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by Brian P. Cleary illustrated by Brian Gable t C AROLRHODA B OO KS, I NC . / M INNEAPOLIS
n i s t i s ep o
r P
w h s
o
r e e h , w s
u
o
Like in your bed,
beside the chair—
Under , , over by the clover,
About, above, or next to over .
R
Th ey tell us a e m t i
d
n
l c ,
l s o p a
a
e
Like past 9:30, in your face.
after school,
in between the pond and pool.
e lden d a y h t s , s r e v E ’ been a s il y e r e s l m y t th h n c i e
o
That
prepositions
aren’t correct to end a sentence with .
, y l l f u
e r a B ut w r ite y u r s e n t e n c e c o
t a h t r e v l l d i s c o and yo u ’
Ending with a
preposition is often where it’s at.
Prepositions give direction
Like, doctors rushed to Rhonda’s wrecked shin.
Or Charlie danced the Charleston over on the green,
Across
the way,
toward
Mississippi,
Through
the yard of Chris, the hippie.
s n o i t i s o p e r P d o t h e i r job
in a way that just amazes—
g n i t a l e R
o uns n
and p r on
u n
o
s
. s t o t h e t h er e s a r h p d w r ds a n o
o
Like, Paul’s
from
Pittsburgh, way up there,
I hid beneath the old oak chair—
Into, inside, from the zoo,
Home by way of Timbuktu.
w h e n w h er e h o w
They tell the whens, the wheres, the hows,
‘Cause that’s their special mission, and help to link the other words– That’s what’s a preposition!
o, what is a
s
Preposition? Do you know?
