Learn English Grammar: Lesson 4 – Prepositions
A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and the rest of the sentence.
Common Prepositions
| about | at for | near on | until |
| above | before from | next to to | with |
| after | by in | of under | without |
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Prepositions have many purposes, but they often give us information about place and direction. |
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| place: | in the classroom | on the table | near the bank |
| under the car | at the hotel | next to my car | |
| time: | in the morning | in March | in 1985 |
| in ten minutes | for ten minutes | at 9:45 | |
| on Monday | from noon | until midnight | |
| direction: | to the bank | from the bank | |
The combination of a preposition with its object (and any modifiers or describing words) is called a prepositional phrase.
preposition + modifier(s) + object = prepositional phrase
- in that classroom = in that classroom
- under our old red sofa = under our old red sofa
- on the second floor = on the second floor
