1. Is a social pariah, according to Lorraine.
2. Mr. Pignati's best friend.
3. Thinks all boys have "only one thing on their minds."
4. Obsessed with cleanliness.
5. Obviously has a problem with authority figures.
6. Holds the Telephone Marathon record.
7. Did a book report on only one page of the book.
8. Wants to write for living.
9. Is fond of puns.
10. John's main scapegoat for things he's done (like gluing the phone).

Prepositions!
Copy the definitions below.

• A preposition is a word used to show a relationship between a noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence.
• A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition, its object, and any modifiers.
• The object of the preposition is the noun or pronoun that follows the preposition.

Practice. Identify: a) prepositions, b) the prepositional phrase, c) the object of the preposition.
Some may not have any prepositions, some may have more than one.
Example. The library will hold the book until tomorrow.
 

1. Before the speech, I was nervous.
2. Many people find papers on the internet.
3. I will wait by the tree until dinner.
4. We looked across the crowd into the bright spotlights.
5. The boomerang flew across the big yard and into my head.

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