108 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. Chapter 4 Grammar Skills The cards are on the table. The hat is beside the very pretty dress. She mailed the package to him. Prepositional phrases often show location in space or time for the object of the phrase. In the first two examples below, the prepositional phrases show location in space. In the third example, the phrase shows location in time. The book is on the floor. The paper is underneath the stapler. The leaves change color in the fall. Prepositional phrases can serve as adverbs in a sentence. In the example that follows, without pain tells how the man ran the race. The man ran the race without pain. Interjections Interjections are probably the least used of the parts of speech. However, they play an important role in expressing strong emotions. An interjection is a word that expresses strong emotion, such as surprise, fear, anger, excitement, or shock. An interjection can also express a command. Examples of interjections include wow, oh, hey, ouch, well, and hurray. An interjection can appear at the beginning of a sentence that expresses strong emotion. The sentence can end with a period or an exclamation point, depending on how forceful the writer wants the sentence to be. In the following examples, the interjections are shown in italics. No, don’t touch that! Oh, you surprised me. Well, I am insulted by that remark! Goodheart-Willcox Publisher Figure 4-10 There are dozens of prepositions in the English language. Prepositions about above across after along among around at before behind below beneath beside by down during except for from in inside into like near of off on onto outside over past since through to toward under underneath until up upon versus with within without