PrepositionsBY JAIDAN PHILLIPS AND CHRISTOPHER GREESON

What is a Preposition?

A preposition sits before a noun, to show the noun's relationship to another word in the sentence.

Some examples are:

in

on

at

around

above

near

underneath

of

from

Prepositions in Sentences

The jet soared above the clouds.

The cavern was underneath a temple.

Hot rocks are used for spas.

James jumped on the boat.

Laura escaped from prison.

The party's at Larry's house.

Compound Prepositions

Compound prepositions are prepositions that are composed of multiple words. Some examples are:

according to

apart from

in accordance with

with regard to

due to

because of

causes of

Compound Prepositions In Sentences

The boy wasn't going to college because of bad grade

According to the rules, Tim had to get written up.

Due to budget cuts, Jaidan and Keagan's PowerPoint couldn't be made.

The man ate the entire burger apart from the pickles.

Prepositional Phrases

A group of words that contains of preposition, a noun or pronoun object of the preposition, and any modifiers of the project.

Prepositional Phrases In Sentences

The sweet potatoes in the vegetable bin are rotten.

Before class, Josh begged his friends for a pencil.

Larry was near the plane crash area.

John came from school early.

The End

We'll discuss our hand out now.

Citations

Houghton-Mifflin Language Arts Book

Advanced English Grammar.com

Grammar Bytes.com