Identify prepositions

preposition is a connecting word. It comes before a noun or pronoun and connects it to the rest of the sentence. The main noun or pronoun that comes after the preposition is called the object of the preposition.

I will call you after dinner.

The proposition is after. It connects the object, dinner, to the rest of the sentence.

We walked around our neighborhood.

The proposition is around. It connects the object, neighborhood, to the rest of the sentence.

Most prepositions tell about time, place, or movement, but some do not.

Time:I will call you after dinner.
Place:The sunglasses on the table are mine.
Movement:We walked around our neighborhood.
Other:Did you read the book about wolves?

Some common prepositions are about, above, across, after, along, around, at, behind, below, beside, by, down, during, for, from, in, inside, into, near, of, on, outside, over, through, to, under, up, and with.

Learn with an example

  • Which player is standing by the net?

The preposition is by. It connects the noun net to the rest of the sentence.

Which player is standing by the net?

  • A duck waddled along the dock.

The preposition is along. It connects the noun dock to the rest of the sentence.

A duck waddled along the dock.

  • Do not throw that pillow at her!

The preposition is at. It connects the pronoun her to the rest of the sentence.

Do not throw that pillow at her!

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