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Essential Guide to English Prepositions

The document discusses prepositions in the English language. It defines prepositions as words that connect nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other words in a sentence by indicating location, direction, time, or other relationships. The document provides lists of basic, advanced, and idiomatic prepositions. It explains that prepositional phrases can function as adverbs or adjectives and gives examples. The purpose is to provide a refresher on prepositions to help students learning grammar.

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Essential Guide to English Prepositions

The document discusses prepositions in the English language. It defines prepositions as words that connect nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other words in a sentence by indicating location, direction, time, or other relationships. The document provides lists of basic, advanced, and idiomatic prepositions. It explains that prepositional phrases can function as adverbs or adjectives and gives examples. The purpose is to provide a refresher on prepositions to help students learning grammar.

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PREPOSITIONS

English speakers use prepositions in both formal and everyday communication. Without them, the English language would sound short and choppy. If you have a child starting grammar lessons, read through the list of prepositions and take a quick refresher class on prepositions. Prepositions connect nouns, pronouns, and phrases with other words in a sentence. It gives information about location, direction, space, or time. Prepositions are usually part of a phrase because they often have a noun or pronoun after them. Here are two examples of prepositions in sentences. The dog jumped over the fence. I will go to the doctor. The main job of prepositions is to create relationships between words. How is the dog related to the fence? It jumped over the fence. How am I related to the doctor? I am going to the doctor Prepositional phrases can also act like adverbs or adjectives. Remember that adverbs describe verbs (actions and being), and adjectives describe nouns and pronouns (ideas, people, places, and things). As an adverb - The children crossed the street with caution. The prepositional phrase "with caution" describes the way the children crossed the street. As an adjective - He lives in the house with the red roof. The prepositional phrase "with the red roof" describes the house in a specific way.

List of Basic Prepositions


as at but by down for from in into like near next of off on onto out over

past plus minus since than to up with

List of Advanced Prepositions


aboard about above across after against along around before behind below beneath beside between beyond during except following inside minus onto opposite outside round since through toward under underneath unlike until upon without Older elementary and middle school students are exposed to a variety of prepositions. This includes compound words and single words used in complex sentences.

according to along with alongside among apart from as for atop because of by means of concerning despite except for in addition to in back of in case of in front of in place of in spite of instead of on top of out of regarding throughout till up to via within worth Of course, the English language is full of exceptions. Some prepositions seem to break the rules, yet make sense in everyday language. These are called idioms. A few common examples include the following:

List of Idioms
according to capable of familiar with impatient with rewarded for superior to Prepositions are not always easy to identify in spoken and written language. However, they play a big part in making the English language colourful and interesting. Use this list of prepositions as a quick guide to help your student learn about prepositions.

List of the Most Common Prepositions

A through D

E through M

N through R

aboard about above absent across after against along alongside amid amidst among anti around as at atop

except excepting excluding

near next

following for from

in in front of inside instead of into

of off on on top of onto opposite out of outside over

past per plus before behind below beneath beside besides between beyond but by like

mid minus

regarding r

concerning considering

despite down

during

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