A preposition is a word or phrase that helps explain the relationship between a noun or pronoun and the rest of the sentence. Along with other words, prepositions often tell when
or where something is happening. Some common prepositions are below.
Common Prepositions
aboard
about
above
across
after
along
at
before
behind
below
beside
between
down
during
for
from
in
inside
into
near
of
on
outside
past
to
toward
under
up
with
without
The object of the preposition is a noun or pronoun that comes after the preposition.
Examples:
Rachel gave a doll to her sister.
The dog raced after the ball.
I walked up the hill.
Prepositional phrase
A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with an object of the preposition, a noun or pronoun. Sometimes describing words, like adjectives and adverbs, come between the preposition and its object.
Examples:
I haven't eaten since this morning.
The mouse jumped over the long, brown stick.
The girl picked flowers for her mother.