1. The Preposition pp. 386-389 A prepositionis a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun, called the object of the preposition, to another word.

2. Commonly Used Prepositions aboard about above *according to across after against along *along with amid among around *aside from *as of at *but (meaningexcept) before below by beneath beside down during *besides except between *for

3. Commonly Used Prepositions From in *in addition to *in front of Inside *in spite of instead of into like near next to of off on *on account of out out ofover until past unto since up through upon throughout withto within toward without under underneath

4. The Prepositional Phrase All together, the preposition, the object of the preposition, and any modifiers of the object are called a prepositional phrase.

5. A Long Walk to Water I am all that is left of my family. There were now three women giving water to the men on the ground.