What are prepositions?
Preposotions
are like tiny blocks.
A preposition is a positioning word, such as in, on, and near. It tells you the position of something.
They are usually found in front of nouns or pronouns to form a phrase.
The preposition “of” is followed by the pronoun “him”. “Him” is in the objective case.
“I never heard of him”.
→ Prepositions are usually short words, although, some, like, underneath, are long.
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE LIST
Prepositional phrases consist of a preposition and a word(s):
IN
in time in demand
in difficulty
in sight of
in a hurry
in a mess
in a sense
in action
in advance
in of use
in of season
in aid
in abundance
ON
on schedule
on balance
on the air
on a trip
on account of
on an island
on average
on edge
on fire
on hand
on order
on purpose
AT
at risk
at a distance
at any rate
at least
at night
at noon
at peace
at once
at war
at times
at work
FOR
for a reason
for certain
for good
for life
for a change
for lack of
for love
for hire
for want of
for my
for fear of
for experience
BY
by chance
by accident
by all means
by definition
by order of
by way of
by birth
by desing
by force
by heart
by law
by mistake
by no means