Prepositions and Prepositional phrases

A preposition is a word that connects a word in front of it, and the object of preposition. The word in front of it is usually a noun or a verb; an is usually a word that describes the situation better. A proposition could be:

• At
• on
• in
• by
• while

It goes after the word it is connecting to, and before the object of preposition. A prepositional phrase is a phrase that starts with prepositions; usually only contains three words. Examples could be:

• At the store
• In the pool
• By the table

These are PHRASES and not complete sentences, so the word that the preposition is connecting is not included. Prepositional sentences are everything that I just stated put together. It contains the word the preposition relates, the preposition, and the object of preposition.  Some examples may be:

• The cat fell over the Rock
• The man waited at the bus stop
• The glasses are on the bedside table

The Blue parts of the sentences are the word the preposition relates, the preposition, and the object of preposition. However, a prepositional sentence may include more than just one prepositional phrase. examples may include:

• The cat fell over the rock and into the pool
• The man slipped on the banana peel and hit her head on the cement
• The lady put her book on the nightstand on the left side of her bed

Like the examples above, prepositions are used daily by tons of English speakers in their everyday life.

 

Quiz questions

Which one is the Preposition?

The cat is sleeping on the shelf

1. Cat
2. Sleeping
3. on
4. shelf

The can was thrown into the garbage bag

1. Thrown
2. can
3. garbage bag
4. into

My sister hit her head on the ceiling

1. on
2. ceiling
3. head
4. her

His dog ran into the puddle

1. puddle
2. into
3. his
4. dog

The clock on the wall read 11:45

1. read
2. clock
3. on
4. 11:45

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Answers

1. 3
2. 4
3. 1
4. 2
5. 3