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inintolikenear ne#t

of off on

ontoout

over past plusminussincethan

toup

with

)s children develop their reading skills, they will learn the spelling and definitions ofmore comple# words. $hey are introduced to prepositions and other parts of speech

between the second and fourth grade. $he following list shows some more advanced prepositions2

List of Advanced Prepositions

)boardaboutaboveacrossafter

againstalong

around before behind below

beneath beside

between beyondduringe#cept

followinginsideminus

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ontooppositeoutsideroundsince

throughtowardunder

underneathunlikeuntilupon

without

3lder elementary and middle school students are e#posed to a variety of prepositions.$his includes compound words and single words used in comple# sentences.

according toalong withalongside

amongapart from

as for atop

because of by means of

concerningdespite

e#cept for in addition to

in back of in case of in front of in place of in spite of instead of on top of

out of regardingthroughout

tillup tovia

withinworth

3f course, the English language is full of e#ceptions. 4ome prepositions seem to breakthe rules, yet make sense in everyday language. $hese are called idioms. ) few common

e#amples include the following2

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List of Idioms

)ccording tocapable of familiar withimpatient withrewarded for superior to

!repositions are not always easy to identify in spoken and written language. "owever,they play a big part in making the English language colorful and interesting. 5se thislist of prepositions as a uick guide to help your student learn about prepositions.

List of the Most Common Prepositions

A through D

aboardabout

aboveabsentacrossafter againstalongalongsideamidamidstamongantiaroundasatatop

before behind below beneath beside

E throughM

e#cept

e#ceptinge#cluding

followingfor from

inin front ofinsideinstead ofinto

like

N throughR

near

ne#t

of off onon top ofontooppositeout ofoutsideover

past per plus

regarding

S throughW

save

since

thanthroughtilltimestotowardtowards

under underneathunlikeuntilupupon

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besides between beyond but by

concerningconsidering

despitedownduring

midminus

round versusvia

withwithinwithout