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Prepositions

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Prepositions

A preposition is a part of speech that introduces a prepositional


phrase. A preposition is a part of speech that shows a relationship
between two things.
•Location (on, under, in)
•Timing (before, after, during)
•Direction (from, toward, to)
To show the relationship between the nouns, verbs, and adjectives in
a sentence:
A person and their location or destination
An object and who it belongs to
An event and when it happens
Here are some of the more common prepositions:

A B F O T
aboard barring failing of than
about before following off through
above behind for on throughout
across below from onto till
after beneath I opposite times
against beside in outside to
along besides including over toward
alongside between inside P towards
amid beyond into past U
among but L per under
amongst by like plus underneath unlike
around C M R until
as circa minus regarding unto
aside concerning N round up
astride considering near S upon
at D nearby save V
atop despite next since versus
down notwithstanding via
during W
E with
except within
excepting without
excluding worth
Here are some compound prepositions:

according to In place of
by way of with respect to
instead of because of
ahead of in spite of
in addition to by means of
on account of up on
apart from
in front of
prior to
aside from

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