Prepositional Phrases

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List of prepositions

This is a full list of prepositions. Do you all of them?

À la

Aboard

About

Above

According to

Across

After -also conjunction

Against

Ahead of

Along

Along with

Alongside

Amid

Amidst

Among

Amongst

Anti

Apart from

Around

As -also conjunction

As for

As per

As to

As well as

Aside from

Astride

At

Atop

Away from

Bar

Barring

Because of

Before -also conjunction

Behind

Below

Beneath

Beside

Besides

Between

Beyond

But -also conjunction

But for

By

By means of

Circa

Close to

Concerning

Considering

Contrary to

Counting

Cum

Depending on

Despite

Down

Due to

During

Except

Except for

Excepting

Excluding

Following

For -also conjunction

Forward of

From

Further to

Given

Gone (uk)

In

In addition to

In between

In case of

In the face of

In favor of

In front of

In lieu of

In spite of

In view of

Including

Inside

Instead of

Into

Irrespective of

Less

Like

Minus

Near

Near to

Next to

Notwithstanding

Of

Off

On

On account of

On behalf of

On board

On to (uk)

On top of

Onto (us)

Opposite

Opposite to

Other than

Out of

Outside

Outside of

Over

Owing to

Past

Pending

Per

Preparatory to

Prior to

Plus

Pro

Re

Regarding

Regardless of

Respecting

Round

Save (formal)

Save for

Saving (formal)

Since -also conjunction

Than -also conjunction

Thanks to

Through

Throughout

Till -also conjunction

To

Together with

Touching

Toward (us)

Towards (uk)

Under

Underneath

Unlike

Until -also conjunction

Up

Up against

Up to

Up until

Upon

Versus

Via

Vis-a-vis

With

With reference to

With regard to

Within

Without

Worth

Types of Prepositions

There are eight types of Prepositions

Prepositions of Time

Prepositions of Place

Prepositions of Movement

Prepositions of Manner

Prepositions of Agent or Instrument

Prepositions of Measure

Prepositions of Source

Prepositions of Possession

Prepositions Of time: are used when there is a need to indicate when a particular event happened. Examples: In, On, At, Since, For, During. 

Example in a sentence

• I have been studying in the morning.
• She was born on 5th of March.
• I will reach there at 11 o’clock.

Prepositions of place illustrate the location of nouns or pronouns in a sentence. Examples: In, On, Between, Behind, Under, Over, Near. 

Example in a sentence

• The squirrel is on the tree.
• Jean and Sam live near their workplace.
• Joseph is not in his room.

Prepositions of movement describe the movement of one noun or pronoun towards another noun or pronoun. Examples: to, into, towards, through etc.

Example in a sentence

• Sarah went to the drug store.
• The kids jumped into the pool.
• The bull was coming towards us.

Prepositions of manner describe the way or means by which something happened or happens, when used in a sentence. Examples: On, In, With, By, Like 

Example in a sentence

• We go to work by bus.
• I came here in a taxi.
• The little girl speaks like an old woman.

Prepositions of agent or instrument indicate that an action conducted on a noun is caused by another noun, when used in a sentence. Example: by, with.

Example in a sentence

• This poem was written by Shakespeare.
• My aunt could not open the door with that key.
• Susan is writing note with her red pen.

Prepositions of measure connect the quantity of the noun with the noun itself, when used in a sentence. Examples: of, by.

Example in a sentence

• I bought a litter of milk today.
• Half of the students were present in the class.
• This restaurant sells pizza by the yard.

Prepositions of source convey that one noun or pronoun has originated from another noun or pronoun in the sentence. Examples: from, by.

Example in a sentence

• The planets receive light from the Sun.
• This poem was not written by me.
• He did the favor from gratitude.

Prepositions of possession indicate that one noun or pronoun owns another noun or pronoun in the sentence. Examples: in, with, of.

Example in a sentence

• I met an attractive woman with red hair today.
• My brother has no money on him.
• He is not a man of wealth.

References

Riggs, A. (2012). Adjectives and Prepositions. Mankato, Minn.: Creative Education.

 Prepositions In, On and At  

In, on and at are among the most common prepositions in English. If you learn how to use them appropriately you will achieve an advance level of the language.
First of all, you must know that they can be divided into two types of prepositions: time and place.First of all, you must know that they can be divided into two types of prepositions: time and place.

Prepositions of place or location

In: As a preposition of place, in is used to idicate countries, cities, neighborhoods and enclosed spaces.
Examples:
1. I live in Costa Rica.
2. I have some friends living in London.
3. I wold like to buy a house in Chelsea.
4. I will sleep in the car.Examples:1. I live in Costa Rica.2. I have some friends living in London.3. I wold like to buy a house in Chelsea.4. I will sleep in the car.

On: As a preposition of place, on is used to idicate streets, avenues, surfaces, means of transport nad communications.
Examples:
1. There is a beatiful coffee shop on Diamond Street.
2. I have a friend who works on the Fifth Avenue.
3. The pencil is on the desk.
4. I met your brother on the bus.
5. I heard about  the new store on the radio. Examples:1. There is a beatiful coffee shop on Diamond Street.2. I have a friend who works on the Fifth Avenue.3. The pencil is on the desk.4. I met your brother on the bus.5. I heard about  the new store on the radio. 

At: as a preposition of place, at is used to indicate addresses and specific locations. Examples:1. My favourite coffee shop is at 68 Madison Street. 2. The bench I told you about is at  Caribeños bus station. 

Prepositions of Time

In: as a preposition of time, in is used to indicate: centuries, decades, years, months, weeks, seasons, periods of time, holidays, and parts of the day.  
Examples: 1. I like the Victorian age wich was cometime in the 1800's.
2. I love the music the tenagers listened to in the 1980's. 
3. My teacher is really young. She was born in 1993.
 4. I always visit my friends in Honduras in April. 
5. You will have the test in twoo weeks. 
6. I like to go to the beach in spring. 
7. In the future, I will be wiser if a keep reading this kind of books.
8. My uncle is visiting us in the Thanksgiving Holiday  this year.
9. Sharon attends English classes in the mornings. 

On: as a preposition of time, on is used to indicate: time, days, dates, specific days, day+part of day, holidays with "day".
Examples: 
1. I prefer to do the laundry on weekends. 
2. I like to eat out on Fridays. 
3. The party will be on March 20th in the afternoon. 
4. I like to go to the movies on my birthday. 
5. I attend a yoga class on Wednesday morning. 
6. Come to my house on Independence day. 

At: as a preposition of time, at is used to indicate hours, parts of the day, time, holidays without "day". 
1. Edna will be there at 3:00 pm.
2. They will have lunch at noon. 
3. They must be there at the moment of your arrival. 
4. Errold will be in Germany at New Year's Eve.

What are prepositions?

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