6. PREPOSITIONS (prep.)
" Words that point
" Words that show the relation of a noun or pronoun to some other word in a
sentence.
" They never stand alone.
Common Prepositions: aboard, about, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, as, at,
before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, down, during, except, for, from, in,
in front of, inside, instead, into, like, near, next to, of, off, on, out, out of, outside, over, past, since, through,
throughout, to, toward, under, underneath, unlike, until, up, up to, upon, with, within, without
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
• Prepositions never stand alone. They are always used with a noun or pronoun that is
called the object of the preposition. The noun or pronoun usually comes after the
preposition.
• The preposition and its object are known as a prepositional phrase.
• A phrase is a group of words.
Examples:
1. He jumped over the mountain.
The phrase is over the mountain.
The preposition is over, and its object is mountain.
The preposition over shows the relationship between He and mountain.
2. The girl in the heavy coat was very warm.
The phrase is in the heavy coat.
The preposition is _______________ and its object is_______________.
3. The plane flew through the thick clouds in the rainstorm.
The phrases are through the thick clouds and in the rainstorm.
The first preposition is _________ and its object is ______________.
The second preposition is _____________ and its object is _____________.