Prepositions

Prepositions
A word that relates a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence.
*Always followed by an object (noun or pronoun)

They are like wheels on a car- it's hard to make things run smoothly without them.

Common Prepositions

about	for
above	from
across	in
after	inside
against	into
along	like
among	near
around	of
as	off
at	on
before	out
behind	over
below	past
beneath	through
beside	to
between	toward
beyond	under
by	until
despite	up
down	with
during	within
except	without

Examples: The sun is above the cloud.
The sun is behind the cloud.
The sun is under the cloud.

Prepositional Phrases
Begin with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.

HOW: with a smile, like a shotgun
WHEN: on Sunday, after this message, during the trial
WHERE: above his eyebrow, in Toledo, with me
UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS: under stress, for no good reason
WHICH ONE: with the yellow dress, without a nose, under my shoe
HOW MANY: by the dozen, like a million dollars

Examples: The sun shines over many states.
The gum is stuck in my hair.
We will have a test on Friday.

Can you identify these prepositions?
1. Under the books on the desk, you will find an envelope with your name on it.
2. The driver of the sleigh stopped in the woods near the lake for a few minutes.
3. Since last week, we have planted flowers along the fence and behind the house.
4. Until yesterday I had never been inside the museum without my parents.
5. Go down the street to the corner and turn left at the light.
6. After today Ms. Peters will arrive by bus at the stop across the street from the school.
7. The stranger walked past the post office and into the bank.
8. Will you sit beside me during the period before lunch?
9. The coach postponed the match between the Tigers and the Bears because of rain.
10. Today we go over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house in a car instead of an old fashioned buggy.

Practicing with Prepositions
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/prepositions.htm