Prepositional Phrases

Preposition

• a preposition is a word that tells you where or when something is
• shows a relationship between a noun and another word, such as a verb, adjective, or other noun
• often used to relate one word to another in space or in time

Preposition

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• Common prepositions include: above, across, against, along, around, after, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, by, down, from, in, into, near, of, off, on, to, toward, under

Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

• a prepositional phrase tells where, when, how, or which one
• a prepositional phrase includes a preposition and the object of the preposition (noun or pronoun)
• the preposition shows how the object of the preposition is related to other words in the sentence

Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases

• Sometimes you can combine two sentences with prepositional phrases:
• The astronauts studied the moon. They saw craters there.
• The astronauts studied craters on the moon.