LO. I know what prepositions are and how to use them.

WILF I know that a preposition is a word that gives information about time or place. I know that a preposition introduces a noun phrase, which does not contain a verb. I can identify whether a word is being used as a subordinating conjunction or as a preposition.

A preposition is a word that gives information about time and place. A preposition introduces a noun phrase, which does not contain a verb.

Time Place Both after above by before between at until beside in since below on from beneath during behind under near over next against in front of across opposite

Conjunction or Preposition? Sentence before used as a subordinating conjunction before used as a preposition We left the restaurant before dessert. Tickets to enter the theme park are more expensive before 11 in the morning. We have breakfast before we leave for school.

after used as a subordinating conjunction after used as a preposition Conjunction or Preposition? Sentence after used as a subordinating conjunction after used as a preposition We arrived after breakfast. The bus left after everyone got on. It will be sunny after the rain.

until used as a subordinating conjunction until used as a preposition Conjunction or Preposition? Sentence until used as a subordinating conjunction until used as a preposition We can’t leave for the airport until I find the passports. You can stay up until midnight on New Year’s Eve. Sam is visiting his grandma until the weekend.

Ali locked the door before he left. Tick all the sentences that contain a preposition. Ali locked the door before he left. The shops are beyond the main road. My brother is behind me in the race. Barry is below Andrew in the register.

Ali locked the door before he left. Tick all the sentences that contain a preposition. Ali locked the door before he left. The shops are beyond the main road. My brother is behind me in the race. Barry is below Andrew in the register.

after used as a subordinating conjunction after used as a preposition Tick one box in each row to show whether the word after is used as a subordinating conjunction or as a preposition. Sentence after used as a subordinating conjunction after used as a preposition He moved here after the end of the war. Entry is free after 5pm in the evening. I went to the cinema after I had eaten my dinner.