Basic Grammar Step by Step Second Edition

Mary W. Ng

Chapter 12

Prepositions

A preposition is a word or group of words that we place before a noun, noun phrase or pronoun. The preposition expresses a relation between the word that precedes it to the noun, noun phrase or pronoun that follows it.

We talked to Agnes.
Ivy got on the bus.
I stood beside him.

Here are some examples of prepositions: about, after, against, along, around, at, before, below, beside, between, by, down, for, from, in front of, in, inside, into, near, of, on, onto, out of, outside, over, past, round, since, through, to, toward, towards, under, up, with, within, without.

Exercise Pick out the prepositions in these sentences.

Example:They go to school.
Answer:to
  1. The plane flew above the clouds.
  2. We sailed down the river.
  3. I am thinking of you.
  4. Kay sat in her room.
  5. The baby crawled under the table.
  6. Tim left after breakfast.
  7. Will they arrive on time?
  8. He received a letter from her.
  9. You should play by the rules.
  10. She waited at the bus stop.
  11. The children stayed inside the house.
  12. She was riding against the wind.
  13. The train passed through a tunnel.
  14. The caterpillar changed into a butterfly.
  15. I heard a noise outside the door.
  16. Wait for me.
  17. Bob kicked the ball over the fence.
  18. Please come before noon.
  19. It happened between two and three o’clock.
  20. The crowd gathered in front of the building.

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