The position and relationship words! 📍
A preposition shows the relationship between a noun/pronoun and other words. They usually tell us about place, time, or direction.
"UNDER, OVER, BESIDE — show us where things are!"
📝 ⬆️ on · ⬇️ under · ➡️ beside · 🔄 through — all PREPOSITIONS!
Prepositions are linking words. They come before a noun or pronoun and show the relationship between that word and the rest of the sentence.
💡 Memory Trick!
Think of a squirrel and a tree. A squirrel can be:
All those position words = prepositions!
📝 Prepositional Phrase
A preposition + its noun forms a prepositional phrase: "in the box", "on the table", "at school".
Prepositions show position!
Shows where something is located!
in · on · at · under · above · below · beside · between · among · behind · in front of · next to · near · far from
Shows when something happens!
at · in · on · before · after · during · since · for · until · by · between
at — specific time (at 3pm, at noon)
in — month/year/season (in March, in 2025)
on — day/date (on Monday, on 5th June)
Shows movement towards or away from something!
to · into · onto · from · out of · off · through · across · along · around · up · down · towards
Shows how something is done, or who does it!
with · by · without · like · as · through
These are the most commonly used prepositions in English. Learn them all!
in
on
at
by
for
to
of
from
with
under
over
near
beside
between
before
after
through
across
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