All About Prepositions. The relationship words!

The purpose of a preposition is to show a relationship between two words, objects, or people in a sentence. They can show direction, time, spatial relations, etc.. We are worried about Dave. In this sentence about bridges worried and Dave. Dave went around the school. In this sentence around demonstrates the relationship between Dave and the school.

Some Common Prepositions about by over above down round across for to after from toward against in under along inside underneath among into up around near with as of within at off beside on between onto beyond outside

Here’s a hint… A lot of prepositions have to do with relationships and space. Imagine a squirrel and a tree. The possible positions the squirrel can have in relationship to the trees are most likely prepositions. (This is just a simple memory trick. There are many other prepositions.) under the tree ran into the tree ran to the tree ran inside the tree up the tree in the tree around the tree ran through the branches

Lesser Known Prepositions as early as via as late as as often as as much as as many as circa concerning considering less Minus till

Prepositional Phrases A prepositional phrase contains the preposition and a noun, pronoun, or clause. He is normally hungry around this time. She ran into the tree. Meet me beside the mall. We don’t go to the movies as often as you do.

The function of Prepositional Phrases These phrases function as an adjective (Which one?) or adverb (How? When? Where?). The kids in the class were happy. (Which one) We had dinner at Sarah’s house. (Where) We went swimming before the storm. (When) Please note that the prepositional phrase will never contain the subject of the sentence.