What is a preposition? It’s one of the eight parts of speech! Continue reading to learn about prepositions and prepositional phrases.
More Examples
I will bring chicken soup to my brother’s bar mitzvah.
To shows the relationship between the chicken soup and the object of preposition, my brother’s bar mitzvah.
The comic book store is around the corner.
Around shows the spatial, or space-oriented, relationship between the comic book store and the object of preposition, the corner.
Bats sleep during the day.
During shows the temporal, or time, relationship of when bats sleep by connecting it to the object of preposition, the day.
Commonly Used Prepositions
| aboard | before | during | on | to |
| about | behind | except | onto | toward |
| above | below | excepting | opposite | under |
| across | beneath | for | out | underneath |
| after | beside | from | outside | until |
| against | between | in | over | unto |
| along | beyond | inside | past | up |
| amid | but* | into | pending | upon |
| among | by | like | regarding | with |
| around | concerning | near | since | within |
| as | despite | of | through | without |
| at | down | off | throughout |
More Prepositions!
Need a refresher on prepositions? Check out this quick review!
Adapted from the Parts of Speech Review Review & Notes Presentation
Parts of Speech
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