D-12.02 Add Prepositional Phrases, Possessives & Indirect Objects to Sentences

Grammar 2: English in Everyday Life: Chapter 2: Prepositions (“Problems & Solutions”);  Chapter 4: Possessives (“Food & Things”); Chapter 5: Indirect Objects (“The Family”) 8 pages Who It’s For: Beginning Teachers, Helpers, & Language Learners Expanding Simple Sentences with (Non-Verb) Elements    Why It’s Useful: Aimed at instructors / students familiar with forms of be and base verbs, these assorted excerpts draw attention to prepositions used in place / time expressions and phrasal verbs; possessive forms that are nouns, pronouns, and adjectives; and pronouns; and indirect objects in full sentences.  Use them for “breaks from core grammar” or for review.   What You’ll Do:  [1] Practice the most familiar prepositions, with page 31 of Chapter 4, Part Four:  —in, at, on, to, from, for—in expressions of place and time—as well as in common phrasal verbs such as look at and listen to.   [2] Introduce, practice, and/or review how to “Express Possession.” on Pages 51 to 53