Prepositions
Prepositions is a word which precedes a noun (or a pronoun) to show the noun's (or the pronoun's) relationship to another word in the sentence. (The word preposition comes from the idea of being positioned before. It is not true to say that a preposition always precedes a noun or a pronoun, but it does most of the time).
Article:
THE STORYKEEPER
by Kate Hibbert
Once, long, long ago, in a time where magical things
happened, under the edge of a great
forest, lived the Storykeeper. Now, the Storykeeper lived in the most beautiful house you can
imagine. It was like a palace! In the gardens there were all kinds of
exotic flowers and all kinds of fantastic wild animals. Many wonderful tales
were told of the Storykeeper, and he was, truly wonderful.
Everyday, outside the gates of the Storykeeper's house, sat a poor, little
orphan girl.
Everyday, Katia wished she could go inside and meet the Storykeeper to
listen to his stories. One day, she met a merchant coming out of the gates.
"Please Sir," she said, "What is it like inside? What is the
Storykeeper like?" The merchant replied, "Oh child, he is truly
wonderful. But, you must meet him yourself to really know."
Another day,
she met a priest coming out of the gates. "Please Sir," she asked,
"Tell me about the Storykeeper. What is it like inside his house?"
"Oh child, he is truly wonderful," replied the priest, "But, you
must meet him for yourself to know these things". "How can I meet the
Storykeeper?" thought Katia. "I am so poor, so ragged and so dirty.
I'm not wealthy like the merchant or holy like the priest. I can never go in
and meet the Storykeeper like this." And so, she continued to sit outside
the gates of the Storykeeper's house.
Then it
happened one day that a proclamation was sent throughout the land. "Hear
Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye. Let it be known
that at this New Year's Eve, at
the great Storytelling, the Storykeeper will present a diamond ring to the one
who brings him the best story in all the land". When Katia heard the
proclamation, she almost jumped for joy. "This is my chance to meet the
Storykeeper. I'll find him the best story I can."
So, with an eager and hopeful heart
she set off to find a story. She
travelled many a weary mile through the forest and far into distant lands. As she travelled, her desire to find a
story that would please the Storykeeper grew stronger and stronger.
One day, she
met up with the merchant. "I'm going to tell a story about wealth and
fortune", he said. "That should go down well, after all, the
Storykeeper is very rich." But, Katia didn't think this was at all a
suitable story and she continued on her way. Another day she met up with the
priest. "I'm going to tell a story about living a holy life", said
the priest. "That should go down well, after all the Storykeeper is a
great philosopher." But, again Katia didn't think this was a suitable
story either and so she travelled on.
Time passed
and it was nearly New Year's Eve. Still, she had not found a story. She began
to feel disheartened. "How will I ever find a story now? I've searched
everywhere. Time is running out. What will I do?" Then, as Katia returned through the forest, she met an old woman. Katia didn't think
she'd ever met anyone so old before. However, this old woman was very wise. She
told Katia, "Tell the Storykeeper your own story. Tell him of your search.
After all, you have nothing to lose. Tell him and see what happens". Katia
resolved then and there to heed the old woman's advice. "After all"
she thought to herself, "I, of all people, have nothing to lose". She
turned to thank her, but mysteriously, the wise old woman had vanished.
The time of
the Great Storytelling had arrived. Katia took her place and waited for her
turn to speak. That New Year’s Eve, many tales were told of many, wild and
wonderful things. Last of all, Katia told her story. She explained how she had
searched for a story, worthy of the Storykeeper and how she could find nothing
suitable. She told of her meeting with the wise old woman and how she had
decided the only story she could tell was her own story.
As she finished speaking she looked
around at the great crowd of people. Some were hiding their faces in their hands, some were
silently weeping and others were applauding. Finally, she looked to the
Storykeeper. To her great surprise, he was smiling at her. With a wave of his
hand he silenced the crowd and stood beside Katia, the poor, little orphan girl.
"This
child" he said, "has brought me the best story in all the land. In
giving me a story from her heart she has given me of herself. This is the best
kind of story and it has found a place in my heart." Then, taking Katia's
hand, the Storykeeper placed the diamond ring on her finger.
In fact, the
Storykeeper was so taken with Katia that he took her to live in his palace as
his own daughter. And to this day, Katia, no longer poor or an orphan, is
constantly learning stories from the Storykeeper and finding out just how truly
wonderful he is.
NO.
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FUNCTIONS
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SENTENCES
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1.
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Preposition of Place and Positions
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Everyday, outside
the gates of the Storykeeper's house, sat a poor, little orphan girl
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2.
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Preposition Phrase
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Once, long, long ago, in a time where
magical things happened, under
the edge of a great
forest, lived the Storykeeper.
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3.
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Preposition of Place and Positions
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Katia wished she could go inside and meet the Storykeeper to
listen to his stories.
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4.
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Preposition of Time
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So, with an eager and hopeful heart she set
off to find a story.
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5.
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Preposition of Movement
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Another day, she met a priest coming out of the gates.
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6.
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Preposition of Movement
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As she finished speaking she looked around at the great crowd of people
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7.
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Preposition of Movement
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She travelled many a weary mile through the
forest and far into distant lands.
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8.
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Preposition of Time
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Let it be known that at this New Year's Eve
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9.
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Preposition of Place
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Lived in
the most beautiful house you can imagine.
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10.
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Preposition of Movement
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Katia returned through the forest.
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