PREPOSITION
DEFINITION
The use of a preposition in sentences allows for the identification of the
relationship between nouns, pronouns or phrases and other parts of their
sentences.
Uses of Prepositions
• They are used to show the direction of
something.
• They can refer to the time of something
happening.
• They can be used to denote the position or
location of an object in the sentence.
• They are also used to represent spatial
relationships.
• Prepositional phrases, in particular, can be
used to do all of these when used in sentences.
BASIC PREPOSITIONS
Prepositions
On At In Over
Around Through Opposite to In front of
Behind Beneath Beside Above
Below Under Underneath Down
Up Out With Into
Onto Across After Before
Near Among Along Between
Toward Away From To
Next to By Until About