I'm hoping someone has the answer to this question.... Can a prepositional phrase be used as an object complement? Example: He chose his cousin (as the leader). Is "as the leader" modifying the direct object cousin as an object complement? Can you think of any other examples? I've found conflicting information about prepositional phrases being used as object complements and am trying to straighten it out in my head. :-) Thanks!

An update: I didn't get anything done in the time frame I thought I would! We moved to a different state and were staying with family for awhile, etc. Anyway, I finally got back to work on this! I also decided to create an ENTIRE grammar curriculum, instead of a unit on prepositions, so needless to say, things are taking me a lot longer than I anticipated, since I'm illustrating everything myself. If anyone is interested in being a proofreader, please follow my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/guesthollow/ . I'll be posting something about it soon. Proofreaders will get a free final copy. :-) I'll still be randomly drawing a list from replies in this thread for "beta testers" and feedback, but it's going to be awhile before I have a final draft ready to go. I'm aiming to have it completed by this fall! I hope this post doesn't break the forum rules. I had another post having to do with Guest Hollow stuff taken down. ;-) I'm not complaining at all, though!! I love this forum and wish I had more time to just hang out, like I used to.

My daughter wrote a review after using TT, years ago: http://www.guesthollow.com/homeschool/reviews/reviewteachingtextbooks.html She's 25, almost 26 now, and teaching English at a school in Japan. She took both the ACT and the SAT and did fine on both in the math section. She did score higher in the English section, but that's her strong area, and math has always been something she struggled with and often disliked. When she entered college, she actually became a high school math tutor for a while to make a little extra income. Her time with TT made it so she was proficient enough to do that. She was also in a nursing program in college (until she changed her goals) and had a lot of exposure to math. She did just fine. I remember TT having a lot of review built into each level, and that a lot of the beginning of each year goes over some pretty basic stuff. I haven't had a kid using it for a few years, though, so it could have changed. I've been listening to (er, reading) the TT debate for years now. My experience is that it kept my daughter from hating math and helped her be successful in her future endeavours. That's what mattered to me, and I'm glad I used it. Having said that, if I had a student who planned on being a chemistry or physics major, I'd go with something that's more of a challenge. One of my sons used Art of Problem Solving books and a mix of other things that were more rigorous and suited for him (on top of TT which he basically did for fun, lol). I think it really comes down to the kid. I thought I'd chime in though, because I have a homeschool graduate who used it and finally got over her math hurdle because of it. She also did decently on both the ACT and SAT. So, I'm happy I chose to use it, in my particular cirumstances. Edited to add: My daughter took TT in high school, but not previous to that, so yes, in my opinion, you could easily start up TT in high school after using something else for the younger years. I personally would NOT use TT before high school (except maybe prealgebra) because I prefer different math programs like Singapore for the elementary years.

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Thank you! The books were a lot of fun. :-) I never liked physics before I created this curriculum, but now I find it really fascinating and am reading more physics books during my free time, just for fun. Some of the stuff in quantum physics just blows my mind, lol. I might add a few more suggestions to the "extra" books, soon, as I've run across some that are really well written.

You're welcome! :-) I hope it's a fit for her. I really enjoyed creating it and reading the books!

I've been absent from these boards for awhile!! My last homeschooler graduated last May, and then we moved to a different state to a VERY rural area, so things have been crazy. Anyway, I'm still here and lurking, on occasion, lol. I just thought I'd share that my new high school physics curriculum is finished and posted on my website: http://www.guesthollow.com/homeschool/science/highschool_physics/physics_home.html I had a lot of fun creating it and incorporating tons of great books, instead of using a textbook: Thanks for letting me share my newest curriculum baby, lol. :-)

I didn't see my chemistry program listed, so I'm chiming in. ;-) Forgive me if I missed it! http://www.guesthollow.com/homeschool/science/chemistry_highschool/chemistry_home.html

Thanks to everyone for the replies!! Since I got such a great response, I'll be holding a drawing to choose some of you to work with. Everyone else will get a coupon for the final product. It's not to late to let me know if you are interested (or to get the future coupon, lol). :-) It will still be a little while before I have anything ready to test. Thanks again!! You all are so awesome!!

I consulted a variety of resources to come up with my own preposition list. :-) I included prepositions that I believe kids this age will come across fairly often. I made sure to let students know that my list does NOT include every conceivable preposition, something that annoyed me with other curricula. My kids would read the list(s) and think they knew every preposition that existed on the planet, lol. NOT TRUE! ;-) Here is the list I came up with: aboard, about, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, at before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, but (meaning except), by down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into, like near, of, off, on, onto, out, outside, over, past, since through, throughout, to, toward, under, underneath, until, up, upon, with, within, without That's the basic list I introduce, but I will also teach that some prepositions consist of more than one word, like "in back of", "because of" and so on. I want kids to get the concept, but I also want them to understand that they are going to run into things they have NOT studied, and that learning grammar is a journey, not necessarily something that can be digested via just a workbook. ;-)

I'm designing a grammar unit on prepositions that is very hands-on with a variety of activities to help student retain the material. The unit comes with lessons written to the student (or that can be read by a parent if you have younger children), workbook style pages for practice, games, and more. The unit reviews nouns, verbs, helping verbs, and pronouns. It also teaches students about prepositions, the object of a preposition, and the subject / verb of a sentence. There is also some copywork and a small bit of writing included in the unit. Here are some screenshots: It will be about a month or so before I finish the unit up, but I need families to test it out and look for errors, give feedback, etc. I may create an entire year's worth of grammar that is released unit by unit and then put together in one bundle / download. My goal is to create a grammar program that is actually FUN to use and doesn't bog kids down with endless workbook pages, but rather breaks things up with activities. I always thought grammar was so boring to teach with only a few exceptions. I want to provide something that livens it up a bit. ;-) It's also my goal to create something kids will RETAIN. If you are interested in testing this unit on prepositions, please post below, and I'll PM you when I'm ready to send the materials (via PDF). Thanks for reading!

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Here's the website using the waybackmachine: https://web.archive.org/web/20020205020548/http://www.elijahcompany.com/index.html You can look at it at different periods of time, etc. :-)

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I started homeschooling my daughter before she was kindergarten age, and she's 25 now. My youngest is turning 18 this May and I am almost officially DONE. I just can't believe it. I never thought I'd be O.K. with it, but I'm actually looking forward to what the future holds "kid-free". I've had kids my entire adult life (I was a young mom) and never had the opportunity to really take the time to develop my own interests. I get to do that now! I want to jump around and say, "YAY", but it's also a little sad. Usually around this time of year I'm planning for the fall and looking over oodles of curriculum and trying to fit everything I want into the budget, lol. This year I didn't do any of that. It's like I'm missing a yearly ritual. I hope I can still lurk here, ...as I have learned so much for all of you and feel like reading this board injects a little intelligence into my brain, lol. The future is really murky for my husband and I right now. We are planning on moving out of CA in about a year, but aren't 100% sure where we'll end up. Right now it's sort of a choice between Idaho and Alabama for lots of various reasons, including cost of living, etc. If anyone knows of a job in either of those states that a couple can do together, or that can be done from home, please let me know! :-) I also want to keep developing my Guest Hollow business, and am hoping that it will continue to grow enough to justify working on it in the future full-time. I believe it has that potential, but we have to eat in the meantime, lol. Well anyway, just sharing a little (well, gosh it's actually pretty big) milestone. :D

I'm running a giveaway on my blog and thought I'd post about it here. :-) I can't believe I'm DONE homeschooling now (or pretty much - my son graduates in May). This giveaway is in honor of all the planning for fall that I USED to do, lol. http://guesthollow.com/blog/2016/03/a-giveaway/

I'm running a giveaway on my blog and thought I'd post about it here. :-) I can't believe I'm DONE homeschooling now (or pretty much - my son graduates in May). This giveaway is in honor of all the planning for fall that I USED to do, lol. http://guesthollow.com/blog/2016/03/a-giveaway/

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Thanks for the feedback! I'll add an additional link to the top of the page tomorrow. :-) Or maybe I'll design an easier to see "buy it button".

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Here's the link: http://www.guesthollow.com/homeschool/science/chemistry_highschool/chemistry_home.html

I just posted my new chemistry curriculum: http://www.guesthollow.com/homeschool/science/chemistry_highschool/chemistry_home.html ^_^

Thanks!! I made it in honor of my daughter who nearly cried (er, maybe she actually did, lol) when we had to do Apologia and other curricula we tried. She hated every fat science textbook I threw at her. I wish I had it when she was homeschooling (she's almost 25 now, lol)...but I'm hoping it will help someone else. Kids are not one-size-fits-all, and unfortunately, when it comes to science in high school, that's kind of how they are treated. It's my goal to make more curricula like the one above for those who don't fit in the box. :-) My son is in that category as well. He wants to be a police officer and doesn't need/want a traditional chem course. It would bore him to tears and just isn't a fit. However, he started reading the chem books pictured above, as I've been working on this curriculum, just because they are so interesting. Then he asked me to change his science for the year to this, lol. I was happy to oblige. Next semester is going to be my last bit of homeschooling...sigh...but that's another topic. At least I'll have more time to make more curricula! :lol: I LOVE science. I want non-sciencey (um, is that a word?) and math-hating high schoolers to learn that they can love it too, or at least tolerate it, haha. ;-) I also think this chem course is much more practical in many ways. A lot of students are not going on to be chemistry majors or the like. Learning traditional chemistry for some of them is like trying to learn gooblety-gook. Why not learn stuff they will actually use on a regular basis and that will help them understand the world around them better? Anyway, it totally makes my day that you love it. I hope more people do, too, lol...because I'm trying to justify working at this type of thing as a small business instead of having to do something else when the kiddo moves out! ;)