Prepositions

Mihai Negrean

Feb 28, 2024 — 1 min read

Prepositions are another building block of language. They are used to describe a relationship between words.

Simple Prepositions

Simple prepositions are the most common type. There are around 100 of these in English, but these are the most common: as, at, by, for, of, about, between, into, like, onto, since, than, through, with, within, and without.

Opposite prepositions:
- before or after
- inside or outside
- off or on
- over or under
- up or down
Spatial prepositions:
- aboard, across, amid, among, around, atop
- behind, beneath, beside, beyond
- near, over, round, upon
Time prepositions:
- after
- before
- during
- till
- until

Complex Prepositions

For example: in addition to, such as, thanks to, in between.

Prepositional Phrases

Prepositional phrases add meaning to

verbs. For example: "The troll lived under the bridge."
nouns. For example: "The troll aboard the ship scoffed at his ditch-dwelling brother"

Deverbal Prepositions

according (to)
allowing (for)
barring
concerning
counting
excepting
excluding
failing
following
given
gone
granted
including
owing (to)
pertaining (to)
regarding
respecting
saving
touching
wanting

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