Recognize
a preposition when you see one.
Prepositions
about
concerning
onto
* But is very seldom a
preposition. When it is used as a preposition, but means
the same as except—Everyone ate frog legs but Jamie. But usually
functions as a coordinating conjunction.
Recognize
a preposition when you see one.
Prepositions are the words that indicate location.
Usually, prepositions show this location in the physical world. Check out the
three examples below:
On, in, and beside are
all prepositions.
Prepositions can also
show location in time. Read the next three examples:
At
midnight,
Jill craved mashed potatoes with grape jelly.
In
the spring, I
always vow to plant tomatoes but end up buying them at the supermarket.
During the marathon, Iggy's legs complained
with sharp pains shooting up his thighs.
At midnight, in the spring, and during
the marathon all show location in time.
Because there are so many possible locations,
there are quite a few prepositions. Below is the complete list.
Prepositions
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about
above
according
to
across
after
against
along
along
with
among
apart
from
around
as
as
for
at
because
of
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
beyond
but*
by
by
means of
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concerning
despite
down
during
except
except
for
excepting
for
from
in
in
addition to
in
back of
in
case of
in
front of
in
place of
inside
in
spite of
instead
of
into
like
near
next
of
off
on
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onto
on
top of
out
out
of
outside
over
past
regarding
round
since
through
throughout
till
to
toward
under
underneath
unlike
until
up
upon
up
to
with
within
without
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* But is very seldom a
preposition. When it is used as a preposition, but means
the same as except—Everyone ate frog legs but Jamie. But usually
functions as a coordinating conjunction.
Understand how to form a prepositional
phrase.
Preposition + Optional
Modifier(s) + Noun, Pronoun, or Gerund
Here are some examples:
At
school
At = preposition; school =
noun.
According
to us
According to = preposition; us =
pronoun.
By
chewing
By = preposition; chewing =
gerund.
Under
the stove
Under = preposition; the =
modifier; stove = noun.
In
the crumb-filled, rumpled sheets
In = preposition; the, crumb-filled, rumpled =
modifiers;sheets = noun.
Realize that some prepositions also function
as subordinate conjunctions.
Some prepositions also
function as subordinate conjunctions. These prepositions
are after, as, before, since,
and until. A subordinate conjunction will have both a subject and
a verb following it, forming a subordinate clause.
Look at these examples:
After
Sam and Esmerelda kissed goodnight
After = subordinate conjunction; Sam, Esmerelda =
subjects;kissed = verb.
As
Jerome buckled on the parachute
As = subordinate conjunction; Jerome =
subject; buckled = verb.
Before
I eat these frog legs
Before = subordinate conjunction; I =
subject; eat = verb.
Since
we have enjoyed the squid eyeball stew
Since = subordinate conjunction; we =
subject; have enjoyed = verb.
Until
your hiccups stop
Until = subordinate conjunction; hiccups =
subject; stop = verb.
If you find a noun [with
or without modifiers] following one of these five prepositions, then all you
have is a prepositional phrase. Look at these examples:
After
the killer calculus test
After = preposition; the, killer, calculus =
modifiers; test = noun.
As
a good parent
As = preposition; a, good =
modifiers; parent = noun.
Before
dinner
Before = preposition; dinner =
noun.
Since
the breakup
Since = preposition; the =
modifier; breakup = noun.
Until
midnight
Until = preposition; midnight = noun.
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