PREPOSTIONS & PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES

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Definition for Prepositions

• A preposition is a word that gives information such as:

1) direction or movement 2) time 3) place or location

Direction & Movement Prepositions

against, along, down from, into, off, on, onto,

out of, toward, up, upon

Example: I am putting on warmer clothes.

Time Prepositions

after, before, by, during, from, on, past, since, through, to, until, upon

Example: We will meet during our lunch hour.

Place or Location Prepositions

above, behind, below, beside, between, by, in, inside, near, on, over, through

Example: I am near the vegetable stand.

Prepositional Phrase

Prepositional phrases are used in sentences to describe a relationship between prepositions and their objects. They begin with a preposition and end with a pronoun or noun.

ORA prepositional phrase is a preposition combining with a noun or

pronoun to show location, time, or movement.

Examples: 1. I am near her. (near is the preposition & her is the pronoun)

2. We are looking through the window. (through is the preposition & window is the object of through)