Prepositions are a class of words that indicate relationships between nouns, pronouns and other words in a sentence. Most often they come before a noun. They never change their form, regardless of the case, gender etc. of the word they are referring to.Some common prepositions are:
about above across after against
along among around at before
behind below beneath beside between
beyond but by despite down
during except for from in
inside into like near of
off on onto out outside
over past since through throughout
till to toward under underneath
until up upon with within
without.
Prepositions typically come before a noun:
For example:
- after class
- at home
- before Tuesday
- in London
- on fire
- with pleasure
A preposition usually indicates the temporal, spatial or logical relationship of its object to the rest of the sentence.
For example:
- The book is on the table.
- The book is beside the table.
- She read the book during class.
In each of the preceding sentences, a preposition locates the noun "book" in space or in time.
Prepositions are classified as simple or compound.
Simple prepositions
Simple prepositions are single word prepositions. These are all showed above.
Simple prepositions are single word prepositions. These are all showed above.
For example:
- The book is on the table.
Compound prepositions
Compound prepositions are more than one word. in between and because of are prepositions made up of two words - in front of, on behalf of are prepositions made up of three words.
Compound prepositions are more than one word. in between and because of are prepositions made up of two words - in front of, on behalf of are prepositions made up of three words.
For example:
- The book is in between War and Peace and The Lord of the Rings.
- The book is in front of the clock.
Examples:
- The children climbed the mountain without fear.
- There was rejoicing throughout the land when the government was defeated.
- The spider crawled slowly along the banister.
Exercise
Use the prepositions from the review sheet to complete the following sentences (there could be more than one right answer).
- I was the mall last night.
- I am going to go the movies tonight.
- Yesterday, the teacher gave the class a pop quiz and told them they had fifteen minutes to do it.
- Last weekend I went for a walk in the woods my dogs.
- My parents are going to be out the country for a whole week.
- I was waiting the corner Tim Horton’s for over an hour!
- My parents are cheering the Maple Leafs this season.
- I am scheduled to work 4:30 pm. every day Friday when I finish at 3:00 pm.
- At the concert, I didn’t like the person who sat me.
- In order to catch the train I must leave five o’clock.
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