Prepositions

Prepositions

 Relates the noun or pronoun

following it to another word

 Links its object to some

other word
Commonly Used

About Between From

After By In
At Down Near
Before Of
During For
Behind Under
Above Below
Kinds of Preposition

 Preposition of Time
 Preposition of Place
 Preposition of Movement
 Compound Preposition
 Prepositional Phrase
Kinds of Preposition

 Preposition of Time
 Preposition of Place
 Preposition of Movement
 Compound Preposition
 Prepositional Phrase
Kinds of Preposition

 Preposition of Time
 Preposition of Place
 Preposition of Movement
 Compound Preposition
 Prepositional Phrase
Kinds of Preposition

 Preposition of Time
 Preposition of Place
 Preposition of Movement
 Compound Preposition
 Prepositional Phrase
Kinds of Preposition

 Preposition of Time
 Preposition of Place
 Preposition of Movement
 Compound Preposition
 Prepositional Phrase
Reminders:
 Object of preposition can never be
the subject or the complement of a
sentence

 Verb must agree with the

subject, not with a nearby
object in a prepositional phrase
Reminders:

A box of chocolates was given to me

by that boy.
Reminders:
 Prepositions are not used with
the following words and phrases:

This morning
This evening
Every month
Last Sunday
Next year