PREPOSITIONS Shows the relationship between the object noun

PREPOSITIONS Shows the relationship between the object – noun or pronoun – and other words in the sentence.

PREPOSITION A preposition is placed at the beginning of a prepositional phrase. into the bank beside Angie’s white bicycle throughout the entire day

PREPOSITION A preposition can locate the object in time. I never eat during class. Jimmy went outside after dinner. A preposition can locate the object in space. The moon shone brightly in the night sky. I left a key under the welcome mat.

PREPOSITION A preposition can show a logical relationship between the object and another word in the sentence. I have always wanted to dance like Michael Jackson. Are people still looking for the fountain of youth?

PREPOSITIONS Don’t confuse prepositions with adverbs. You can tell the difference because prepositions begin a phrase, if there is no phrase there is no preposition. We ran around the field. We ran around.

PREPOSITIONS HINT! Use the cloud trick to determine if a word is a preposition. In the cloud, on the cloud, around the cloud, under the cloud, to the cloud, etc…

PREPOSITIONS aboard besides into than about between like through above beyond minus to across but near toward after by of towards against concerning off under along considering on underneath amid despite onto unlike among down opposite until anti during outside up around except over upon as excepting past versus at excluding per via before following plus with behind for regarding within below from round without beneath in save beside inside since