Is you a preposition

A preposition is any word that introduces a prepositional phrase in a sentence. These everyday words and phrases provide the reader with more detailed information by demonstrating the specific location, time, place, relationship, or direction of a given object.

Prepositions help connect words and phrases to the next portion of a sentence.

And though that sounds relatively straightforward, prepositions can actually be one of the trickiest aspects of grammar to understand. Not only do these words have abstract definitions when they stand alone, but prepositions can also be categorized differently based on the context of a sentence.

We have grammar guides to help you understand prepositions, including What Is A Preposition?

List of prepositions

Types And Examples. Here we’ll focus on lists of prepositions and quick tips on using them. We’ll also look at a few helpful examples of how prepositional phrases can be used in everyday language.

Prepositions of location and place

One of the broadest categories on this list is preposit