Prepositions are words that link a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence. Here is a list of some of the most common prepositions: about, between, above, beyond, across, but, after, by, against, despite, along, down, amid, during, around, except, as, for, at, from, before, in, behind, inside, below, into, beneath, like, beside, near, of, since, off, through, on, toward, onto, under, opposite, underneath, out, until, outside, upon, over, with, past, within A noun always follows a preposition. A prepositional phrase is a preposition and its object. A prepositional phrase can be two or three words long, as these examples show: on the roof, in the door, under the bed. However, prepositional phrases can be much longer, depending on the length of the preposition and number of words that describe the object of the preposition.
Most English prepositions have several different functions. At the same time, different prepositions can have very similar uses. When we use verbs after prepositions, we use -ing forms, not infinitives.
When to is a preposition, it is followed by an -ing form.
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Category: Prepositions | Added by: Teacher_Koce (2014-01-07) | |
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