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A Preposition...
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Shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence. Some common prepositions include the following: about, before, by, during, on, and under. Prepositions formed from more than one word are compound prepositions. Some examples of compound prepositions are according to, in place of, because of, and instead of.
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A Prepositional phrase...
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A prepositional phrase is a group of words containing a preposition, a noun or pronoun object of the preposition, and any modifiers of the object.
A preposition sits in front of (is “pre-positioned” before) its object. |
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The following words are the most commonly used prepositions:
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about
below excepting off toward above beneath for on under across beside(s) from onto underneath after between in out until against beyond in front of outside up along but inside over upon among by in spite of past up to around concerning instead of regarding with at despite into since within because of down like through without before during near throughout with regard to behind except of to with respect to |