(IC) Lesson Topic 1: Prepositions

Lesson Topic 1: Prepositions

Prepositions link nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other words in a sentence. The following "Schoolhouse Rock" video, "Busy Prepositions," explains how prepositions provide additional information in a sentence.

Prepositions are words that express the relation of a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence. Prepositions show the relationships among things, people, and places.

A preposition links nouns, pronouns, and phrases to other words in a sentence. The word or phrase that the preposition introduces is called the object of the preposition. A preposition usually indicates the temporal, spatial, or logical relationship of its object to the rest of the sentence as in the following examples:

The book is on the table.

The book is beneath the table.

The book is leaning against the table.

The book is beside the table.

She held the book over the table.

She read the book during class.

In each of the preceding sentences, a preposition locates the noun "book" in space or in time.

Prepositions are used before nouns to give additional information in a sentence. Usually, prepositions are used to show where something is located or when something happened.

Examples of Prepositions

Location	Time	Action and Movement
Above	On	At
Below	At	By
Over	Before	From
Under	By	Into
Among	From	On
Between	Since	Onto
Beside	For	Off
In front of	During	Out of
Behind	To
Next to	Until
With	After
In the middle of
On
In
At

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