| Learning
objectives |
 In
this lesson you will learn the
definition of a preposition, learn the types of
prepositions, study examples of prepositions, and
take a test. |
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| Definition of a preposition |
- A preposition:
- is a word that connects a
noun,
pronoun, or
phrase to other words in a
sentence
- is a word that can indicate direction, location, or time
- is either a:
- simple preposition consisting of one word
- compound preposition consisting of two words
- compound preposition consisting of three words
- usually comes before a
noun
- usually not placed at the end of a
sentence unless part of a
phrasal verb
- The word or
phrase that the preposition introduces is called the
object of the preposition
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| Examples of prepositions |
- The following words are simple prepositions consisting of one word
- aboard, about, above, absent, across, after, against,
along, alongside, amid, amidst, among, amongst, around, as,
aslant, astride, at, athwart, atop, barring, before, behind,
below, beneath, beside, besides, between, beyond, but, by,
despite, down, during, except, failing, following, for,
from, in, inside, into, like, mid, minus, near, next,
notwithstanding, of, off, on, onto, opposite, out, outside,
over, past, per, plus, regarding, round, save, since, than,
through, throughout, till, times, to, toward, towards,
under, underneath, unlike, until, up, upon, via, with,
within, without
- The following words are compound prepositions consisting of two words
- according to, ahead of, along
with, as for, as per, as to, aside from, because of, close
to, due to, except for, far from, inside of, instead of,
near to, next to, out of, outside of, owing to, prior to,
pursuant to, regardless of, subsequent to
- The following words are compound prepositions consisting of three words
- as far as, as well as, by means of, in
accordance with, in addition to, in case of, in front of, in
lieu of, in place of, in spite of, on account of, on behalf
of, on top of
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Take the test |
 Study
the types of prepositions listed above. Each word in bold
print in the test sentences is one of the types of
prepositions. |
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1. The group walked around the park.
2. She was waiting at the train station.
3. They sat in the library.
4. The chicken ran across the street.
5. She is going to work at night.
6. The group will meet on Friday.
7. The book is on the table.
8. They brought the guest speaker into the room.
9. It rained throughout Summer.
10. The money is between the papers.
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