Prepositions

                              Notes over Prepositions

I. A preposition relates the noun or pronoun following it to another word in the sentence.

II. Prepositions:

   A. Common prepositions: about, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, besides, between, beyond, by, down, during, except, for, from, in, inside, into, like, near, of, off, on, onto, opposite, out, outside, over, past, since, through, throughout, to, toward, under, underneath, until, up, upon, with, within, without

   B. Compound prepositions: according to, ahead of, apart from, aside from, as of, because of, by means of, in addition to, in back of, in front of, in place of, in spite of, instead of, in view of, next to, on account of, on top of, out of


III. Prepositional phrases: A preposition should always be followed by a noun or pronoun that is referred to as the object of the preposition. The phrase can also include any modifying words.

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