noun
- words that show the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence, typically indicating location, direction, time, or manner
Usage: grammar term; plural of preposition
Examples
- Common prepositions include ‘in’, ‘on’, ‘at’, ‘by’, and ‘with’.
- Students often struggle with prepositions when learning English.
- The teacher explained how prepositions connect words in sentences.
- Prepositions like ‘under’, ‘over’, and ‘through’ show spatial relationships.
- Many prepositions can indicate both time and place.
- Some prepositions consist of multiple words, like ‘in front of’.