Prepositions

Prepositions

A preposition is a word that connects one thing with another, showing how they are related. Some prepositions tell you about position or place.

A preposition is usually followed by a noun or pronoun.

Prepositions link a noun or a pronoun following it to another word in the sentence. Use this
chart to help you recognize some of the most common prepositions:

about	above	across	after	against	along
amid	around	as	at	before	behind
below	beneath	beside	between	beyond	but
by	despite	down	during	except	for
from	in	inside	into	like	near
on	onto	of	off	opposite	out
outside	over	past	since	through	to
toward	under	underneath	until	upon	with

A noun or pronoun always follows a preposition. A prepositional phrase is a preposition and
its object. A prepositional phrase can be two or three words long.

on the wing 
in the door

However, prepositional phrases also can be much longer, depending on the length of the
preposition and the number of words that describe the object of the preposition.

Near the violently swaying oak trees.
On account of his nearly depleted bank account.

There’s a big balloon in the sky.
Jane is jumping into the pool.
The books fell off the shelf.
Dad always keeps his wallet in the drawer.
There is a long mirror on the wall.
The school is near the park.
There is an old castle on the hill.
The horse jumped over the hurdle.

Some prepositions are used to talk about time.
Many shops close on Sundays.
Dad gets home about six in the evening.
The trees lose their leaves during winter.
We always wash our hands before meals.
We watched the World Cup game until 2:00 A.M.
We get up in the morning.
We go to bed at night.
It’s always hot in summer.
The movie starts at two in the afternoon.
Autumn begins in September.
They were married in 1990.
Joe arrived after me.

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