1. PREPOSITIONS

2. 1)The mouse is in the pot. In is a preposition. What is its function in the sentence above? The preposition in tells us where the mouse is in relation to pot – it is not on the pot, near to the pot, etc. LOOK AT THE SENTENCE BELOW

3.  A preposition links the noun/pronoun and another word in the sentence to indicate the existing relationship. SO WHAT IS A PREPOSITION?

4. aboutbehindduringoffto abovebelowexceptontoward acrossbeneathforontounder afterbesidefromoutunderneath againstbesidesinoutsideuntil alongbetweeninsideoverup amongbeyondintopastupon aroundbylikesincewith atdespitenearthroughwithin beforedownoftillwithout FREQUENTLY USED PREPOSITIONS

5. 1)According to Sally, Mark skipped class because he had a date. 2)You should have informed us of your arrival ahead of time. 3)You have to pass English along with two other courses. 4)I am here on behalf of the University of Guyana. The underlined words are called compound prepositions since they function as a single preposition. WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE UNDERLINE SEGMENT IN EACH SENTENCE?

6. according toin place of as ofin regard to as well asin spite of aside fromon account of by means ofout of in addition toprior to in front of LIST OF FREQUENTLY USED COMPOUND PREPOSITIONS