Prepositions
A Preposition is a word used to show the relationship of a noun or pronoun to some other word in the sentence.
Here are some of the most common prepositions.
about, above, across, after, against, among, around, as, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, besides, between, beyond, but (meaning “except”) by, down, during, except, for, from, in, into, near, of, off, on, over, past, since, through, till, to, toward, under, until, up, with, without
Sometimes prepositions consist of more than one word.
according to, ahead of, as for, as far as, away from, because of, by way of, due to, except for, instead of, out of, with respect to
Prepositional Phrases – a preposition when joined with a noun or pronoun forms a prepositional phrase. These phrases may act as adjectives and adverbs.
•Examples: in + the house = in the house The man is in the house. Since the
prepositional phrase tells where the man is, the phrase is used as an adverb.
The flour is for baking. The prepositional phrase describes flour (tells what kind);
therefore, the phrase is used as an adjective.
Notice: the word to is not a preposition when it is followed by a verb. The form to + a verb is called an infinitive.
Notice: the word for can also be used as a coordinating conjunction (see Conjunctions).