PrepositionsA preposition describes the relationship between a noun or pronoun to another word in a sentence.

For example:

She sat on the chair.

I will go to the shops after breakfast.

I picked all the roses except the yellow ones.

Jazzy was hiding under the table.

We will meet after breakfast.

They walked across the road.

Common PrepositionsMore examples:

The dog slept near the fence.

Cathy walked between the poles.

They walked around the fallen tree.

I sit behind Jimmy in class.

I sat across from Katy.

above

across

against

along

among

around

before

behind

below

beneath

beside

between

by

in

into

near

o�

on

toward

under

upon

within