1. Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

2. Prepositions A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or a pronoun and some other word in a sentence.

3. Commonly Used Prepositions AboardAboutAbove AcrossAfterAgainst AlongAmongAround AtBeforeBehind BelowBeneathBeside BetweenBeyondBy DownDuringExcept ForFromIn

4. IntoLikeOf OffOnOver PastNearSince ThroughThroughoutTo TowardUnderUnderneath UntilUpUpon WithWithinWithout

5. Some Compound Prepositions According toAside from Because ofIn addition to In place ofIn spite of Next toOn account of Out of

6. The Prepositional Phrase A preposition is usually followed by at least one noun or pronoun. This noun is called the object of the preposition. The preposition, its object, and the object’s modifiers make up a prepositional phrase. Examples: He poured gravy over the mashed potatoes. He hid inside his closet.