Adverb or preposition

1. or

10. or
•Some words can be used as
either an adverb or a
preposition.
•ADVERB: Susan ran inside.
•PREPOSITION: Her hat was
inside the store.
•ADVERB: The shopkeeper
looked up.
•PREPOSITION: Susan raced
up the stairs.

11. •You can tell the difference
between an adverb and a
preposition if you look
carefully at how the word is
used in the sentence.
•If the word begins a
prepositional phrase, it’s a
preposition.
•Otherwise, it is an adverb.
or

12. •Above
•Along
•Around
•Below
•By
•Down
•In
•Inside
•Near
•Off
•Over
•Out
•Outside
•Under
•Up
or

13. or

14. •She was curious and went in.
•In every corner, she saw strange,
wonderful things.
•Sarah walked around.
•A wooden box beside the vase caught
Sarah’s attention.
•Near the bed was an old rocking
chair.
•Sarah sat down.

15. •She was curious and went in.--Adverb
•In every corner, she saw strange,
wonderful things.--Preposition
•Sarah walked around.--Adverb
•A wooden box beside the vase caught
Sarah’s attention.--Preposition
•Near the bed was an old rocking
chair.--Preposition
•Sarah sat down.--Adverb

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•Due Thursday, April
22, if not finished in
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