1. Adverb or Preposition?

2. What Part of Speech Are These Words?
About
Above
Around
Before
Behind
Below
Down In
Inside
Near
Out
Outside
Over
Through Up

3. Adverb or Preposition?
The following 15 words can be an adverb or preposition depending on how they are used in a sentence:
About
Above
Around
Before
Behind
Below
Down In
Inside
Near
Out
Outside
Over
Through Up

4. Adverb or Preposition?
A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition followed closely by a noun or pronoun (called the object of the preposition or OP).
An adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb and tells…
When
Where
How
To what extent/degree
With what probability
How often
Under what condition

5. Adverb or Preposition?
To determine if a word is functioning as an adverb or preposition, use this test:
See if there is a noun or pronoun that closely follows the word and answers who? or what? (which makes it the OP). If the answer is…
YES! Then the word is a PREPOSITION!
NO! Then the word is an ADVERB!

6. Adverb or Preposition? The jogger ran by quickly.
Adverb, not a noun or pronoun
The jogger ran by quickly.
Adverb - because NO noun or pronoun (OP) follows it
The jogger ran by my house quickly.
noun
preposition - because the noun house (which is the OP) follows it

7. Adverb or Preposition? We walked around and shopped.
verb, not a noun or pronoun
conjunction, not a noun or pronoun
We walked around and shopped.
Adverb - because NO noun or pronoun (OP) follows it
We walked around the mall and shopped.
preposition - because the noun mall (which is the OP) follows it

8. Adverb or Preposition? Jane was running behind the bus.
preposition - because the noun bus (which is the OP) follows it
Jane was running behind.
adverb - because NO noun or pronoun (OP) follows it.

9. Adverb or Preposition? We ducked inside to get out of the rain.
adverb - because NO noun or pronoun (OP) closely follows it
We ducked inside the store to get out of the rain.
preposition - because the noun store (which is the OP) follows it.