Preposition

FEATURES, POSITION AND FUNCTIONS OF PREPOSITION

Prepositions are words that show relationship between a noun and other words in a sentence.

Examples of prepositions are:

About, in, against, above, into, across, up, beyond, after, upon, below, between, at, on, along, behind, over, among, until, before, towards, off, for, with, round, to, once, upon, down, of, except, from. .e.t.c.

POSITION OF PREPOSITION IN SENTENCES

Many prepositions come before nouns or pronouns e.g.

The bell is near the table.

Please wait for me.

Rachel’s brother came from Lagos.

I came before you.

The players ran round the field.  etc.

FUNCTIONS OF PREPOSITION IN SENTENCES

Preposition is generally used with a noun ( or pronoun) to make a phrase. For example.

At my house, in your school, with you. Here are some more examples.

Preposition                                                                            noun (pronoun)

In                                             your                                         pocket

Over                                        the                                           wall

Through                                   the                                           window

To                                                                                            him

Round                          the                                           garden etc.

These phrases often do the work of an adverb,i.e. they tell how , when or where an action was done. It is called adverb phrases, e.g.The soldiers fought bravely (adverb of manner). The soldiers fought with great bravery (adverb phrase). He came yesterday (adverb of time). He came at four o’clock(adverb phrase). At other times they do the work of an adjective,that is, they tell more about a noun. These phrases are called adjective phrases. Here are some examples: A dirty boy opened the door (adjectives). A boy with a dirty face opened the door ( adjectival phrase). The children of the village go to this school. The picture on the wall shows the national theater. The boy with me is Zakari. The view through the open door window is very pretty.

EVALUATION:

1. What is preposition?
2. Mention examples of preposition?
3. Mention the functions of preposition perform in sentences and give examples of each of them.

ASPECT: COMPOSITION

TOPIC: LETTER WRITING (GUIDED WRITING – EMPHASIS ON ARRANGEMENT OF IDEAS IN LOGICAL SEQUENCE)

CONTENT:

Letter writing can be divided into two,  formal letter and informal letter.  Whatever type one is writing, the ideas therein must be logical and arranged in sequential order.

FORMAT OF AN INFORMAL LETTER

1. The address of the writer by the top right side of the letter.
2. The salutation: Dear Segun, Dear Uncle. Etc.
3. The body of the letter which comprises the introduction, the main reason of writing the letter (subject matter) and the conclusion, which is the summary and rounding off of the letter.
4. Complementary close: yours sincerely.

ASSSIGNMENT

You have a friend who lives in another town or state. He or she has just written to inform you of his or her success in the 100 metres rule at the just concluded. Annual Inter-House Sports competition of his or her school where he or she came first, as a result he or she was given a prize. Write a reply to his or her letter congratulating him or her.

EVALUATION

1. State the difference between formal and informal letter.
2. Mention the group of people the two letters can be written to.