PREPOSITIONS:

 Prepositions link and relate a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence. They tell how, where, when, and how something happens.

****One easy way to tell if a word is a preposition, which almost always works, is to say, "The squirrel went _______ the woodpile."

Here are some examples to help you out:

about, above, across, after, against, along, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, besides, between, beyond, but, by, concerning, despite, down, during, except, excepting, for, from, in, inside, into, like, near, of, off, on, onto, out, outside, over, past, regarding, round, since, through, throughout, till, to, toward, under, underneath, until, up, upon, with, within, without

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Here's some sentences with the prepositions highlighted:

1. The man went into the house.

("into" connects "went" and "house". It tells where the man went.....INTO the house. "The squirrel went into the woodpile.")
2. John hid under his bed.

("under" connects "hid" and "bed". It tells where John went.....UNDER his bed. "The squirrel went under the woodpile.")
3. Before class, Bill ate a cookie.

("before" connects "ate" and "before". When did Bill eat the cookie? BEFORE class)
4. Since Christmas, Rachael has been happy.

("since" connects "Christmas" and "has been". When has Rachael been happy? SINCE Christmas)
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  • adverbs
  • conjunctions
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