LESSON VIII.
Reading edition
PREPOSITIONS.
Name the words in the following sentences that express the relation of a noun or pronoun to some other word:—
1.We withdrew from the room.
2.The boys ran through the hall.
3.This box is made of paper.
4.I went to school with him.
A word that is used to express the relation of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence is called a preposition.
The noun or pronoun which the preposition connects in sense with some other word in the sentence, is called its object; as, The men are in the field.
EXERCISE I.
Select the prepositions, and state the words between which each shows a relation:—
1.He threw the ball over the fence.
2.An old man fell into a pond.
3.A stranger came within our gates.
4.From many lands comes the cry for help.
5.The boat went under the water.
6.This letter was written by my sister.
7.At noon I went home.
8.I chatter over stony ways,
In little sharps and trebles.
I bubble into eddying bays,
I babble on the pebbles.
EXERCISE II.
1. Write three sentences each containing a preposition expressing a relation between a noun and a verb. Underline the object.
2. Write three sentences each containing a preposition expressing a relation between two nouns. Underline the object of the preposition.
3. Write three sentences each containing a preposition expressing a relation between a noun and an adjective.