition Pages Parts of Speech ~ ~ ~Prepositions~ ~ ~

The squirrel went

between the trees.



 A preposition is a word (or words) that creates a relationship between a noun or pronoun and another part of the sentence. Many prepositions express relationships in time and space. Knowing how to recognize them, can help us avoid errors involving subject-verb agreement and pronoun case.

 Check out the list of prepositions.

**HOW CAN WE IDENTIFY PREPOSITIONS? **

Many prepositions are //**space**// //**related **//. They tell you were something or someone is in //**relation **//to something else. Some people remember these //**space-**// //**related **//prepositions by thinking about where the squirrel can be in //**relation **// to a tree. In the squirrel examples, the preposition shows the //**relationship **//<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px;"> between the squirrel and the tree. Here are just a few examples:

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 35px; text-align: left;"> **A squirrel can go:**



**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px;">through a tree **

<span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px; text-align: left;">


 * <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'comic sans ms',cursive; font-size: 25px; text-align: right;">beside a tree / next to a tree/under a tree **



**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px;">in a tree **

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px;">inside a tree <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden; text-align: center;">



**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px; line-height: 29px;">behind a tree / in back of a tree **



**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px;">in front of a tree **



**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px;">under a tree branch **

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 45px; text-align: center;">

**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px;">upside-down on a tree branch tree **

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 45px; text-align: center;">squirrels in prepositional positions



<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px; text-align: left;">**in a hat an coat** <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px;">on a cat

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 45px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden; text-align: center;">

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 45px; text-align: center;">

**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px;">with a walnut **

**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px;">in the snow ** <span style="color: #008000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px; text-align: left;">



**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px;">over the flowers **

**<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 25px; line-height: 33px;">in the air **