A Preposition

Is a word that shows Shows the

the relationship of
one word in a
sentences to another
word.

relationship between
a noun and another
word in the sentence
such as

Miss Elena

A verb
And adjective
Or other noun
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Understanding prepositions
A preposition can be
One word
on, at, in
A phrase (a group of words)
ontop of, across from

Miss Elena

Prepositions are followed by

Nouns

at home, on water,
Pronouns

in it, next to me,

Noun Phrases

across from the tall building

Miss Elena

There are four things that a

prepositions tells
Where someone or
something is.
2. Where something is
going.
3. When something
happens.
4. The relationship
between a noun or a
pronoun and another
word in a sentence.
1.

Miss Elena

Location
2. Direction
1.

3. Time
4. Relationship

Prepositions are followed by

Nouns

at home, on water,
Pronouns

in it, next to me,

Noun Phrases

across from the tall building

Miss Elena

Location
Debbies dog is outside its cage
Other prepositions that show location:

In, on, near, under, and inside

Miss Elena

At and In
At: The general place, a point.

at school, at the theater, at the beach

In: an area, a place with limits.

in New York, in a swimming pool, in the box

Miss Elena

Direction
Debbies dog ran to the cage.

Other prepositions that show direction:

Around, toward, through, and beside.

Miss Elena

Time
During carnival I lost my dog the cage.
Other prepositions that show time:
During, until.

Miss Elena

Relationship
Other prepositions show the relationship between a
noun or a pronoun and another word:
Sasha went to the Halloween party with Henry
The exciting book was written by Mark Twain.

Miss Elena

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Some prepositions
About, above, abroad,

across, after, against,

along, among, around,
as, at, before, behind,
below, beneath, besides,
between, down, during,
except, beyond, but, by,
for from, in, inside, into,
near, of, off, on, onto,

Miss Elena

Out, outside, over, past,

since, through,
throughout, to, toward,
under, underneath,
until, up, upon, with,
within, without.......

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Compound prepositions

According to
Ahead of
Along with
As for
Away from
Because of
By way of
Due to
Except for
In addition to
Miss Elena

In back of
In case of
In front of
In regard to
In spite of
Instead of
Out of
Up to
With the exception of
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Prepositional Phrases
Is a group of two or more words that begins with a

preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun called

the object of the preposition. Every preposition has an
object

Miss Elena

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ON
We use this to mean that someone orsomething is
touching a surface.
It means NOT IN and NOT UNDER.
Examples:
on the road
on the door

Miss Elena

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Miss Elena

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