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A PrepositionIs a word that

shows the relationship of one word in a sentences to another word.

Shows the relationship between a noun and another word in the sentence such as

A verbAnd adjectiveOr other noun

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Understanding prepositionsA preposition can beOne word

on, at, in…A phrase (a group of words)

ontop of, across from…

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Prepositions are followed byNouns

at home, on water,

Pronounsin it, next to me,

Noun Phrasesacross from the tall building

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There are four things that a prepositions tells

1. Location2. Direction

3. Time

4. Relationship

1. Where someone or something is.

2. Where something is going.

3. When something happens.

4. The relationship between a noun or a pronoun and another word in a sentence.

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Prepositions are followed byNouns

at home, on water,

Pronounsin it, next to me,

Noun Phrasesacross from the tall building

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Location

Debbie’s dog is outside its cage

Other prepositions that show location:

In, on, near, under, and inside

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“At” and “In”

“At”: The general place, a point. at school, at the theater, at the beach…

“In”: an area, a place with limits. in New York, in a swimming pool, in the box…

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DirectionDebbie’s dog ran to the cage.

Other prepositions that show direction:Around, toward, through, and beside.

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TimeDuring carnival I lost my dog the cage.

Other prepositions that show time:During, until.

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RelationshipOther prepositions show the relationship

between a noun or a pronoun and another word:

Sasha went to the Halloween party with Henry

The exciting book was written by Mark Twain.

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Some prepositionsAbout, above,

abroad, across, after, against, along, among, around, as, at, before, behind, below, beneath, besides, between, down, during, except, beyond, but, by, for from, in, inside, into, near, of, off, on, onto,

Out, outside, over, past, since, through, throughout, to, toward, under, underneath, until, up, upon, with, within, without.......

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Compound prepositions

According toAhead ofAlong withAs forAway fromBecause ofBy way ofDue toExcept forIn addition to

In back ofIn case ofIn front ofIn regard toIn spite ofInstead ofOut ofUp toWith the exception

of

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Prepositional PhrasesIs a group of two or more words that begins

with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun called the object of the preposition. Every preposition has an object

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ONWe use this to mean that someone orsomething

is touching a surface. It means NOT IN and NOT UNDER.

Examples:

on the roadon the door

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