Prepositions

Prepositions are little words that show the relation of two words. They’re the links in the chain-link fence. Example: When we go to Granny’s house, we go over the river and through the woods. But when we go home again, we go along the river and around the woods.

The English language sports well over 100 prepositions. Here are 48 of the most common ones:

aboard  |  about  |  above  |  across  |  after  |  against  |  along  |  amid  |  among
around  |  at | before  |  behind  |  below  |  beneath  |  beside  |  between
beyond  |  but  |  by | down  |  during | except | for  |  from | in  |  into | like | near
of  |  off  |  on  |  over | past | since | through  |  throughout  |  to | toward | under
underneath  |  until  |  unto  |  up  |  upon | with  |  within  |  without

The Basic Grammar Terms

Sometimes we Grammarians speak a language all our own. Here is a quick translation for the most common terms:

noun: person, place or thing (sister, Sydney, plane)

verb: an action word (flew, visited, toured)

pronoun: a replacement for a noun (he, she, it)

adjective: a word that describes a noun (blond, hot, stuffy)

adverb: a word that describes a verb (quickly, happily, intently)

preposition: a word that shows the link between two words (to, toward, against)

conjunction: a word that joins words or ideas (and, but, or)

article: three specific adjectives. Also the most commonly used adjectives. (ONLY: a, an, the)

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