A preposition is a word that specifically expresses the relationship between a word in a sentence and the word that is the subject of the preposition.
You have learned that adjectives represent the one, how much, number, and several nouns or pronouns. You have learned that adverbs are about verbs, adjectives, and adverbs, including place, time, manner, and degree.
Sometimes, the answer to these questions requires more than one word. Usually, these sentences are prepositional phrases.
| Prepositions of Time | after, around, at, before, between, during, from, on, until, at, in, from, since, for, during, within |
| Prepositions of Place: | Up, across, against, along, between, around, inside, back, down, down, to the side, middle, back, side, down, in, inside, into, near, off, on, opposite, out, over, past, through, to, toward, under, underneath. |
| Prepositions of direction/movement: | at, for, on, to, in, into, onto, between |
| Prepositions of manner | by, on, in, like, with |
Do you need to know which categories they belong to? Not really. This is just one way of organizing them. Remembering the time, place, direction, and manner will help you remember the role of prepositions.