Prepositional Opener (2)

 

A  (2) is a sentence that starts with a prepositional phrase. They are easy to write! 

Most of the time, when you start a sentence with a preposition, it will be part of a prepositional phrase. It is built into our language.

(2) Along the edge of the box, the frog carefully hopped.

(2) Beneath the box the frog burrowed.

(2) Inside the box the frog hides from predators.

(2) Past the box the frog raced to snatch the fly.

Let’s talk a bit about punctuation. Looking at the sample sentences above, you will note that the first sentence has a comma while the other three do not. 

In general, a prepositional phrase of four to five words or more takes a comma. If there are fewer than four or five, however, the comma is optional. 

MORE EXAMPLES OF (2)s

(2) Underneath the heavy wooden table, the terrified puppy hid.

(2) In the doctor’s office, the bandaged man waited.

(2) At 6:45 a.m., my train leaves the station.

(2) Under the railway bridge, hikers huddled close together to stay safe and dry while the hurricane raged.

(2) Above the treetops the drone zipped and dove as the people on the ground watched in awe.

Here is a great list of prepositions to use in (2) OPENERS:

above

after
along
among
around
at

before
behind
beneath
beyond
by
down
for
from
in

inside
into
near
on
out
over

past
throughout
to
under
up
with
within

BEWARE the infinitive verb. It is NOT a (2).

Examples:

To start the day, she always had a cup of dark roasted coffee.

To be, or not to be, that is the question.