| Definition & Meaning of Prepositions |
A preposition connects words, clauses, and sentences together and shows the relation between them. "My hand is on the table" shows relation between hand and table.
Prepositions are so called because they are generally placed before the words whose connection or relation with other words they point out.Examples of common English Prepositions: above, after, behind, during, from, toward and until |
| Definition & Meaning of Prepositions |
List of Common English Prepositions
'The following words are a list of prepositions which are commonly used in the English language:
| List of Prepositions |
about
above
after
against
along
among
around
at
before
behind
below
beneath | beside
between
beyond
by
down
during
for
from
in
into
like
near | of
off
on
over
through
to
toward
under
until
with
within
without |
| List of Prepositions |
Ending a sentence with a preposition
it's still considered improper in some circumstances to end a sentence with a preposition. This 'rule' was based on trying to conform English grammar structure with the rules of Latin grammar. However, these Latin rules cannot be correctly applied to the English language - it would sound unnatural. An example of this is in the following sentence: "Where are you from?" would change to "From where are you?" if this 'rule' was applied. It is also easy to mistake a preposition for what is actually a part of a verb. Examples of this can be found in the verbs 'to put up' and 'to put up with'. Each of these examples of verbs have completely different meanings and the words that look like prepositions (up and with) are actually a part of each of the verbs. Regardless of this old 'rule' ending a sentence with a preposition is OK!
