Prepositions
Preposition is placed before a noun or pronoun and shows the relationship that exists between that noun or pronoun and some other word in the sentence.
- The ball was placed under the table.
Object of the Preposition
- I will take a walk in the woods.
In this example, the word in is the preposition placed before the noun woods to show the relationship between the verb walk and the noun woods. The noun woods that follows the preposition is called the Object of the preposition in. The entire group of words in the woods is called prepositional phrase.
Prepositional phrase contains a preposition. Is a group of words because of your attitude.
Two Groups of Prepositions
- Compound Prepositions consists of two or more words, it is regarded as a unit, or as a single preposition.
- Phrasal preposition a preposition may be a word or a phrase, and contained in the prepositional phrase. It is a case of a phrase contained in a longer phrase, and a group of words because of, or a group of words according to.
Compound Prepositions that are in Common use:
| Preposition | Preposition |
|---|---|
| according to | in consideration of |
| along side of | in apposition with |
| along with | in front of |
| because of | in regard to |
| by means of | in respect to |
| by reason of | in spite of |
| by way of | instead of |
| Contrary to | on account of |
| for the sake of | out of |
| in addition to | with reference to |
| in accordance to | with regard to |
| in case of | with respect to |
Commonly used Prepositions:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above | at | by | into | toward |
| About | before | down | like | through |
| Across | behind | during | near | under |
| After | below | except | of | until |
| Against | beneath | for | off | up |
| Among | between | in | since | with |
| Around | but | inside | to | within |
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