Words like on, of, behind, and to are called prepositions. Words that indicate the location of a noun or pronoun are called prepositions.
Study the phrases below:
A prepositional phrase can also have more than one object.
| The mountain | climber came with | knapsacks and tents. |
|---|---|---|
| ↑ preposition |
↑ object |
The following is a list of commonly used prepositions.
| aboard | around | by | into | through |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| above | at | down | like | to |
| about | before | during | near | toward |
| according to | behind | except | of | under |
| across | below | for | off | underneath |
| after | beneath | from | on | until |
| against | beside | in | onto | up |
| along | between | in addition | out | with |
| among | beyond | in spite of | over | within |
